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    Entries in Vanilla Beans (4)

    Thursday
    Oct062011

    Vanilla-infused Rum

    Want a great way to re-use a whole vanilla bean?

    I often add a vanilla bean to my fruit preserves but I only need the intensely flavorful vanilla bean pod for the first step, when macerating the fruit & sugar mixture.

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    Wednesday
    Aug312011

    Red Raspberry Sauce, made richer with a dose of Rosé Wine

     

    I started with ripe red raspberries.

     Can you believe how big they were?

    It's no optical elusion. I don't have tiny hands. (Quite the contrary.)

    There's no special camera lens involved either.

    They're just BIG burly berries. 


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    Monday
    Mar282011

    Pineapple~Rum Preserves with Dates & Vanilla. Mae West-style.


    When Mae West said "Too much of a good thing can be wonderful" she must have been talking about vanilla beans. For me, there's no such thing as using vanilla "too much", or maybe I should say, "too often". This is my third batch of preserves in two weeks -- all different recipes -- that includes vanilla beans.

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    Monday
    Mar142011

    Luscious easy-to-make preserves using dried apricots!

    It's raining, it's pouring...it must be March in Seattle.

    I've been making bacon, brining corned beef and pickling vegetables, but what I haven't done lately is stir up a batch of sweet, flavorful lovely-to-look-at preserves or conserves, like Dried Apricot~Vanilla Bean Preserves. 

    Shown here: Dried Apricot~Vanilla Conserve with Walnuts & Currants

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