Slow Food

Recently I've gotten a few emails from old customers looking to replenish their Sabjimata stock. Sad that I've taken the store offline and living miles upon miles away from my home base, they want to my jam. Whatever I have left. Below is a list of what I still have in stock. Some flavors are rarer than others*. Blueberry Vanilla Bean Conserve*Sweet & Sour Cherry ConserveSaffron Cardamom Peach Conserve*Strawberry Jam*Peach Vanilla Bean Conserve*Heavy Rose Petal SyrupCherry Sauce*Anise Cherry...Read Full Story

Fresh from the pot: Sabjimata Tangerine Strawberry Conserve Hot strawberries perfume the air. Everything is covered with the most pleasurable stickiness of combined fruit and sugar. Measuring spoons and stirring spoons. Big pots with their big lids. The Pyrex measuring cup. Anything involved in the process of jam making is not exempt, including the skin of my wrists and the fine hairs on my knuckles.  Thankfully it is all water soluble. Thankfully the smell is lighter than air and permeates...Read Full Story

Okay. So this is pretty cool. Jam runner, Hari  Priya Sunday the jam drop finally went down between me and Hari Priya. Hari Priya is Jahnavi's jam runner (not quite). I know Jahnavi from the blog world and met her in real life this summer when she visited Gita Nagari. Jahnavi, also known as " that British Girl ," greatly appreciated the meager sample sized jar of Rose Petal Jam I gave her to take back home to enjoy. Being a total sweetheart, she picked up a jar of fig conserve for me when she...Read Full Story

The Jam Palette  (featured clockwise from top center:  Jam, Jam, Jam, Jam, Jam, Jam, Jam) Okay. So my friend, Kishori, who is the biggest Sabjimata fan and supporter (who is not my Jewish mother) is dying for me to post about the Jam Palette.  Actually, she was as disappointed as I was when my camera went missing because she knew the true meaning behind the calamity.  No Jam Palette pics. The last weekend in PA, when we had the full house, we had two nites of jam palette tasting. The first...Read Full Story

As you may have guessed, I really do not have time for this blog these days. But, I do want to let you know about all the yummy stuff that is making it onto the store shelves. Saffron Cardamom Peach Conserve is here! As is Saffron Cardamom Peach Sauce. Saffron is the world's #1 most expensive spice and is harvested from the crocus. Cardamom is the world's #3 most expensive spice. Both have warming qualities and are traditional paired together in Indian sweets. The conserve has a wonderful...Read Full Story