Autumn Olive Ketchup We love ketchup in our house, and I mean L-O-V-E! So being able to make ketchup out of a wild edible is a real treat. It's hard to believe that a berry can taste like a tomato once cooked, but it does! Autumn Olives have 17 times the lycopene, an antioxidant, than tomatoes which I suspect adds to that tomato flavor. The berry is a disease fighting powerhouse. You might wonder how the flavor compares to common ketchup? We (my thirteen year old son and I) did a taste test. Autumn Olive ketchup has more flavor, a little tarter, and a little sweeter. However, it definitely tastes and looks like ketchup. Autumn Olive Ketchup on the left and regular ketchup on the right: Autumn Olive Ketchup Ingredients: 3 quarts Autumn Olives, rinsed but you do not have to take the little stem off 1/2 cup vinegar 2 teaspoons salt 1 cup sugar 3/4 teaspoon allspice 1 head garlic, crushed Directions: Add ingredients to a large pot. Simmer for half an hour, berries should be releasing their juices. Use an immersion blender and blend. Seeds will separate. Strain mixture through a fine mesh strainer into a smaller sauce pan to remove seeds and skin. Straining will significantly reduce volume. Return to stove and simmer for half an hour, stirring frequently. Ketchup will darken and thicken. Prepare three half pint jars and ladle ketchup into them, leaving 1/2 inch headspace. Water bath 15 minutes. Makes three half pints.

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these flautas are so good, and so easy, perfect for a weeknight dinner. i know we’re a little late on the super bowl snack front but these work anytime. they’re really inexpensive to make, we spent le

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I love Vichyssoise (that is the very fancy name for the rather humble potato-leek soup), but I wanted to make a really healthy version, without potatoes and all the dairy. When Bri over at Design Love Fest asked me to create a comforting autumn dish […]

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Anyone who has visited Trattoria Quattro Leoni in Florence will be familiar with the pear fiocchetti served in a taleggio sauce with asparagus tips. It really is so delicious and as much as I want …

these flautas are so good, and so easy, perfect for a weeknight dinner. i know we’re a little late on the super bowl snack front but these work anytime. they’re really inexpensive to make, we spent le

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