Adapted from an Epicurious recipe, with influences from the Lee Brothers. Nobody eats this but me, but it is great. 1 1/2 cups sugar 3/4 cup apple cider or apple juice 1/3 cup apple-cider vinegar 12-ounce bag fresh cranberries 1 large Bosc pear, peeled, halved, … [Read more...]
Sweet ‘n’ Hot Pickled Banana Peppers
Yield: Two half-pint jars Hot banana peppers, sliced crossways into rings, 12 ounces (remove seeds for less heat, leave seeds for more heat) 2 cups white vinegar 1 tablespoon pickling salt 1 cup white sugar 2 teaspoons mustard seeds 1/2 teaspoon celery … [Read more...]
Peach-Habañero Jam
Adapted from The View from Great Island blog. Mariana Minton and I made peach-jalapeño jam at the beach house in Emerald Isle in 2012 and 2013. We had to make a trip to the Piggly Wiggly in Swansboro to get the canning jars. I like really hot peach jam so I found this recipe. … [Read more...]
Hard-Boiled Eggs
Here's the best way I have found to hard-boil eggs so that they can be peeled with ease. These eggs ought to be called "Hard-Steamed Eggs" and the method is adapted from Cook's Illustrated, March & April 2016. You need a steamer basket and a saucepan that the steamer basket … [Read more...]