Why? Because you can! And pickle, and jam, or otherwise celebrate the resurgence of the domestic arts our forebears held so dear. Put on your best apron and step into our kitchen, won't you?
Home made mustard is the Christmas miracle gift: shamefully easy to make, wonderfully variable and incredibly inexpensive. This mustard recipe gets it's pink color from the sweet blush of pomegranate juice and bits of tart cranberries.
Horseradish gets its holiday groove on with green jalapeno and sweet red pepper speckles woven through thick shreds of pungent fresh horseradish root. Freshly-grated h-root packs an even bigger punch with the green ornaments.
Making all-natural cranberry sauce with apples and honey is a cinch. The orange and spice flavored sauce can be enjoyed fresh for the holidays or canned for the pantry.
An easy amplification of fall's favorite fruit: pears. "You can't buy that in any store!" is high praise indeed, so adding a mix of frangrant spices elevates homemade jam to top notch gift quality. The holidays are coming...
I hate apple butter. What's with that vile color, that repugnant texture, that lack of apple taste? And the gravest sin of all, not sweet! Here's a jam recipe for bright apples wallowing in a lush, sweet caramelized apple puree.
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