Chipotle Tomato Jam on Freshly Preserved Ideas

Hello, friends. We are deep in the dog days of summer, and despite the heat wave that I hear is also happening all over the country, this is one of my favorite times of year. The ocean is warm, the backyard barbecue/pool party game is strong, and the summer vegetable garden is at its peak.

This is when the tomatoes are at their juiciest, sweetest, and richest, and a late summer harvest means there’s sometimes more than I can eat in a week. For those times, there’s tomato jam.

I’ve always bee...