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Cherry Season – everyone looks forward to it. Eating out of hand is likely the most popular past time as the plump cherries appear at the roadside stands. If you are lucky like me, you might have a daughter or an acquaintance with a cherry tree in their yard. Cherry Inspiration – let’s explore it.
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Holiday Treats Preserve – this preserve is also known as Cranberry, Pineapple and Pear Compote.
This is not your ordinary cranberry sauce. This has been a must-have preserve in our family for decades and it is enjoyed year around. This incredible blend of cranberry, pineapple and pear are perfectly balanced together with special cranberry molasses. The Holiday Treats Preserve is amazing with any poultry or pork (and don’t forget turkey dinners!). It is amazing in a chicken Panini, too. No other cranberry sauce will do. We use it all year around for all of our pork and poultry dishes.
It is spread onto slices of bread for turkey or chicken sandwiches or served alongside pork and ham feasts just as easily. It is a treat to be sure – “Holiday Treats Preserve“.
Here are just a few of the ways that you can use this delicious preserve:
The Almost Famous Wats-on Sandwich
Roasted Turkey Thighs with Honey Dijon Glaze
Roasted Turkey Thighs served with Holiday Treats Preserve
Holiday Treats Preserve, also known as Cranberry, Pineapple and Pear Compote is a delicious preserve that you can use all year around.
For more information about Urb’n’Spice confitures, compotes and jellies, please contact me, Denise Paré-Watson at urbnspice@gmail.com For a list of available confitures, please contact me.
“Urb’n’Spice Tastings” – a pairing of confitures, chutneys and compotes with cheese and charcuterie, together with wine are available upon request for a small fee/person either in your home or mine.
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Denise Paré-Watson
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You may recall a post about “thinking outside of the box……or, rings”, and at the time mentioned that perhaps knowing the technique pertaining to how to make Roasted Tomato Compote is a very good thing to know. (Besides, tomatoes are readily available at this time of year).
To tell you the truth, ketchup in our household has considerably lost status in the fridge and on the kitchen table since we started making this condiment.
If you have an abundance of tomatoes, make a point of trying this. You may find yourself making an unexpected trip to the market or grocer to buy tomatoes just for the pure purpose of making this compote.
Arancini served with Roasted Tomato Compote| urbnspice.com
CHEF TALK: Any variety of tomato will work, although some varieties, like Roma, are a little drier and roast beautifully. Cherry tomatoes are also wonderful in this compote.
Poached Eggs with Roasted Tomato Compote
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Inspiration comes in so many ways when surrounded by beautiful Okanagan produce just begging to be made into something wonderful. Cherry Rhubarb Compote seemed to be the perfect accompaniment to many desserts, including a topping for simple Creme Brulee, Baked Rice Pudding, Earl Grey Chiffon Mini Cakes, or simply served with creamy Greek yogurt.
I made the compote from cherries and rhubarb from my daughter’s own yard. Look at how spectacular this gorgeous produce is!
I also hide my packages of prepared rhubarb away under the boring things in the freezer so that no one will find them.
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These little gems are Sweet Strawberry Tomatoes. Are they not the prettiest thing that you have seen today? (Other than my post of the wee one baking sugar cookies). I could not resist buying them – these Sweet Strawberry Tomatoes became my Inspiration of the Day.
The inspiration of the Day: Strawberry Tomatoes
I have great fun in the market this time of year as the local produce is arriving and is proudly displayed by the greengrocer staff. I am sure that the produce guys wonder as I travel through their displays, exclaiming my great delight while taking photos with my iPhone. I wonder which of the selections I find today will be discussed, cooked, photographed and eaten first? There are not enough hours in a day when there are already a few too many irons in the fire.
For these beauties, the most simple of cooking methods will occur today with another discovery today – rice bran oil! As much as I adore using olive oil with tomatoes, I felt this was a perfect opportunity to try this oil. It has a clean, delicate taste, a high smoke point and, bonus – it also claims many health benefits.
Preparing to Roast the Sweet Strawberry Tomatoes
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Roasted Sweet Strawberry Tomatoes
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Further Resources:
Learn More About Vine Sweet Strawberry Tomatoes
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If you try my recipe for Roasted Tomato Compote, please leave me a comment below with your feedback.
You can find me on social media (see links below) – just be sure to tag @urbnspice and #urbnspice so I am sure to see it. Enjoy!
Denise Paré-Watson
The Urbnspice Chef
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