This is the last installment of “L.A. in a Jar,” cooking columnist Ben Mims’ four-part series on preserving fruit at home. The first fruit preserve I ever ate was muscadine jelly. A woman in my small ...

Summer is here! Instead of writing about harvesting we are simply out harvesting. This is that time of the year when we are so busy we have no idea what time of the evening it is. In the middle of ...

Pectin is a naturally occurring thickener and stabilizer, helping jams, jellies, and fruit preserves set. Scientifically speaking, it’s a soluble fiber (a.k.a. a type of polysaccharide) found in the ...

Have you ever craved sweet, fruity homemade jam but felt intimidated by the canning process? Fear not — 3-ingredient refrigerator jam is here to simplify ... Read more The post Crafting delicious ...

We love food and drinks that are incredibly simple to make but seem more gourmet than they are. A perfect example of this is ...

I know summer doesn’t officially end until Sept. 23, but in most people’s minds, the last day of summer is the Tuesday after Labor Day. But I’m holding on. At least until all the local fruit, ...