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I love making 'fancy' jams, and I've been using a few online recipes from Christine Ferber, an well-known pastry chef from France who makes high-end and creative jams & preserves. Her technique is different from the usual recipes, and I love the results - the fruits are almost candied yet...

If you're interested in trying a new combination, I suggest adding grated tonka bean to your next batch of apricot jam. It is a match made in heaven. Tonka adds a vanilla, bitter almond, spicy caramel flavour, it really amps up the apricot. I love it. My new favourite!

I've been hesitant to can on my new induction range in case I damaged the cooktop. Plus, my usual canning pots aren't induction friendly. Despite the local heatwave, I canned a batch of Apricot & Tonka bean jam yesterday. Success! Ended up using my le creuset dutch oven to make the jam...

I am so excited! My new induction range finally arrived after waiting 6 months for the order to come in. It's a Fulgor Milano Sofia. I love it. As people say, it boils water instantly, drops to a simmer just as quickly, and has a melt function for chocolate etc. It drops to a...