Mixed Fruit Summer Jam

Somehow it’s turned into a little tradition now, where by I make Jam for teachers at the end of the school year. This year I decided to make a mixed fruit jam with some seasonal fruit including pineapple, peach, plum, … Read More

Peanut Butter & Jelly (Jam) Bars

PB&J which means Peanut Butter and Jam/Jelly are a matched made in heaven, before you say it, YES it’s a very American combination but trust me when I say it works, specially when using either strawberry jam or blackberry jam. Did … Read More

Pineapple & Mango Fruit Butter

Out of all the summer Fruit butters I’ve made this year, this one is my favourite. Mango and Pineapple just seem to taste so perfect together. On toast, in yogurt or even drizzled over a cheesecake! Fruit butters make brilliant … Read More

Mango & Plum Fruit Butter

Plum and Mango fruit butter is a lovely complementing flavour with the rich sweetness from the mango and tart sweetness from the plums. This is a pectin free form of jam. I’ve not seen this combination before, so thought I … Read More

Pineapple & Plum Fruit Butter

Fruit Butter has no butter, it is a sweet spread made of fruit and sugar cooked to a paste, similar to jam, preserve and jelly. Fruit butters usually come in wide-mouthed jars. I decided to use fresh pineapple and plum … Read More

Pineapple Jam

So – its it jamming season?!Well here is my 2nd Jam – pineapple,ohh so simple and yummy. Ingredients 600g Fresh Pinapple chopped into chunks ( medium size pinapple) 500g Sugar 2 tbsp Pectin Small nob of butter Sterilised Jars ( … Read More

Strawberry Jam!

So my amazing sister in-law sent me some even more amazing homemade strawberry jam. Which then made me think – Jam is such a lovely gift. Actually we got Jam as a wedding favour at a recent wedding we went … Read More