International Crémaillère

We may not have had a long weekend filled with fireworks and barbecues, but we still had one heck of a party!  Our crémaillère was a fun success of great people, yummy food and lots of drinks.  I think we officially broke in the apartment and it took us a few days to recover. We made a some delicious apps all based around the theme of "food we can't find here", which is mostly Mexican.  The Hub made his...

Venturing into Jam

In preparation for camping this weekend, I've decided to whip up some homemade Fig and Lime Jam!  I've never made jam before, but all the figs that I've been seeing at the farmer's market inspired me.  The June 2010 issue of Cooking Light had a really easy looking recipe that I wanted to try, and I'm happy to report...it was super easy!  I think the hardest part was finding the right variety of figs. I made...