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Leena Cooks n Cans: Chinese five spice pickled cherries for Tigress Can Jam June

My pitted dark cherries, ready and waiting to be pickled!

(note- this recipe was originally posted on July 28, 2009, but it is too good not repost for this month’s Tigress Can Jam: Berries. Photos and recipe the same, but content has changed. Enjoy!)

It is time once again for this month’s Tigress Can Jam, and the topic is berries. Since I am OBSESSED with my kick-ass five spice pickled cherries, and cherries have just come into season in California ($2 a pound, baby!), I figured this month’s can jam would be a great excuse to make my seasonal stock of pickled cherries.

These cherries are sweet and tart, tangy and addictive. They rock in both sweet and savory food applications, as well as alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks. And no joke? They will change your life. Even if you hate pickles.

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June 21st, 2010
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Leena Bakes: Vanilla Cupcakes with Fresh Strawberry Frosting for Memorial Day!

My vanilla cupcake with fresh strawberry frosting. Yay spring!

Cheap strawberries are everywhere in Northern California right now, signaling that spring is here. With Memorial Day barbecues just around the corner, I wanted to create a cupcake that would celebrate the delicious flavor of a fresh strawberry, and this is what I came up with: a light vanilla cupcake and a fresh strawberry frosting, both inspired by Cheryl at Cupcake Bakeshop, my favorite cupcake blogger.

This cupcake may look tame, but don’t be fooled. The light vanilla cupcake perfectly supports a strawberry frosting that smacks you across the face with fresh strawberry flavor first and asks questions later. And frankly, that’s the way I like my frosting. Light and bitchy.

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May 24th, 2010
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Drowning in Stone Fruit with my mouth wide open: Baked Peaches

My ginger and cinnamon-baked peach with vanilla bean ice cream.

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March 31st, 2009
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you know you want my crisp

I was in a warm fruit mood, and since we are half way between winter and spring here in Adelaide (it was 70 F/21C today!!), apples, pears and strawberries seem to be the most abundant fruit around me. So I decided to make an apple, pear and strawberry crisp with five spice and fresh vanilla bean ice cream. Read the rest of this entry »

August 22nd, 2007
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Growandresist: Love the indian relish idea…sounds awesome! And well done on the can-o-rama!
Kacy : Ahhh – I just relived this evening again and am amazed at your recollection of the delicious details....
Leena: Thanks for stopping by, Tracy!
Leena: Hey Briggsy,17 ways? Hot damn! Send me a link when you post about it, sounds amazing.
Leena: Jinxie, don't wait until they are leftovers…eat the eggs with the enchiladas the first time!...

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