“Oh lovers! Be careful in those dangerous first days! Once you’ve brought breakfast in bed you’ll have to bring it forever, unless you want to be accused of lovelessness and betrayal.”
– Milan Kundera, The Book of Laughter and Forgetting.
breakfast in bed at Le Meadow’s
Wishing you a lovely week end..
You can find us and some balsamic strawberry jam, rhubarb jam and dandelion confit at White Rock Farmer’s Market on Sunday, 9am until 1 pm.
“If I can’t have too many truffles, I’ll do without truffles”.
-Colette
Various Preserves on Le Meadow’s Table
Jams, Jelly, Marmalade at Le Meadow’s Pantry
If you’ve visited Le Meadow’s Pantry at a farmer’s market, you know what I’m talking about…
So many choices…
Why so many? How can I select one? Which one is your favourite? I want them all ! Those are few of the comments I hear over and over..
Following the seasons allow me to use the best quality fruits and varieties, giving me the chance to create a myriad of preserves. You will often find over 20 different flavours on my table..
Like you, I also have a hard time deciding on my favourite, and I like discovering new aromas.. so I will keep adding new products, depending on my moods, the crops and the season..
You are always welcome to sample a flavour that appeals to you, and hopefully find your perfect match.
For now, at least I can help you differentiate between a jam, a jelly, a confit and a marmalade…
marmalade
Marmalade: the English food writer May Byron (1861-1936) wrote in May Byron’s Jam Book : “After long and careful investigation, I find it impossible to differentiate between jams and marmalades. If any recipes calls a thing jam, marmalade, or preserves, I shall follow suit. By that or any other name,’twill taste as sweet.”
Typically, a marmalade is defined as a clear, sweetened jelly in which pieces of citrus fruit and fruit peels are suspended…
jam
Typically a jam is defined as a fruit preserve with pieces of fruit cooked with sugar or honey until they thicken and break down.
Jelly
Typically a jelly is a fruit juice that has been combined with sugar or honey, lemon juice, pectin and boiled until it sets.
confit
Typically a confit refers to flowers, fruits or herbs that have been cooked in a syrup and is intensely fragrant.
There is something comforting about following the season in my kitchen. After the dark days of winter, bright ruby red rhubarb is bringing back sweet memories of Spring.
Chopping Rhubarb at Le Meadow’s Kitchen
And the chopping begins; hundreds of pounds of fresh rhubarb will be chopped in thick pieces and later, melt in the jam pan, while the sweet aroma will perfume my kitchen for days…
I Love Rhubarb
Rhubarb, the hearth of Spring, with its sweet, tart, unique flavour is always worth waiting for…
Rhubarb in Bloom
Rhubarb in Bloom; bright rhubarb and delicate rose petal water for tender mornings… And Fiery Rhubarb with spicy ginger to warm up after a cold winter..
Fiery Rhubarb
Add new memories to your Spring morning…
Find me this week:
Yaletown Farmer’s Market , Thursday May 8th, 2-6 pm.
Lonsdale Quay Farmer’s Market , Saturday May 10th, 10-3pm
Just living is not enough… one must have sunshine, freedom, and a little flower.
H. C. Andersen.
Lilac Bloom
Fruit and Nut Bread with Le Meadow’s Pantry Marmalade
Le Meadow’s Pantry Dandelion Confit
Spread love this week end with a dandelion confit or a marmalade from Le Meadow’s Pantry. All our preserves are made with love, by hand, in small batches.
Find us on Saturday May 3rd at the first market of the season at Lonsdale Quay Farmer’s Market and, on Sunday May 4th at Ambleside Farmer’s Market.
Lonsdale Quay Farmer’s Market
Saturday May 3, 10 -3 pm
123 Carrie Cates Court, at the food of Lonsdale St. N-Vancouver
Here at Le Meadow’s Pantry we have been busy concocting all sorts of beautiful preserves…
Fragrant Days at Le Meadow’s Pantry
Our latest is a sour cherry and red currant jam infused with Chaga Chai tea from Namasthé… also a fresh spring marmalade; orange, lemon, fresh bay leaves and orange blossom water…
Sweetest Petit Déjeuner at Le Meadow’s Pantry
I will be traveling on the Sea to Sky Highway tomorrow. If you would like to add some delicious preserves to your morning or your Easter Brunch, contact me and I will be happy to stop by…
Le Meadow’s Pantry at Vancouver Waldorf School Spring Market
Sunday you will find me in North Vancouver at the Vancouver Waldorf School Spring Craft Fair along with other fabulous artisans!
Say Bonjour to Emerald, Orange Vanilla Dream, Clair de Lune, Banana Gone Gourmet, Limette, Bitter Sweet Morning , Polpa Rossa and all our other favourites
