Category: Jam / Preserves

red currant and flat peaches jelly

I’m in love with that jelly and the color of this blog post ! My red currant are a late variety which is great because they are ripe when my japanese raspberries are and there’s nothing better than a greek yoghurt with these two berries…

Elderflower syrup

Next to our allotment stands a beautiful elder tree. Nothing better than working in the garden when he’s in blossom. The smell is just irresistible. Luckily this beautiful smell can easily be preserved in syrup and then used for refreshing drinks, flavoring desserts or ice…

Confiture caramel beurre salé

I recently stumbled over the lovely blog photisserie of a german photographer and pastry lover living in Paris. There I discovered this Confiture caramel beurre salé which I just had to try this morning. In our neighborhood we have a lovely little créperie called “le…

Tangerine jam

I don’t like to admit it, but our boy is very picky when it comes to food. He always was like this, he hated the first ever mash ( it was carrot ) we made him. Today he could live from pasta and parmesan cheese.…

Quince jam with vanilla

Even though the weather is still like summer ( 20 ° Wednesday evening ) , there’s no doubt that autumn is here. Our neighbours did harvest all the quinces from the tree between our gardens. There’s always plenty of recipes I would love to try…

Red currant jam

The red currant tree in our garden was full of berries. To me there is only one thing to do with these sour little things – red currant jam with vanilla. That’s the only way I really like red current. Clean the berries and cook…