I simply could not restrain myself in the face of all the gorgeous summer fruit at the Farmer’s Market. The peaches, the plums, the nectarines, the apricots — they have all been unbelievably juicy and sweet this season.

Perfect Peach

I turned half of my haul into fruit-loaded refrigerator jam spiked with cinnamon-basil, pineapple-sage and vanilla.

Ready to magically turn into jam

Finished product