channeling martha stewart

mmm bread
Originally uploaded by jcampioni

so evie took a four hour nap on saturday afternoon, which left me free to go wild in the kitchen. it had to be one of my most productive days ever.

i started with pickling a mix of radish, carrots, onions and garlic - a very tasty addition to a burger or sandwich.

next up, tomato jam. we had gone to the farmers market in the morning and picked up a couple of pounds of dry farmed early girls, so they were perfect for this task. as soon as i was ready to start it i realized that i didn't have any fresh ginger, but fortunately tony & kimberly did, so we did a ginger/pickle exchange (thank goodness i'd made two jars). i mixed everything up and let it simmer to two hours.

here's a picture of that bounty:



while the jam simmered, i made the batter for some chocolate, raspberry ice cream and the dough for a loaf of bread. then evie, against all odds was still sleeping, so i started up some 7 bean and barley soup in the pressure cooker for her dinner that night.

i baked the bread the next morning and we had blt's with tomato jam and goat cheese. life was pretty good.