I've been having a walking anxiety attack for the last several days over getting things started for the County Fair/Queen of the Kitchen competition. I made a couple of jams last week, but I've been stalling on the actual *planning*. Today I broke free from it and finally started. I went through this last year's fair handbook for which categories ( Read more... )

Raspberry/Almond Jam, Marionberry Jam, Deep Spice 3-Berry Jam ( Read more... )

Raw-Packed Brussels Sprouts
in part for the Food In Jars food preservation challenge: May Raw/Cold Pack processing ( Read more... )

Quick Pickled Mandarin Sections

related: Mandarin Shrub, Salted Whole Mandarins, Dried Mandarin Peel, Mandarin Peel/Vodka Infusion, Frozen Mandarin Sections

in part for the Food In Jars food preservation challenge: April Quick Pickles ( Read more... )

Ginger Pickled Blueberries
Ginger Blueberry Shrub
Pomegranate Jelly

in part for the Food In Jars food preservation challenge: March Jelly/Shrubs ( Read more... )

Polish Salted Mushrooms

in part for the Food In Jars food preservation challenge: February Salt preserves ( Read more... )

Kumquat Marmalade
in part for the Food In Jars food preservation challenge: January Marmalade ( Read more... )

Cooking is finally done for the day ( Read more... )

Summer pretty much wiped me out ( Read more... )

It's right around the anniversary of Robin William's suicide, so there are the requisite tons of essays on depression and "why funny people kill themselves", reposts of articles written at the actual time of his death, and all the other related low-hanging fruit for bloggers and writers. Apparently I'm no different ( Read more... )