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Look for Jennifer's articles in Summer 2010 and Autumn 2010 issues.


Canning & Preserving


Check out the special issue, Canning & Preserving, from Hobby Farms Magazine Popular Kitchen Series. Jennifer’s article Pickle Your Fancy, including a recipe from The Complete Book of Pickling, and Jennifer is quoted in Dark, Dank, Delightful, by Nancy Mann Jackson along with a mention of The Complete Root Cellar Book, by Steve Maxwell and Jennifer MacKenzie.

www.hobbyfarms.com/popular-kitchen-series/canning-preserving.aspx


Lakefield Farmer's Market

Starting Thursday, May 6, 2010, come visit Jennifer and/or Jay as they cook up seasonal recipes at the Lakefield Farmer's Market. Stay tuned for more information.


Nuttshell Next Door Café

33 Queen Street Lakefield, ON. Ph. 705-652-9721


Come in for monthly and weekly specials featuring local products. Check the Facebook page to see what wonderful Kawartha foods are cooking.

New: A fabulous breakfast menu of full hot breakfasts and smaller breakfast bagel sandwiches. Weekdays and Saturdays from 8 am until 11 am and all day on Sundays.


The Complete Book of Pickling


Journalists across North America are writing and talking about Jennifer and The Complete Book of Pickling.


Jennifer made Classic Peach Chutney with Seamus O’Regan on CTV’s Canada AM on August 5, 2009 and was interviewed on CBC radio on July 24, 2009 in St.John’s, Halifax, Sudbury, Thunder Bay, Winnipeg, Vancouver, Victoria and Whitehorse.


And in newspapers:

Canwest News Service: Antiquated Canning Makes a Comeback by Misty Harris


The Canadian Press in Funky modern pickle preserving book meets trend for bottling local produce with pick up in London Free Press, Prince George Citizen, Guelph Mercury, Hamilton Spectator and more


Houston Chronicle in Canning: Getting Back to Basics by Greg Morago


OC Register in Canning Techniques for Seasonal Food by Cathy Thomas

www.ocregister.com:80/articles/says-canning-pickles-2486980-recipe-tomatoes


Baltimore Sun in Well Preserved by Susan Reimer

www.baltimoresun.com/entertainment/dining/bal-ae.fo.canning15jul15,0,5993962.story

with pick up in the Chicago Tribune, LA Times, Newport News Daily Press.


Lincoln Daily News (Illinois) Review by Richard Sumrall

archives.lincolndailynews.com/2009/Jun/03/Features/book060309.shtml


Pittsburgh Post-Gazette in The Ball Jar and more about canning by Margi Shrum

www.post-gazette.com/pg/09134/969811-34.stm


Jennifer was blogged by Dana McCauley in Topline Trends Tuesday: Preserving: jam, jelly and pickles danamccauley.wordpress.com/2009/06/30/preserving-jam-jelly-and-pickles/


From Publishers Weekly online 6/8/2009:

The Complete Book of Pickling: 250 Recipes, From Pickles and Relishes to Chutneys and Salsas

Jennifer MacKenzie. Robert Rose, $24.95 paper (336p) ISBN 9780778802167

Home economist MacKenzie (The Dehydrator Bible, Complete Curry Cookbook) gives kitchen canners plenty of reasons to get their water boiling in this terrific collection of 250 pickles, sauces, chutneys and relishes. After a thorough explanation of canning techniques, MacKenzie rolls up her sleeves and gets to work with seven variations on dill. In addition to popular pickling candidates like cauliflower, carrots and garlic, MacKenzie shows readers how the technique can be applied to sweet foods like cherries, peaches and pineapple, as well as the ultimate DIY for the avid pickler, canner or drinker: martini olives (brine-cured green olives married with gin and dry vermouth). Even readers without an appreciation for the tang of a good pickle will appreciate MacKenzie’s 50 chutneys, including variations such as Sangria Citrus, classic cranberry and peach, pineapple ginger and spiced tomato; six chili sauces; 18 salsas; and home-made ketchup. If the prospect of keeping five pints of taco sauce on hand is intimidating, MacKenzie at least offers preserving methods for all the recipes, as well as suggestions for complementary dishes. (July)


Other mentions in: San Fransico Chronicle, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, Daytona Beach News-Journal and the Chicago Sun-Times