1,010 james jam recipes

Thai yellow curry paste from scratch with dry-roasted cumin, coriander seeds, dried chilies, lemongrass, shallots, and garlic. Pairs best with beef and pork curries.

Simple homemade kimchi with napa cabbage, garlic, ginger, scallions, and red pepper flakes. Salt-brined overnight and packed into jars for quick fermentation.

Smooth shrimp butter spread made with fresh shrimp, cream cheese, butter, and hard-boiled egg blended silky in a food processor. A rich, molded appetizer for crackers.

Homemade pastrami from beef brisket cured for 3 weeks with salt, pickling spices, and black pepper, then smoked low and slow. A true from-scratch charcuterie project.

Raspberry-filled jelly doughnuts made from canned biscuits, dipped in butter and rolled in cinnamon sugar. A clever shortcut that tastes like the real thing.

Savory cucumber jelly with grated cucumber, vinegar, onion, and pimientos set in unflavored gelatin. A cool, tangy Southern side for cold meats and fish.

Homemade curry powder with coriander, cumin, turmeric, ginger, saffron, dry mustard, and allspice. A warm, aromatic blend you can customize to your heat preference.

Sweet Indian lemon pickles (nimbu ka achar) with whole lemons cured in salt, cumin, and black pepper, then candied with sugar, raisins, and dried chiles. A traditional condiment that builds flavor over weeks.

Lemony strawberry butter simmers pureed fresh strawberries with sugar and lemon juice into a thick, spreadable fruit butter. Three ingredients, no pectin, water-bath canned for shelf-stable jars.

Sweet pickles brine cucumber chunks overnight, then bring them to a boil in apple cider vinegar with sugar, turmeric, mustard seed, allspice, and celery seed. Eight pints of golden, crunchy pickles by tomorrow.

Chinese pickled pigs' ears simmered with ginger and vinegar, then chilled in a sweet-sour brine with cucumber, carrot, red onion, and bell pepper. A classic Cantonese cold appetizer.

Whole Bartlett pears cored and filled with currant jelly, wrapped in golden puff pastry and baked, served pooled in Calvados caramel sauce. A bakery-window dessert that looks impossible but isn't.

Many-fruited mustard combines sharp prepared mustard with diced dried apricots, peaches, figs, cherries, and raisins in a white wine vinegar and sugar syrup. Sweet-spicy condiment for cheese boards and ham.

Two-ingredient honey butter: softened butter creamed with honey for a silky spread that turns plain biscuits, muffins, or cornbread into something special. No mixer needed.

Chicken Santa Fe: pounded chicken breasts broiled and glazed with sweet-hot jalapeno pepper jelly, then crowned with roasted red pepper strips. A quick Southwestern dinner with a glossy, sweet-spicy finish.

Juicy apples, grapes and raspberry jam make a delicious pie that everyone asks for a second slice.