From Mes Confitures by Christine Ferber Every so often, I’ll pick up this book and thumb through the pages, reading titles. Then I put it back on the shelf and go bake some cookies. Or a cake. I started feeling a little guilty about neglecting it, so when I ended up with a gallon of [...]

From Mes Confitures by Christine Ferber It’s been a couple of months since I last tried my hand at preserves. The other day, as I was flipping through Mes Confitures, I came across this recipe and recalled seeing the huge Washington nectarines and pears that have just started hitting the stores. Nectarines are one of [...]

From Mes Confitures by Christine Ferber. When I decided to move to north Idaho, my dad was really, really happy. At first I thought it was because he was happy for me. Then I found out that north Idaho is huckleberry central, and now, his visits seem to coincide with huckleberry season. I suspect I’m [...]

From Mes Confitures by Christine Ferber. What does one do, when one buys waaayyyy too many strawberries at the local Costco? Well, after eating myself sick, I decided that now was as good a time as any to try one of the strawberry jams in Mes Confitures. This was a two-day jam. On the first [...]

From Mes Confitures by Christine Ferber. Coming off the previous jam attempt (rhubarb, orange and apple) which was a little too sweet, I was still looking for a jam or jelly that might be on the tart side. I thought for sure, with both rhubarb and grapefruit as ingredients, this jelly was it. I have [...]

From Mes Confitures by Christine Ferber. For the past couple of years, I’ve been hearing about French Pastry Chef Christine Ferber and her preserves made from local ingredients. They are supposed to be out-of-this-world good, with unique flavor combinations. Mes Confitures was originally published in French and then translated into English. Some of the directions [...]