Food and Crafts for All Occasions

Little Monsters

My gang of little monsters is finally home. Ilya, my husband, picked them up at Seattle Pottery Supply store, where they were undergoing last firing at cone 5. Almost right from the kiln:

 

Dulce de Membrillo, Last Call on Fall Harvest Preservation (continued)

As a devoted cheese lover, I’m always looking for new ways to make my cheese plate more fun. One of my most favorite finds is dulce de membrillo, a quince paste of Spanish origin.

Fall Harvest Preservation Time, Last Call

It’s the beginning of November, guys, the last opportunity to preserve whatever this fall gave us in terms of fruits and vegetables.

For me, it means sautéing and freezing chanterelles (which are pretty scarce this year), turning quince and apples into thick sliceable marmalade (dulce de membrillo and dulce de manzana), and oven drying and pickling the last batch of tomatoes from out little garden.