Peach & Apricot Jam I first posted this Peach & Apricot Jam back in July 2013 and it was this jam that helped set me off on my jam making journey after winning 1st prize in our local Parish Day. As we’re in the middle of peach and apricot season I decided it was high…
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Strawberry & Elderflower Jam
In association with Portmeirion Strawberry & Elderflower Jam Today I’m sharing my Strawberry & Elderflower Jam with you to celebrate what would have been the founder of Portmeirion Pottery, Susan Williams-Ellis’ 100th birthday (6 June). If you follow me on Instagram you’ll know that I love flowers (#floweroftheday) so I was thrilled when Portmeirion asked…
Simple Rhubarb & Gin Jam
Simple Rhubarb & Gin Jam I cannot lie, I am totally obsessed with jam making and nothing brings me greater pleasure than developing new recipes. So I’m very excited to introduce you to my Simple Rhubarb & Gin Jam. I made this live on Instagram on Tuesday so thank you if you joined me or…
Quick Banoffee Curd (Banana & Toffee Curd)
Quick Banoffee Curd (Banana & Toffee Curd) I’m very excited to share my Quick Banoffee Curd (Banana & Toffee Curd) with you today which takes just 10 minutes to make from start to finish! A house full of family over Easter and a poorly cat (Coco) has meant I haven’t had time develop any recipes…
Most Popular Recipes of 2017
The Most Popular Recipes of 2017 I think I missed doing a round-up of my most popular recipes last year due to work commitments so I’m bringing back this tradition this year. I do love to look back on what my readers have been enjoying in particular and as usual it’s no surprise to see…
Easy Grape Jam – 3 ingredients & no pectin!
Easy Grape Jam I can’t tell you how excited I am about this Easy Grape Jam recipe that I developed this week. My local supermarket was selling boxes of multi-coloured grapes this week and obviously bought in too many so I found myself picking up a couple of boxes reduced to 90 p each from…
Damson Jam plus my tip for quick pitting!
Damson Jam Today I’m re-posting my Damson Jam which was published in 2013 when I didn’t own or know how to use a professional camera. This recipe has been one of my most popular jams ever since so it was high time I did a re-shoot and gave it the presentation it deserved! I hope…
Strawberry & Peach Jam – the taste of summer!
Strawberry & Peach Jam As a passionate jam maker I love the summer months as they offer up a so many glorious fruits. I’m usually lucky to find cheap gluts of fruit or they to find me via family and friends. The other night I came across some reduced strawberries and I immediately thought of…
Granny’s Quick Lemon Curd – tangy & delicious + video!
Granny’s Quick Lemon Curd Today I updated the photographs in this old post as my Granny’s Quick Lemon Curd really did deserve better. I also attempted to make a video which was far more difficult than I envisaged and I can’t say it’s any good but I though if I publish it, then like my…
Quick & Easy Raspberry Jam – no pectin
Quick & Easy Raspberry Jam Last week I stumbled across £11 worth of raspberries for 11p so today I’m bringing you Quick & Easy Raspberry Jam which as usual uses no commercial pectin or jam sugar just lemon juice (which is high in pectin). I prefer to keep my jams as natural as possible with…
