Carrot Cake Jam

That’s right…you are powerless against the deliciousness that is Carrot Cake Jam. Imagine a piece of whole grain bread toasted with one side smeared with CCJ and the other with cream cheese.  I understand if you’re emotional right now.  

Get to the kitchen and make some this instant.

Serious Eats has the recipe.

Strawberry Balsamic Thyme Jam

This jam is the perfect compliment to fresh baked bread.  Take some with you on a picnic if you can stand to share it :)

It also makes a delightful gift for friends and neighbors.  Just cover the lid of the mason jar with some summery fabric, bind with ribbon, and attach a card.

Click through for the recipe from serious eats.

dontkillthedream:

Homemade Creamy Mints(via Kitchen Trial and Error)

30 minutes, makes about 3 dozen candies

3 tablespoons reduced fat cream cheese, softened
1/4 teaspoon mint extract
food coloring (optional)
4 to 4 1/2 cups confectioners sugar
about 1/4 cup superfine or granulated sugar 

1. beat the cream cheese until soft and fluffy, about two minutes. add the mint and food coloring, if using, and mix until blended.
2. add the confectioners sugar, 1/2 cup at a time, until it forms a stiff mixture.
3. form balls with about 1/2 teaspoon of the mixture. roll in the superfine sugar and flatten with your thumb or tines of a fork. store in the refrigerator.

(via dizzymaiden)

Pour Spout Mason Jars

When finished with an empty cardboard salt container, cut the whole round top piece off and measure to fit a canning jar ring. Trace and cut with the flat part with scissors to fit a pint canning jar. Fill the jar with sugar, then cut a second one from a second empty salt container for non-dairy coffee creamer, spices, or flour. The pour spouts make for easy access to your sugar and creamer.

*If desired, half pint jars can be used instead of pint jars.

By Monica from Cortez, CO (via thriftyfun.com)