Tomato Marmalade Recipe

INGREDIENTS

• 8 4-5 oz Beefsteak Tomatoes (or 2 - 24 oz cans San Marzano Tomatoes)
• 1 Tbl Grape Seed Oil
• 2 ea Sweet Onions Vidalia
• ½ ea head Garlic
• ½ lb Bacon, Small Diced
• ½ cup Brown Sugar
• 1 cup Red Wine Vinegar
• 2 ea Lemons, Zested and Juiced
• ½ bunch Fresh Thyme, chopped

INSTRUCTIONS

• Preheat oven 375 F
• Heat up a large oven proof pan on medium heat. Add oil and bacon and render bacon until lightly brown, but not crispy. Add onions and garlic and saute and until tender.
• Add brown sugar, red wine vinegar, along with tomatoes.
• Bring ingredients to a medium simmer and slowly reduce marmalade until nice and thick for about 1 ½ hours. Stir occasionally to make sure the sauce is not sticking.
• Once marmalade has reduced, remove pot from stove top to cool. Add lemon juice, zest, and thyme.
• Place into jars and cover, allow to cool then place in refrigerator up to 3-4 weeks.

As you can see the marmalade can be used with many dishes, like potato hash and eggs. We also recommended pairing with Roasted Pork Loin or Herb Roasted Chicken, Toasted Bread, Summer Squash, and Green Beans.

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Creative Mornings Atlanta | Bravery

We had the pleasure being a part of Creative Mornings ATL this past Friday. Creative Mornings ATL is a time for creatives to wake up early on a Friday, connect over a small breakfast, and hear a lecture from one of the cities successful creatives. On this Creative Morning, Atlanta had the pleasure hearing about Bravery by a wonderful and inspiring woman, Alina Wheeler. She wrote the book Designing Brand Identity - a great tool for developing an impactful and lasting brand.

What I received from the talk was that we all have a sense of what brave means but often don't view ourselves as such. BUT we are. We are Brave! It is time we stand up from what we believe in, Step out in faith to try something new, tell someone, "I Love you" for the first time, or invite our coworker or neighbor over for dinner for the first time. There are all types of bravery, The question that was asked to many people was "When can you remember being Brave? " What if we had the discussion around the table this Thanksgiving? I think it would be a memorable one. Just think of the amount of life experiences we would hear from our parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles, siblings, and friends.

After waking up early on a Friday to make it to a Creative Morning I never regret it. Sure it is hard to get out of bed and out the door, but the insight and the people you get to meet totally outweighs the extra sleep you could get. Oh and did I mention there is free coffee and breakfast. Hope to see you at the next one which I believe will be in the new year. Be Brave... and have a great Thanksgiving.

-Jason

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