I finally decided to try making tomato jam after reading about it in all my favorite Southern food magazines. I knew I had to do it before all the good late-summer tomatoes were gone, so I busted out my canning…

Just scored some gorgeous basil at the Farmer’s Market this morning. We had a choice of the regular bright green basil, or a deep purple mottled variety. My daughter smelled both kinds, as we are ‘smellers’. How can you not…