Living local in Eugene, OR
Posted in Preserves on Sep 20th, 2009
It was another canning extravaganza in the OHW kitchen this weekend.
Leading the way were pickled red onions. Amy loves them on the salads served at McMenamins, so this is primarily an attempt to mimic those. The ingredient list is simple - thinly sliced onions, white wine vinegar and peppercorns with a little sugar added. The [...]
Posted in Preserves on Feb 23rd, 2009
It was Matt’s birthday last week and trying to do a mostly homemade gift, I decided on homemade beef jerky, homemade butter, and some locally crafted spirits. The butter didn’t turn out great, but it looks cute in the pig mold from Matt’s mom. You are thinking that I should have come up with something [...]
Posted in Preserves on Jan 16th, 2009
I ran across this recipe for cranberry ketchup in Blue Ribbon Preserves when I first made homemade ketchup last summer. I was waiting to get our hands on some local cranberries to make it and we finally found some on our recent trip to Bandon. I only made enough to fill two jelly jars to [...]
