Jam It !!

I am relatively sure we all have a variety of condiments in our refrigerator and tucked back on our pantry shelves, many we haven’t opened in months, or perhaps years. Like that bottle of ketchup you purchased when you first moved into where you’re currently living (going on three years now). Don’t you simply wish that the little extras you bought to add flavor to your food would be so good you’d use it as fast as the light goes out in the refrigerator once the door is closed? Well, don’t you?

I thought so. Then I would strongly recommend you snatch up a jar or two of Seed & Salvage’s strawberry jam. It’s made just as my grandma made it, pure and simple. However, Sarah Junek has added a bit of lemon and basil, yup basil. It is delectable, you get the sweetness from the strawberries, and the basil gives you a bit of a savory herbal tone that hits your palate with joy. Sarah has created some other lovely items; like her hot pickles and lemon confit, each ready to excite your taste buds. Plus, if you return the jar you just licked clean she’ll give you a buck off your next purchase. It is a lovely circle of food life.

You can reach Sarah Junek at 817-781-5239, email: sarahjunek@me.com, web page: seedandsalvage.com, or look for her out at the Southside Urban Market in Fort Worth. Enjoy

 

I Found Godly Treats on The Near Southside in Fort Worth!!

After getting my cappuccino fix at Avoca Coffee on Magnolia Ave my wife and I took some time Saturday morning to hit the near Southside vendors on the corner of S. Main street and E. Daggett Ave (They're out there most Saturday mornings). What I love about the near Southside is that it is truly up and coming. People with a real vision or snatching up very affordable property and making the neighborhood quite hip and exciting. What really gets my mind & stomach going is the food being created, food that makes my mind sizzle, and food that makes my stomach feel as if it is having an affair on the rest of my body. We are talking visual and tasty stuff going on here.

Today's treat I will share with you comes from Fianco a Fianco. Owner Robyn Schwartz has fused together two of my favorite things; cheese and cookies. Displayed so lovely on the table were an awesome selection of cookies with different cheeses. There was the Feta with dried cantaloupe and almonds, the Camembert with dried kiwi, and Gorgonzola with hazelnuts and honey to just name a few. As I read each one my mouth began to water. I felt like a crack-head that needed a fix; only my fix was the Brie cookie with candied chestnuts and chocolate. OH MY GOD!!! Can you say heaven? The contents of the bag are now gone, and looking back I should have bought a few more. But, this gives me something to look forward to. For $8.00 a bag it was more than worth it and I can't wait until I indulge in the other flavors. You need not wait for me though, go find her and get your fix ASAP!

Fianco a Fianco, Owner Robyn Schwartz, Office: 214-613-3882, or Email: robyn@fiancoafianco.com

 
Enjoy, my friends and look out for my next blog when I'll share with you some killer Jam. That's right "Jam", watch out smuckers. :)

Happy Eating, Brendan