Jams

A Lesson in Making Apricot Lavender Jam

July 22, 2022

David Scott Allen shared his experience in Santa Fe, New Mexico, last summer. The destination is known for its art scene, outdoor opera (Santa Fe Opera), and creative New Mexican cuisine. However, a much less known fact about Santa Fe is the number of apricots that grow there. During their visit, they picked four pounds …

Jemma - French Lessons · Provencal Recipes · Taste

Recipes for Figs: Jam, Tarts and Too Much of a Good Thing

November 1, 2019

This really is a Côte d’Azur heartache. When their fig tree produced fruit in huge quantities the whole family indulged in the bounty. Sadly, Jemma found out the hard way that too many figs, fig jam, fig tarts are not a good thing, in her case. The summer Philippe decided to make fig jam was …

Condiment · David Scott Allen · Provencal Recipes · Taste

What to do with Ripe Figs? Make some Fig Jam

September 28, 2017

If you like figs then this is your season! However, sadly figs have a short shelf life. So what is one to do with a bounty of figs before they spoil? Make Thyme and Lime Scented Fig Jam, which David describes as easy to make without the hassle of pectin.…

Carolyne Kauser-Abbott · Local Food Producers · Taste

Jam for is Not Just for Breakfast in Provence

August 15, 2016

Isabelle Jouhanneau makes her Un Jour à la Campagne jams the traditional way; in copper pots with fresh ingredients and no additives. Originally from the Alpes de Haute Provence, she is now settled in the Luberon close to Bonnieux. Jouhanneau spent some time in Morocco, where she ran a tea shop, and frustrated by the lack of …

Pesto & Pistou · Provencal Recipes · Taste

Black Jam Recipe

October 19, 2014

I’ve been consulting my provençal cookbooks again, this time for jam recipes as there are loads of plums, blackberries and other fruit just waiting to be preserved around here and I thought it would be fun to try something a little bit different this year. I was intrigued to Explore this Post…

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Jams

A Lesson in Making Apricot Lavender Jam

Recipes for Figs: Jam, Tarts and Too Much of a Good Thing

What to do with Ripe Figs? Make some Fig Jam

Jam for is Not Just for Breakfast in Provence

Black Jam Recipe

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