Have ready hot, sterile jars and lids. Wash and drain currants; remove any shriveled fruits and foreign matter. No need to remove stems or under-ripe berries, the yellow berries contain more pectin, ...

This hearty braised beef chuck makes a warming end to a frosty winter day. Take time to brown the cut-up meat thoroughly, working in small batches so it caramelizes all over. Simmer with red wine, ...

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Buy a whole cooked ham and you’ll have endless days of leftovers for sandwiches, hashes, casseroles, and egg dishes. Or get a half ham, in which case you can choose from the butt or shank end. The ...

If you want to use up some of the preserves languishing on the door of your fridge, you can sub them in for the red currant jelly--which offers a sweet-tart element here. Seedless raspberry or apricot ...

4 Lamb Chops 1 clove of garlic 1/2 c port wine 1 tsp red wine vinegar 3 tsp Red currant jelly 1 sprig rosemary 1 sprig thyme Sauté garlic clove, add rosemary and thyme. Add port and reduce by half.

You see them for a few summer weeks in farmers market stands, baskets of fresh currants in gorgeous garnet clusters. Then they’re gone, before most of us figure out what to do with them. Luckily, some ...

Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Coat two 8-by-4-inch loaf pans with cooking spray; set aside. To prepare meatloaves: Place bread in food processor; pulse 10 times or until coarse crumbs form. Combine ...

I always thought currants came in little boxes from the grocery store. Most of us know of them as the little blackish purple raisin-like things that add a sweet bite to scones or a chewy interest to a ...