Category Archives: jam

Chicken with apple chutney

I adore apples; and I am already mourning the end of their season. So,  why not make a chutney? It is easy and goes with anything. (I would love to make it with duck). Here it is served with  chicken thighs cooked in the  skillet with some seven-spice seasoning  and deglazed with a splash of [...]
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Whole fig preserve

One feature of life in Lebanon that is a big positive is the abundance of fruit trees that seem to grow everywhere; figs and olives being a prime example. We had a large bucket of figs; they were not the best figs of the season but they were still sweet. Here is a traditional way [...]
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Spaghetti squash jam (Shoushiyeh)

This is a jam made in the Chouf mountains from spaghetti squash. Unusual but refined and with a delicate taste; not too sweet. I am not including a recipe, since I have not made it myself yet; if you have some leftover spaghetti squash and are dying to make it, here is what Um Elias, [...]
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