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I picked up a few stalks of rhubarb this morning and thought you might be harvesting rhubarb as well, so I am reposting this recipe for Vanilla-Rhubarb Jam. The recipe came from from Food in Jars, and let me tell you Bob, it’s flippin’ delicious. Here is the freakin’ awesome recipe: Looking for a few Read More >>
My online buddy Heather from Massachusetts whipped up a batch of no-sugar blueberry vanilla chia jam and it turned out oh so good she wanted me to share the recipe with you. And who can blame her, chia seeds are just plain cool. In fact Chia Seeds are so cool right now, that if they Read More >>
If you’ve been itching to get your canner out, this carrot cake jam recipe is da’ bomb. I made several batches last fall and it was a major hit. Not only is it super easy to make, but this carrot cake jam would make a great hostess gift. Great on toast, as an unusual topping Read More >>
Yesterday, Jennifer O left me this comment… “I bought a tiny jar of homemade jam at a local farmer’s market for $9! Yes, expensive but it was Carrot Cake Jam, and the best I’ve ever had (I’m a bit of a jam enthusiast and this one make me swoon). I’ll be paying them another $9 Read More >>
Do you remember those 40+ lbs of strawberries I brought home for free the other day? Well, because the “do something with it now or they will rot” clock was ticking I decided to make a few batches of jam. Normally I wouldn’t be making strawberry jam until the end of June when the berries Read More >>
