JAM RECIPES

Jam and cheese

Do you know cheeses and jams marry very well? In France, country of cheeses, we have so much choice that you can eat every day of the year a new cheese. The General de Gaulle who was sometimes joking said: ” How can you govern a country which has more than 300 cheeses?” And Brillat-Savarin, the most French gastronome known  also said: “A meal without cheese is a nice girl with one eye missing“. 

So, it is very clear we treat cheeses with a great respect and France was reluctant a few years ago to this type of mixing, cheese and jam. Germans or American dare to do that!

But taste changes and this heresy in the past is now admitted and, I must agree, the taste buds enjoy.

Here, in Bacalod, we have the chance to find easily many real imported cheeses (but not 365!)  and our jam in the Deli Shop of Bob’s at Lacson Street. If you want to surprise your guests or your family you can try audacious combinations like:

– Blue cheese with Jackfruit jam,

– Camembert and Strawberry jam,

– Try also with goat cheese, Gruyere or Emmental and discover the new taste of rich mixings.

Jam Doughnut

Today, a recipe you can find at http://couzinadielnadia.canalblog.com

I only translate:

Jam doughnut (beignet in french)

For around 36 beignets middle size:

• Mix 500g flour, 42g fresh yeast, 70g sugar, 150 ml lukewarm milk, 60g of butter, 3 eggs and 1/2 teaspoon of salt.
• Let the past enough time to double the volume.
• Separate in 36 small balls and let time to double again.
• Hot oil to fry the beignets at medium fire.
• fill inside the beignets with your favorite jam.

One French recipe with jam: le gateau roulé

I discovered many years ago a difference between Western countries and Asia: the breakfast. Here in the Philippines, it is one more time during the day the occasion to eat rice with fish or meat. In France bread, butter and jam is the rule. In England, the jam is often orange marmelade and you can have and idea of the english breakfast with our Pomelo orange jam of which sweet bitterness, wakes up the taste bud. Spread it on on a toasted slice of bread with or without butter and enjoy your breakfast!
According to dietician, breakfast is the most important meal of the day. It must bring liquid (orange juice, tea or coffee), vitamins (fruits), fibres (corn flakes) fast sugar to have immediately energy (jam) and slow sugar to not sleep at school or office at 11 am (bread or rice).


You know, jam is not only a gift for Xmas but also for birthday or when you visit a friend. It is a pleasure and a source of energy and vitamins for every day, at breakfast, when the kids come back from school, like chutney for sauce, with meat and fish or for cooking. I give you here an easy recipe we do very often, in a few minutes, at home.