So my man-crow took some culinary initiative this weekend when our box arrived looking less-than wonderful.
Wilty chard, almost rotten grapes, smashed tomatoes…oh my…
But fear not! Man crow’s gross food ideas started spewing…grape-jalapenos jelly anyone? Eh?eh? I admit I had my doubts- but it turned out great. I am going to bake it with some brie tonight!
Spicy Grape Man Jelly
2 lbs grapes of your choice- skinned*
2 tiny jalapenos- sliced paper thin crosswise
3/4 c water
2 c sugar (this number can also be reduced to your liking)
2 T orange juice
Combine water and sugar over heat to dissolve. Add remaining ingredients and simmer until jelly consistency. It will firm up as it cools so keep this in mind.
This made about 3 cups of jelly believe it or not!
*This can be done easily by halving and squeezing over a bowl.
The Story of Miz Emily
Told by VBar
Miz Emily, crow extraordinaire, hails originally from Connecticut and moved to Boston for college in 2004. She and Vbar met their first semester freshman year at Northeastern University and bonded immediately over their love of fresh food, the middle east and the likelihood that they will never get decently paying jobs. In the proceeding years, Emily lived first in the Mission Hill area of Boston before moving out to Jamaica Plain to roost. In the summer of 2008 Emily migrated west to San Francisco she still lives with her man Billy. Emily loves global travel and has spent time backpacking around Europe as well as in Turkey and Brazil.
Emily’s cooking style can be described as clean, natural and adventurous. Never one to back down from a challenge, can-not-do is not a phrase in her pantry. A master of substitutions, she rarely follows a recipe exactly, often with deliciously innovative results. Always one to be inspired by her surroundings, she enjoys shopping for new and inexpensive ingredients in farmers markets and ethnocentric neighborhoods, in particular Chinatown. Emily’s meals are strongly tied to the seasons particularly since she is lucky enough to have access to fresh California produce. Emily’s strong caw and yummy mowables make her a truly upstanding west-coast representative for the Crows.
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man jelly is a terrible phrase
I’ll be resuming my box soon, sad its nearing the end of farmers markets.
‘spicy grape man jelly’ best recipe name EVER.