Author

Karen Solomon

Karen Solomon is the author of Can It, Bottle It, Smoke It and Jam It, Pickle It, Cure It (Ten Speed Press). She has been a well-published food writer for over a decade. Her edible musings on the restaurant scene, sustainable food programs, culinary trends, food history, and recipe development have appeared in Vegetarian Times, Fine Cooking, Prevention, Yoga Journal, Organic Style, the San Francisco Chronicle, San Francisco Magazine, the San Francisco Bay Guardian, Zagat Survey: San Francisco Bay Area Restaurants, and elsewhere.

Don’t Dehydrate Fruit in the Clothes Dryer (and Chewy Dried Orange Slices)

by Karen Solomon February 1, 2012October 23, 2015

This post comes to us courtesy of cookbook author and food writer Karen Solomon. So, like other food preservationists and kitchen tinkerers, I love to dry things –…

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Cranberry Plum Butter

by Karen Solomon November 9, 2011November 15, 2012

This post comes to us courtesy of cookbook author and food writer Karen Solomon. The first cranberries of fall and the last plums of summer come together into one delicious,…

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Top 5 Canning Gear Essentials

by Karen Solomon August 18, 2011November 15, 2012

This post comes to us courtesy of cookbook author and food writer Karen Solomon. I’m not big on kitchen equipment that doesn’t do much. My cupboards are a Darwinian universe…

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