Friday Favorites :: 2/3/12 Edition

by Kathie on February 3, 2012

in Resourcefulness

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Clementine Rum Marmalade

by Kathie on February 1, 2012

in In the Kitchen

This idea has been ruminating in my brain for a few weeks and so, on Sunday I decided to give it a whirl.  I must say it’s pretty darn yummy.

Clementine Rum Marmalade

 Clementine Rum Marmalade

  • 1 1/2 Pounds of Clementines, well scrubbed
  • 2 Tablespoons Lemon Juice
  • 6 1/2 Cups Hot Water
  • 5 1/2 Cups Granulated Sugar
  • 1/4 Cup Rum

Place a dampened cheesecloth on the inside of strainer on top of bowl.  Cut the clementines in half cross-wise.  Squeeze juice into the cheesecloth.  When finished squeezing juice, pull the pulp off the rind and place on the cheesecloth.  Tie the edges of the cheesecloth, making a large spice bag.  Place the juice from the bowl, lemon juice, and bag of pulp in a jam pot.

Clementine Peel

Cut the peel into thin strips and place all of that into the jam pot with the hot water.  Bring to a boil over high heat.  Reduce heat but keep boiling, stirring occasionally until reduced by half and peel is tender.  This takes about 1 hour and 15 minutes.  Remove from heat.  Place the cheesecloth bag into a wire mesh strainer and press with a spoon to squeeze out juice.  Measure out 4 1/2 Cups of juice, peel mixture.  Put that in a pot with 5 1/2 cups sugar.  Boil until gel stage is reached – this took me about 20 minutes.  Add the rum and boil for another two minutes.

Pour into sterilized jars.  Process in a water bath for 15 minutes.  Makes about 6 half pints.

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Home Office

January 31, 2012

I am blessed to use an entire spare bedroom as my office / sewing studio.  A lot of stuff happens in there.  This blog gets written, Jeff’s pants get mended, magazines get queried, and class ideas form.  It’s not a large space, but perfect enough.  I do have a small desk on which my laptop generally [...]

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Swapping Food Community

January 30, 2012

Locally we tried to have a food swap in November.  We were told by the health department that such food swaps are illegal and so cancelled.  In the meantime, several of us have become friends and have gotten together for private swaps.  Saturday we got together in a quaint cabin, ate some yummy food, shared recipes, [...]

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Friday Favorites :: 1/27/12 Edition

January 27, 2012

My recent favorites: I always like looking at new ways to make natural and herbal cleaning products Not just sometimes, I want it real and imperfect all the time, thank you very much Touchscreen The Great Grapefruit Scouring Scrub – I know grapefruit is supposed to have some antibacterial properties but I’m thinking you could [...]

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Moments I’m Enjoying

January 25, 2012

January life seems to be made up of small, quiet moments for me.  Nothing is moving too fast and everything has this sleepy quality.  Everything seems to be in a holding pattern waiting for spring. I enjoying watching the snow fall and land in fluffy piles.  We’ve been strangely without the white stuff until recently. [...]

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Simple Community

January 23, 2012

I meet once a month with a group of women, a group of friends who I call my simplicity circle.  It’s always a great time, a time of great rejuvenation for me.  Generally we hang out for about 2 hours, we eat an incredible pot luck meal and then tackle some kind of project together.  [...]

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Friday Favorites :: 1/20/2012 Edition

January 20, 2012

My recent favorites: 5 Tips for Food Photography Susy’s new blog: Eat Outside the Bag No Maple Syrup by 2100? Allergy Free Brownies, I seriously can’t stop thinking about those.  I have a potluck this weekend and might have to make and take those to avoid too much temptation Somebody That I Used to Know by [...]

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My Winter Kitchen

January 18, 2012

My kitchen and cooking habits are more seasonal than even I realize sometimes.  It’s not always about what’s being prepared, though there is that too, I’m not cooking any asparagus this time of year for example.  My routines are seasonal too.   We eat more soups in fall and winter, salads in spring and summer.  More [...]

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An Unusual Winter

January 17, 2012

There isn’t much snow here in northwest Montana.  It’s been unusually sunny and bright too, this winter.  I’m not complaining about the sunshine but the lack of snow is a little disconcerting.  Still instead of worrying to much about something I can’t control, I choose to enjoy it.  We take walks around the yard, investigating [...]

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