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Preserved Lemons

Posted on July 9, 2015 by redtomcat — Leave a comment

We treated ourselves to another trip to Morocco this month. I went with the expectation of doing not much but having my taste buds stimulated. Moroccan food can be fabulous but when I’ve tried to make it myself the results…

Spicy Tomato Jam

Posted on April 21, 2014 by redtomcat — Leave a comment

Couldn’t be simpler really: eats well with cheese or on a bacon sandwich – less sweet than ketchup and you know what’s gone into it 500g red onions, finely sliced 1kg tomato, chopped 4 garlic cloves, crushed 1 red…

Pineapple Chutney

Posted on October 12, 2012 by redtomcat — Leave a comment

I first made this about three years ago when there was a late summer glut of pineapples in the greengrocer – so they were very inexpensive as well as being ripe. I also found a set of four preserving jars…