Pat encourages his customers to spice up their everyday meals with his homemade preserves.
- Nothing goes better on toast in the morning than his jam.
- Adding some pepper jelly to your scrambled eggs or stir fry is a surprising twist to an everyday meal.
Pat has lots of ideas on how you can incorporate his homemade preserves into your cooking. He encourages you to contact him if you need some help coming up with unique and delicious ways to use his homemade preserves.
If you have any cooking questions, do not hesitate to contact Pat here below or directly by e-mail at patspreserves@eastlink.ca .
Pat welcomes all of the following:
- Your comments,
- Your requests for any cooking tips, or
- Your inquiries as to any problems you may encounter in your own kitchen.
Here are some recipes to try…
Well folks, this is from one of my customers at the Farmers Market in Halifax and let me tell you, it is quite nice:
Try a piece of Haddock from Evan’s Seafood, sprinkle some Cajun Rub on both sides and pan fry slowly with a bit of butter and olive oil, squeeze some fresh lemon juice while cooking, grill well on both sides then finish in the oven at 350 for 10 more minutes while you prepare your veg or salad to go with it. This will give your fish a fantastic new flavour. I have tried it with Haddock, Salmon and Mahi Mahi and it is good.
SPINACH SALAS WITH SWEET & TANGY PEPPER JELLY DRESSING;
INGREDIENTS; 3 TBSP SWEET & TANGY PEPPER JELLY, 2 TBSP OLIVE OIL, 1/8 TSP SALT, 1/8 TSP DIJON MUSTARD, 2 CUPS BABY SPINACH, 2 OUNCES GOAT CHEESE, SLICED, 2 TBSP CHOPPED WALNUTS
DIRECTIONS; IN A SMALL BOWL, MIX FIRST 4 INGREDIENTS, HEAT IN THE MICROWAVE FOR 30 SECONDS, LET COOL, PLACE SPINACH INTO A BOWL AND TOSS WITH THE DRESSING, ADD CHEESE AND WALNUITS AND ENJOY 
Pat’s Carrot cake
Sugar 2 cups
Oil 1 1/2 cups
Eggs 4
Vanilla 1 tsp
All Purpose Flour 2 1/4 cups
B. Soda 2 tsp
Salt 1/2 tsp
Cinnamon 1 tsp
Carrots, shredded 2 cups
chopped nuts 1 cup
FROSTING;
Icing Sugar 3 cups
Butter, Softened 2 tbsp
Vanilla 1 tsp
Cream cheese 8oz package
heat oven at 350, greased not oil and lightly flour 2 x 9 inch cake pan
in large bowl, blend all cake ingreadients except nuts at low speed until moistened, beat a good 3 minutes at higher speed then stir in nuts. Pour batter into cake pans and bake for 35 to 45 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean from the center of the cake. cool 5 to 10 minutes before removing from pans.
blend frosting until smooth and spread over cake and enjoy
Pat’s Bread Pudding
Bread cubed 2 cups
Raisins 1/2 cup
Eggs 2
Sugar 1/2 cup
Cinamon 1/4 tsp
Salt 1/8 tsp
Milk 2 cups
Vanilla 1/2 tsp
Grease a bread loaf pan and add bread and raisins
mix the next 6 ingredients well and add to bread, make sure all bread is soak into the mixture.
place bread loaf pan in baking pan with 1 inch of hot water and bake at 350 for 50 to 60 minutes or until knife comes out clean.
GLAZED SALMON LOIN
4 SALMON LOIN BETWEEN 4 & 6 OZ EACH
1/2 CUP BROWN SUGAR
1 TBSP TARRAGON ( FRESH OR DRY )
1/2 TSP LEMON PEPPER
MIX ALL 3 INGREDIENTS AND SPRINKLE OVER FISH, COVER AND LET SET IN FRIDGE FOR 30 MINUTES MINIMUM, BAKE AT 350 FOR ABOUT 15 TO 18 MINUTES. SERVE WITH BASMATI RICE AND FRESH ASPARAGUS.
SWEET & TANGY PEPPER JELLY IDEAS
1) POUR ON TOP OF TOURTIERE FROM HEPPY’S
2) POUR OVER COOKED PORK, LAMB, CHICKEN
3) USE AS SPREAD OVER SHAVED TURKEY SANDWICH
4) OVER A BLOCK OF CREAM CHEESE
SERVE WITH EITHER CRACKERS OR SLICED BAGUETTE
5) STUFF A CRESCENT DOUGH WITH YOUR FAVOURITE CHEESE, PAT’S SWEET & TANGY PEPPER JELLY AND BAKE
6) POUR OVER SLICED BRIE CHEESE AND BAKE
7) OVER A PEANUT BUTTER SANDWICH
8) INSIDE A CHICKEN QUESADILLA
9) MELT 2 TO 3 TBS IN SMALL MICROWAVE CONTAINER AND USE AS DIPPING SAUCE.
10) TRY OVER ICE CREAM
THESE ARE ONLY A FEW IDEAS, IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO SHARE YOURS WITH OTHERS, PLEASE DO SO BY SENDING THEM TO ME.
