Blackberry/ Raspberry Jam and a Sheet Pan Meal

What a beautiful but windy day we had! It was a polka dot kind of morning for crustless quiche, bacon, berries and my newest jam for my sourdough bread.  I received another sourdough starter from another friend, and this one is over 100 years old.  My Civil War sourdough starter that I've kept going for 22 years makes a somewhat sweet dough.  This new one is definitely sour.  I've made pizza and several loaves of bread already.  

I love this Springy teapot with flowers and butterflies!

My April teacup looks so pretty with the teapot and this Blackberry & Raspberry infusion is delicious and the perfect accompaniment for my newest jam creation.  Isn't the tea a beautiful color and will make for a nice iced tea in the summer.

This is my sourdough loaf that I made from my new starter.  It's great with my jam!

Yield: about 8- 8 ounce jars

Author: Kitty

Blackberry/Raspberry Jam

I originally got the blackberry jam recipe from Miz Helen at Full Plate, but I use Certo instead of the boxed pectin. This time I wanted to use both blackberries and raspberries. I put Blaspberry Jam on the labels, trying to tie in the two berries.

Ingredients

• 2 1/2 cups blackberries
• 2 1/2 cups raspberries
• 7 cups sugar
• 1 pouch of Certo (liquid pectin)
• 2 teaspoons cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon allspice
• 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1 teaspoon butter (reduces the amount of foam)

Instructions

1. Mix the sugar, cinnamon, allspice and nutmeg in a bowl and set aside.
2. Wash the berries and crush them with a potato masher in a large dutch oven.
3. Add the sugar and spices to the berries. Add the butter.
4. Bring the mixture to a full rolling boil, stirring constantly. Once it reaches a full boil, boil for 1 minute. Remove from the heat and add the pouch of Certo, and stir.
5. Return to the heat and bring the mixture to a full boil, stirring constantly and boil for 1 minute.
6. Remove from heat and ladle into hot, sterilized jars. Seal with the lid and ring, and process accordingly.

I've made this sheet pan meal twice recently as it's so good!

Yield: 4

Author: Kitty, but adapted from Budget Bytes

Smoked Sausage Cabbage and Potatoes Sheet Pan Meal

This meal is so tasty and easy. I changed up the portions on the dressing. I think this would also be great in a grill pan on the grill in the summer.

Ingredients

• MUSTARD VINAIGRETTE
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 tablespoons red wine vinegar
• 1/2 tablespoon stone ground or whole grain mustard ( I used Honeycup Uniquely Sharp Mustard)
• 1 small clove garlic, crushed or minced
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• Freshly cracked pepper
• SMOKED SAUSAGE AND VEGETABLES
• 1/2 lb smoked sausage ( I used a pepper jack smoked sausage)
• 1 lb baby red potatoes
• 1/2 head cabbage
• 2 tablespoons olive oil, divided
• Pinch of salt and pepper
• parsley, optional

Instructions

1. Preheat the oven to 400ºF. In a small bowl whisk together the olive oil, red wine vinegar, mustard, crushed garlic, salt, and freshly cracked pepper for the vinaigrette. Set the vinaigrette aside.
2. Slice the smoked sausage into 1/4-inch thick rounds. Wash the potatoes well and slice them into 1/4-inch rounds as well. Place the smoked sausage and potatoes on a large baking sheet and drizzle with 1 Tbsp olive oil. Toss the kielbasa or smoked sausage and potatoes in the oil until they are well coated and the surface of the baking sheet is also covered in oil. Sprinkle a pinch of salt and pepper over top.
3. Remove any dirty or damaged leaves from the cabbage. Cut the stem off the cabbage, then cut it in half. Reserve one half for a different recipe. Slice the remaining half into 1-inch wide slices. Cut each slice into two pieces. Place the cabbage pieces on the baking sheet with the smoked sausage and potatoes, nestling them down so that they are laying flat on the baking sheet.
4. Brush the remaining 1 Tbsp olive oil over the surface of the cabbage pieces and add a final pinch of salt and pepper to each.
5. Roast the smoked sausage, potatoes, and cabbage in the preheated oven for 20 minutes. Remove the baking sheet from the oven and carefully flip the smoked sausage potatoes, and cabbage pieces. The cabbage may fall apart a bit as it’s flipped. At this point, I drizzled the marinade over the whole thing.
6. Return the baking sheet to the oven and roast for an additional 10-15 minutes, or until the cabbage is tender and the edges are slightly brown and crispy. The kielbasa and potato slices should be well browned.
7. You can garnish with chopped parsley if you wish.

Notes

I lined my baking sheet with parchment paper to save with clean up.

My grandson Caiden came back from college to go to his girlfriend's senior prom.  Aren't they cute together?  My daughter Molly made the bouquet and corsage.  She said that Trader Joe's didn't have any baby's breath left because some man had a whole cart full of it, plus other flowers! Molly used some white flowers from her yard. 

Thank you for your visit!  xo

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