Pickles, Okra, and Jam! Oh my!

Earlier this month I had the pleasure of going to the home of cookbook author Liana Krissoff. She is the author of "Secrets of Slow Cooking" and "Hot Drinks for Cold Nights," and was one of the editors of "Top Chef: The Cookbook." Krissoff and her husband moved 3 years ago from New York to Carlton, a small Georgia town with a population of about 235 people.
When I arrived she was in the process of fine-tuning her canning skills for a new book she is working on all about canning and preserving foods. Her 3 year old daughter Thalia was an enthusiastic helper as the pair canned okra. When I went to leave she insisted I take some of the experimental canned goods she had stockpiled in an overflowing pantry. I'm still enjoying her peach jam.

Read the Athens Banner-Herald story here.

Liana Krissoff, a Cook Book author, works on canning okra with help from daughter Thalia Krissoff, 3, Wednesday, July 1, 2009, at their home in Carlton. Krissoff is working on a new book all about canning foods.


Thalia Krissoff, 3, helps her mother cookbook author Liana Krissoff can okra at their home in Carlton, Ga.


Food freshly canned by Cook Book Author Liana Krissoff sits on her counter Wednesday, July 1, 2009, at her home.


Liana Krissoff, a Cook Book author, plays with daughter Thalia Krissoff, 3, while canning okra Wednesday, July 1, 2009, at their home in Carlton.


Liana Krissoff, a Cook Book author, holds daughter Thalia Krissoff, 3, as they take a break from canning okra Wednesday, July 1, 2009, at their home in Carlton.