Chocolate Hazelnut Spread (Homemade Nutella Recipe)
This recipe first appeared in Can It, Bottle It, Smoke It, but it is one that is a frequent request from my kids. There is everything to love about freshly-toasted …
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Recipe for British Pub Pickle (aka A Chutney Like Branston Pickle)
Cold beer, crusty bread, sliced dry-cured sausage, aged cheddar, possibly some pickled onions – and this pickled gem, a tangy, sweet, and crunchy pickle/chutney that is an essential British condiment …
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DIY: Recipe for Curing Olives at Home
In November, 2017, I gave a workshop at Preserved Oakland on curing, marinating, and serving the unripe olives commonly grown in Northern California’s San Francisco Bay Area. I’m working on …
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Soft Pretzels Recipe
While I love a crunchy rod or stick as much as the next gal, soft pretzels are the go-to carb-and-salt snack to make at home—because few things on this earth …
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Strawberry Black Pepper Syrup Recipe
In truth, this is actually two recipes: it yields a fruit syrup that is a stunning Day-Glo red starter for bubbling cold beverages, and also its by-product—my most favorite strawberry …
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How to Bake Cakes in a Jar – Video
While it’s not “canned” per se, canning jars are lovely little vessels for sweet vittles. Here’s my latest video with Chow.com on baking cakes in a jar. Whipped cream is …
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Retro Canning: Sweet Pepper and Corn Relish Recipe
I love, love condiments — particularly the vinegary variety. It’s summer, and the corn has just been rocking off the cob. I offer to you my Sweet Pepper and Corn Relish …
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So, it's cute. My publisher did this video. It was filmed in my kitchen – it's so grassroots you can even see my trash can and the reflection of The Silver Spoon cookbook in the microwave.
The sound is a little wonky, which could very well be because the day we shot this i accidentally dropped the microphone they had attached to me in the toilet (! – this is not a lie!) and then they had to scramble to use a second, less powerful mike. Um, yeah, Ten Speed, sorry 'bout that…
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