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As some of my friends know, I have been on a cherry binge this season. Cherry season is not that long, so I've been indulging. It's my favorite fruit! They're not only delicious, but when in season, are typically consistent, if you know what to look for. (You always want the firmest ones you can find. If they have too much give I won't buy them. It's both a taste and texture issue.) I also love mangoes, pineapple, and raspberries, but it's not as easy to predict if they'll be great.
My favorites this season have been the organic Rainiers from Whole Foods. Next were the Bings from the cherry stand across the street from my cul-de-sac. Their Rainiers were also not too bad. The Bings from Fred Meyer were okay, but a little sour. The worst were the non-organic Bings from Whole Foods, which were tasteless.
If cherries find me somewhere, and they're good, I buy them. I eat them every day, but I can't keep up with what I've bought, so clearly I've been indulging a little too much. What do you do when life gives you too many cherries (first-world problem)? Make David Lebovitz's no-recipe cherry jam, of course!
It was extremely easy, if you have a cherry pitter (which I bought just for this purpose). You just need cherries (about 2 pounds), lemons (I used two small ones), and sugar. No added pectin. And it was AWESOME. But you know what made it even better? Kirsch (cherry brandy), which David recommends using a splash of to "highlight the flavor." I happened to have some on hand (for someone who doesn't drink, I have a very well-stocked liquor cabinet!) because a tiny bit is also recommended for use in fondue, and boy, it really elevated the final jam. Highly rec making this jam, if you want to make cherry season stretch out a bit longer, with or without the kirsch. :D
Watched the third episode of The Leftovers yesterday and now I really am getting nervous about Damon Lindelof's involvement, because it's feeling a lot like Lost. Big cataclysmic event happens (only it focuses on the people it didn't happen to, rather than the people it did), it's a total mystery, there are regular people and Others, and each episode features one of the characters and their background. Ep 3 was about Christopher Eccleston's character, and I enjoyed it, and I think that method of storytelling is very effective. That said, it really feels like Lost all over again. I was torn about whether or not I wanted to read the book, because it's just one not-very-long book, and this is probably going to be a long-running series. I don't want to know the end so quickly! Also, who knows how closely they're going to adhere to it? But now I kind of want to read it for that reason -- I want to know if its Lost-ness is just a coincidence because the original author wrote it that way, or if it's Lindelof's influence making it feel similar.
My favorites this season have been the organic Rainiers from Whole Foods. Next were the Bings from the cherry stand across the street from my cul-de-sac. Their Rainiers were also not too bad. The Bings from Fred Meyer were okay, but a little sour. The worst were the non-organic Bings from Whole Foods, which were tasteless.
If cherries find me somewhere, and they're good, I buy them. I eat them every day, but I can't keep up with what I've bought, so clearly I've been indulging a little too much. What do you do when life gives you too many cherries (first-world problem)? Make David Lebovitz's no-recipe cherry jam, of course!
It was extremely easy, if you have a cherry pitter (which I bought just for this purpose). You just need cherries (about 2 pounds), lemons (I used two small ones), and sugar. No added pectin. And it was AWESOME. But you know what made it even better? Kirsch (cherry brandy), which David recommends using a splash of to "highlight the flavor." I happened to have some on hand (for someone who doesn't drink, I have a very well-stocked liquor cabinet!) because a tiny bit is also recommended for use in fondue, and boy, it really elevated the final jam. Highly rec making this jam, if you want to make cherry season stretch out a bit longer, with or without the kirsch. :D
Watched the third episode of The Leftovers yesterday and now I really am getting nervous about Damon Lindelof's involvement, because it's feeling a lot like Lost. Big cataclysmic event happens (only it focuses on the people it didn't happen to, rather than the people it did), it's a total mystery, there are regular people and Others, and each episode features one of the characters and their background. Ep 3 was about Christopher Eccleston's character, and I enjoyed it, and I think that method of storytelling is very effective. That said, it really feels like Lost all over again. I was torn about whether or not I wanted to read the book, because it's just one not-very-long book, and this is probably going to be a long-running series. I don't want to know the end so quickly! Also, who knows how closely they're going to adhere to it? But now I kind of want to read it for that reason -- I want to know if its Lost-ness is just a coincidence because the original author wrote it that way, or if it's Lindelof's influence making it feel similar.
