Our favorite ice cream right now is this amazing gelato with strawberries, blueberries, vanilla, and chocolate chunks—it’s absolutely delicious in both texture and flavor, a real late-summer treat… I make this ice cream in an ice cream maker, and it’s not suitable for anything else. I’ll probably share a recipe for ice cream without a turbine at some point, but for now, I’m sharing this one…
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Red Berry Jam
This is my favorite jam when late summer rolls around—it’s such a beautiful and simple blend of blueberries and strawberries. You can use many other berry combinations in wild berry jams, but this simple blend has become a big hit in our house… It’s this exact ratio of blueberries to strawberries that both of our kids love…
Chocolate Fruit Roll-Up
When I was a kid, I’d occasionally get a fig roll from Aurion—the craziest thing about it was probably the price. I remember it as a fruit spread that contained tons of big fig seeds that got stuck in my teeth for days. Then there was the Castus roll with a nut mix, which was the one we got most often, and that…
Mandarin Curd
The winter citrus season is coming to an end, so now only mandarins, oranges, and lemons are left. But late-season mandarins are particularly aromatic and sweet. Their orange color is deep, and the entire fruit is saturated with essential oils that give it that deeper color and the most enchanting scent and flavor. Something…
