Friday, July 8, 2011

Apple, Fennel, & Red Onion Marmalade

Happy Friday guys!  There's two exciting things I've got to share with you all - number one being that I made Foodbuzz's Top 9 for the Andes Mint Cupcakes!  Apparently you guys thought they were just as good as we did!  So thanks to all of you!

And exciting thing number two - we're finally doing our engagement pictures tomorrow afternoon!  After a couple months of getting pushed back (due to horrible weather and busy schedules), we're finally getting them done!  So we'll be heading out to Central Park in downtown Louisville for a little picnic engagement session.  And possibly a food fight, hehe.  I'm excited and I can't wait to share them with you all!

Anyway, I purchased a case of mason jars a few months ago and never ended up using them for anything but drinks.  So I thought it was about time I did some sort of food concoction with them.  Marmalade seemed easy enough, so I decided to try my hand at it!

Ingredients:
Adapted from Emerald + Ella's recipe


1 tablespoon olive oil
1 fennel bulb, sliced
1 red onion, sliced
2 Granny Smith apples, peeled and julienned
1 tea fresh rosemary, chopped
1 teaspoon salt
3/4 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup red wine vinegar
black pepper, to taste

In a medium skillet under medium high heat, add olive oil and heat until shimmering.

Add onions, fennel, apples, rosemary, and salt.  Saute for about 15-20 minutes, or until the vegetables and apple start softening.

Stir in brown sugar, vinegar, and black pepper, to taste.  Cook for an additional 15 minutes or until onions start to carmelize.

Cool slightly and spoon into Mason jars for storage.  Serve with crackers and cream cheese for a tasty snack!

I can't wait to use this marmalade in other things too - possibly a savory and sweet pizza in the works?  Yeah, most definitely!


Anyway, hope you all have a great weekend and I will definitely let you know how our engagement pictures turned out on Monday!

39 comments:

  1. Mmm, this is a great idea for giving out as gifts, too! Hooray for finally getting your pictures done :-) Have fun!

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  2. I hope you get good weather for the pictures It's been raining all day here!

    Also, how long can you store the marmalade for in the jars? Do they seal?

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  3. Ooooh have FUN taking the engagement pics!! I never got to do that :( I'm sure they'll come out beautifully!!

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  4. Mmm, I love marmalade! And the idea of a sweet and savory pizza--please please post if this happens :) I've never even considered making my own marmalade, but this sounds so simple and like such an interesting combo of flavors.

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  5. this looks wonderfully fabulous delicious

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  6. Love this marmalade as it contains onion, fennel and apple. Congrats for engagement photo session.

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  7. Congratulations on the top 9. Best of luck on the photo shoot. Lovely marmalade! I love the mix you've used. Mmmm! I can imagine it with aged cheddar on Ritz crackers.

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  8. hmmm.. this is great Peggy.. Like it ^,^

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  9. This sounds like a fabulous condiment for burgers and sandwiches! Perfect timing, too, since we're down to the last dregs of my Spicy Onion Jam and I've developed a real addiction to these sweet-and-savoury spreads. :)
    Fingers crossed for good weather and a super-fun engagement shoot this weekend. Can't wait to see the pix.

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  10. Congrats on your cupcakes, have fun and wishing you a nice day for your piccies and this recipe looks wonderful, great combo of flavors.

    Lisa~~
    Cook Lisa Cook

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  11. This marmalade was made for pork -- I can taste it now! Thanks for sharing...Theresa

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  12. Food fight! That sounds cool! Hope the weather is nice for your pictures. This marmalade has onion and fennel? That's interesting. It must be so good on anything as it's sweet and savory at the same time. Enjoy the photo shoot tomorrow!

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  13. Congrats on the top 9! This marmalade is intriguing ... What a lovely combination of flavors.

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  14. Interesting savory marmalade! Great use of the jar! Congrats on top 9 =) It definitely looked delicious.

    Hoping to see some engagement photos soon!

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  15. This looks delish! Congrats on the Top 9!!!

    Have a great weekend :)

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  16. Ooh, I may have to try this without the fennel. Great post!

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  17. Peggy - Congratulations on making Food Buzz Top 9 - the cupcakes were beautiful! Also - good luck with the pics...I'm sure they'll be great! The marmalade looks amazing! I want to toast a thick slice of artisan whole grain bread, schmeer it with goat cheese and then put that marmalade on top! It's a winner!

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  18. This sounds AWESOME!

    Congratulations!! You deserve it! :)

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  19. Hey, congrats! Oh, all the best for the photo shoot :)

    Remember to chk my latest on Amazing Kitchen Tips (Part IV)!

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  20. I can see my kitchen now with baby fennel bulbs, onions and apples -- this looks fantastic!

    I wish I had that cracker right here.

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  21. Oh my! That's so yummy, Peggy! :) I love the flavors in this marmalade... and have tons of fun at the photo shoot :) I'm sure you will! :)

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  22. Hi Peggy, am happy to hear about yr recipe being in the Top 9. It will also be great if yr can share a few of the engagement pics, am really excited to see this.

    We don't really like anything sweet but yr marmalade is fantastic and like the way you have placed it on the biscuit.

    You have a great time Peggy.

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  23. Good luck with the weather and the pictures! Can't wait to see them!

    When is the wedding date?

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  24. woohoo for your engagement photos. can't wait to see them. hope you'll share soon :)

    The marmalade sounds delicious. I've tried just plain onion marmalade so far, your is taken to a new level.
    Thanks for sharing Peggy

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  25. Ahh! I'm so excited for you and can't WAIT to see the pics! This marmalade sounds amazing. An intriguing combination of ingredients and one that I would love to try!

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  26. This looks soooo delicious! I love sweet-and-savory jams. Hope the engagement shoot goes well! :-)

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  27. The onion marmalade sounds terrific!
    I can't wait to see your engagement photos!!!

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  28. Congrats, girl! That's a huge accomplishment! And this marmalade seriously looks so good! I wanted to let you know about my cookbook giveaway that is going on right now until July 16th. Stop on by to enter! Hope you are having a great week :)

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  29. Fabulous marmalade. I love the flavor combos :) I hope you have a fantastic engagement photo session, rock it out like a pro!

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  30. Yummy and unique combination of flavors... would be a great dip too...

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  31. Congratulations on making it to Top 9! You deserve it...always :-) And this marmalade sounds so good! I just made bagels, and I think it would go perfectly with a plain bagel and cream cheese. Thank you for sharing this with me today. I hope you have a blessed week with good food, laughter and love. Hugs from Austin!

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  32. Congrats on the Top 9! And this marmalade sounds amazing! I love trying extraordinary flavor combinations! I've bookmarked it.

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  33. Congratulations on the Top 9! I'll have to try your cup cake recipe - love mint and chocolate! This marmalade looks amazing, what a wonderful combination of flavors I bet it smelled awesome in your house!

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  34. This is beautiful! Love the combination!

    Congrats on the Top 9!

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  35. This sweet-n-sour jam is really rocking! We all are waiting for the photographs...Congratulations for being at top 9!

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  36. This looks so good and the flavours in there would go with anything. Well, I'll rephrase: I'd love to dollop this on everything! Great news on Top9 and with the photos. Exciting times!

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  37. Excellent choice of ingredients for the Marmalade. Looks lovely and delicious.

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  38. Hi Peggy, the apple onion marmelade sounds different and tasty. I'm loving it just by the looks of it. Great idea :-)

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  39. Congratulations. My son and his fiance just had their pictures taken. So much fun! I love the marmalade. I think it would be perfect with pork!

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