…make a really ROCKIN’ jam. The balsamic vinegar adds depth and the basil a hint of spiciness, enhancing the strawberry-ness of it all. (Don’t use much of either–a tablespoon or two of the balsamic vinegar, and one or two small sprigs of basil. Take out the basil as soon as you think it might be enough–it has a strong flavor and you can’t get it out.)
I also made a batch of honey-strawberry jam, but don’t like it nearly as much–the honey interferes with the strawberry flavor, IMO.
Nothing much going on today…nice quiet day before the Pride Parade and the tie-dye party tomorrow. I may sit down and try to fold an origami orchid–got a book on origami while I was in Hawaii for the cacao symposium.
Tien
