Category Archives: Jam/Jelly/Nut Butter

Pecan and Rye Thumbprint Cookies

These cookies are really really delicious and super simple to make. They melt in your mouth. The combination and pecans, rye flour, and butter (and of course sugar, jam, etc), makes for a delectable crumbly and rich cookie.

Our Best Jam So Far!

I realize that Sue and I haven’t been making jam for very long but I think we have a knack. Is that conceited? Well Sue has a knack and I piggy-back off of her talent. The only thing is that

Bitter and Sugary Seville Orange Marmalade

Sue showed up with Seville oranges from her dealer supplier. “Orange marmalade?” she said. Irresistible those oranges were. The thing is, Sue brought over the MOST ridiculous recipe I

Mango Mango Mango Chutney….

We have a big dispute in my family about how to say this word. Alan who speaks Spanish claims that he says it correctly (“mon-go”). But who says it’s a Spanish word anyway. After all

More Jam – Plum

I thought it would be nice to make jam with my mom again and she wanted to make plum jam with red or purple inside plums (she wanted Satsuma Plums).  So we got going on that.