Jellies, Jams & Preserves

Don't buy cranberry sauce out of the can for Thanksgiving dinner. Instead, make a better, homemade version with this recipe from Chef Sanjay of VahChef. Even if it's not Thanksgiving, this Indian-flavored cranberry chutney will go great with your next poultry dish or as a sauce for snacks.

The holiday season means you're going to be doing a LOT of entertaining and a lot of going to parties where you'll be expected to offer up a thoughtful hostess gift. While you could always make a last minute run to the store to purchase boxed chocolates or a nice bottle of wine, it's so much more personal to make something.

Making Jello cakes or desserts is really fun, but removing them from the cake mold is really not. Jello has a reputation for being slippery, but it also gets easily sticky and difficult to work with without total ruin.

If you could believe, those Hawthorne berries that you see around town are actually edible! Imagine that right? Not only are they edible but they are high in anti-oxidants and are good for your heart, just don't over do it! But what do you do with them exactly? Well, you can make jellies, jams, and even syrup! In this video you will learn how to make a Hawthorne berry syrup for your pancakes or whatever else you use syrup for!

Everyone has been daunted by a stuck jar lid at least once if their lives. If you're sure that you aren't dealing with a crossed thread and need a little extra grips to get that jar lid open, this video will show you how a rubber band can help you out.

Strawberry jam is delicious, whether its warm off the stove or sandwiched in between two slices of bread. In this 3 part tutorial, learn how to make old fashioned strawberry jam on the stove top anytime!

To make this jelly you will need a food puree-r. Start with a large bowl of blueberries. Take a small amount of the blueberries and put them into a separate bowl and mash them up. You don't want to puree all the blueberries. Dump the rest of the blueberries into the puree and start pureeing them into the bowl with the smashed blueberries in it. Turn the handle a few turns and then add the grapes into the puree-r with the blueberries. Puree the rest of the of the grapes and blueberries...

Did you know that tomatoes are a fruit and not a vegetable? In this cooking how to video tutorial Mark Bittman, from the New York Times, returns tomatoes to the fruit family. Watch as he demonstrates how to make a tomato jam. Use the tomato jam roasted meats, chicken and crackers.

It can be tricky to test homemade jam for doneness. Learn how to tell when jam has reached the gelling point by watching this jellies and jam how-to video. Use a thermometer or the refrigerator to test if a jelly has set.

Learn to cook like The Naked Chef! Watch as Jamie Oliver shows you how to make a deliciously light strawberry jam.

Chef Sanjay shows you how to make a very simple eggplant/brinjal chutney. Indian chutneys are a great way to get a quick and healthy sauce.

Serve this cranberry chutney instead of cranberry sauce at a holiday dinner, or top it on your favorite dishes. Ingredients needed are unsalted butter, onion, fresh cranberries, raisins, honey ground cinnamon, ground ginger, ground cloves, cider vinegar, water and an apple.