Ingredients: 2 cups cranberries 1/4 cup homemade vanilla infused rum 1/4 cup sour orange juice 1 cup light brown sugar 1 cinnamon stick Directions: Simmer in a small pot until the cranberries pop and the mixture thickens, stirring occasionally. Remove cinnamon stick. Serve hot, cold or at room temperature. It will thicken as it cools. […]
Ingredients: 8 cups peeeled, diced (I used Jonagold) apples (about 10-12 medium apples) 12 oz fresh cranberries 1 large cinnamon stick 3/4 cup water or apple cider 1/4 teaspoon ground cardamom 1/4 teaspoon ground allspice 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg 1 cup dark brown sugar 1 2-inch knob fresh ginger Directions: Place all ingredients in a […]
Ingredients: 2 lb cubed sirloin or stew meat 12 oz chopped white parts of leeks* 2 carrots, cut into rounds 4 cloves garlic, sliced 1 juice and zest of large juicing orange 1 1/2 cups fruity, dry red wine 1 cinnamon stick 1/4 teaspoon ground star anise 1/4 teaspoon allspice 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger 1/4 […]
Ingredients: for the milkshake: 1/2 cup Musselman’s apple butter 1 1/3 cup vanilla bean gelato 1 cup milk 8 large marshmallows to serve: whipped cream cinnamon cinnamon sticks Directions: Skewer marshmallows on a wooden skewer or fondue fork. Toast over an open burner. Place on parchment paper to cool. When cool, slice 4 marshmallows in […]
Ingredients: 1 head red cabbage, cored and sliced thinly 1 1/2 cups red wine vinegar 1/2 cup light brown sugar 1 large stick cinnamon 2 whole star anise Directions: Place ingredients in a lidded pot. Bring to a boil. Stir. Reduce to a simmer and cover. Simmer for 45 minutes or until fully wilted and […]
Ingredients: 1 lb small figs 4 cloves 6 tellicherry black peppercorns 1 large cinnamon stick* 1 cup water 1/2 cup red wine vinegar 3/4 cup port 2/3 cup light brown sugar 1/8 teaspoon cardamom seeds 1/8 teaspoon whole mace 2 whole star anise Directions: Prep your jars/lids. Evenly divide the spices and figs between 2 […]
Ingredients: 5 lbs Italian prune plums, pitted and halved 2 cups light brown sugar 1 large cinnamon stick (optional) Directions: Place the plums, sugar and cinnamon stick in an oval, six-quart slow cooker. Cook on low 12-18 hrs, leaving the lid slightly askew for the second half of the cooking time. Cook until a thick […]
Ingredients: 3 lb Black Beauty grapes 1 cup water 1 1/4 cup white vinegar 3/4 cup sugar 1 tablespoon yellow mustard seeds 1 tablespoon black peppercorns 8 whole cloves 4 4-inch cinnamon sticks 4 whole star anise 2 Tahitian vanilla beans, halved Directions: Prep your jars/lids. Pierce each grape with a fork*. Evenly divide the […]
Ingredients: 10-12 Bartlett pears, sliced 1 cup pear cider 1 cup dark brown sugar 1 stick cinnamon 2 inch chunk fresh ginger, peeled 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground nutmeg 1/2 teaspoon lemon peel (powdered) 1/4 teaspoon allspice splash dark rum (optional) Directions: Place all ingredients in a 4 quart slow cooker. Cook on low for 10-12 […]
Ingredients: 20 Stayman-Winesap apples (or other firm, sweet apples) 10 cups water 4 cups sugar 6 cinnamon sticks 6 vanilla beans 12 whole star anise 12 black peppercorns 2 tablespoons whole cloves Directions: Prep 6 quart jars. Evenly divide the spices between the jars. Peel, core and slice the apples. Float them in water mixed […]