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I’m Matthew. I love food. I love making delicious food for my friends and family. Sometimes I want to make something traditional, sometimes I want to make something modern. One day I’ll have an urge to slave away over the stove and the next I’ll want to throw something together in 15 minutes.

If this sounds anything like you, welcome to my food blog.

  • My Best Recipe For Spiced Rum Cake | Jam & Bread | Matthew Smedal
    Cakes & Tortes,  Sweets

    My Best Recipe For Spiced Rum Cake

    May 10, 2021 /

    It's five-o-clock-somewhere with my best recipe for Spiced Rum Cake. My Spiced Rum Cake is frosted with a Rum Buttercream and topped with a homemade Rum Glaze.

  • Cakes & Tortes,  Christmas,  Sweets

    How To Make a Christmas Cake, Part 2

    December 19, 2020 /

    'Twas the week before Christmas you know what that means... The time has come to finish your Christmas Cake! This part is a breeze, so pour yourself some eggnog, grab some decorations, and let's go!

  • Cakes & Tortes,  Christmas,  Sweets

    How To Make A Christmas Cake, Part 1

    November 19, 2020 /

    Far more fruit than cake, Christmas Cake is fed once a week for a month or so with alcohol; brushed with apricot jam; covered with a thin layer of marzipan; frosted with royal icing, and decorated from there as you see…

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✨ Pomegranate Gin Martini ✨⁠ ⁠ #sponsored ✨ Pomegranate Gin Martini ✨⁠ ⁠ #sponsored Ad21+ The Empress 1908 Pomegranate Gin Martini is the grown-up drink of late-summer. Made with sweet-tart pomegranate juice, Victoria Distiller's fabulous Empress 1908 Gin, orange liquor and a perfect balance of simple syrup and lemon juice this drink will have you sipping long into the late summer evenings of August.⁠ ⁠ 2 ounces @empress1908gin⁠ 1/2 ounce orange liquor⁠ 3 ounces pomegranate juice⁠ 1/2 ounce simple syrup⁠ 1/2 ounce freshly squeezed lemon juice⁠ Amarena cherries, for garnish⁠ ice⁠ ⁠ Fill a martini shaker with ice. Add Empress 1908 Gin, orange liquor, pomegranate juice, simple syrup and lemon juice. Shake to combine. Strain the drink into a martini glass and garnish with an uneven number of Amarena cherries. ⁠ ⁠ And yes, you may have seen this on your feed before. Instagram took down my original post because -- well, I don't actually know why -- they just did it. 🤦🏻‍♂️ But the people @empress1908gin are so nice and their product is so good I wanted to put it back up!⁠ ⁠ Empress 1908 Gin is a hand-crafted spirit from Victoria Distillers in British Columbia, Canada, and is inspired by the renowned tea and cocktail programs of the iconic Fairmont Empress Hotel in Victoria. Empress 1908 is micro-distilled in small batch copper-pot stills using butterfly pea blossoms which pair gorgeously with the pomegranate juice in my cocktail. It’s long summer evenings in a glass, you guys. ⁠ ⁠ #EmpressGin #SipResponsibly⁠ ⁠ #cocktails #drinks #mixology #bar #craftcocktail #cocktailporn #gin #mixologist #drinkstagram #imbibegram #cocktailtime #cocktailoftheday #imbibe #liquorgram#cocktailphotography #drinkoftheday #foodblogger ⁠#cocktails🍹⁠
Hey everyone! Here's a little recipe for homemade Hey everyone! Here's a little recipe for homemade grenadine syrup. It's so much better than store bought, and it's super easy to make. Best of all, it tastes like what its' supposed to taste like... pomegranate. I know, who knew, right?⁠ 📸 = 60 mm 1/125, f4.5, ISO 200 (natural light) jamandbreadofficial.com ⁠ #pomegranate #grenadine #shotoncanon #homemadegrenadine #grenadinesyrup #foodtographyschool #foodartproject⁠ #ShotOnCanon #foodphotographers #foodphotography #foodphotographer #foodphotography101 #gaybaker #NYCfoodphotographer #NYCfoodporn #brooklynfood #feedfeed #9vaga_food9 #foodartblogs⁠ #artificiallight⁠ ⁠ @9vaga_food9 @foodartblogs @thefeedfeed @thebakefeed @foodblogfeed @foodandwine @food_glooby @thekitchn @food52⁠ ⁠@thefeedfeed.baking⁠
Heading into this hot, hot, hot, NYC weekend I'm t Heading into this hot, hot, hot, NYC weekend I'm thinking: Yes, I will haul out that Watermelon Gin Punch recipe I have.⁠ ⁠ Link in bio!⁠ jamdandbreadofficial.com⁠ https://jamandbreadofficial.com/watermelon-gin-punch/⁠ ⁠ #watermelonpunch #watermelonginpunch #summerishere #cocktailrecipes #cocktailrecipe⁠ ⁠ #foodtographyschool #foodartproject⁠ #ShotOnCanon #foodphotographers #foodphotography #foodphotographer #foodphotography101 #NYCfoodphotographer #NYCfoodporn #brooklynfood ⁠ ⁠ @9vaga_food9 @foodartblogs @thefeedfeed @thebakefeed @foodblogfeed @foodandwine @food_glooby @thekitchn @food52⁠ ⁠@thefeedfeed.baking⁠
#BTS of my shoot with the one-and-only @culinaryjo #BTS of my shoot with the one-and-only @culinaryjochef culinaryjochef and my Queen Of Pudding. Peep my main post if you want a chance to win a Kitchen Torch of your own. Thanks for watching and supporting me everyone!! 🤓👍🏻❤️ 📸 = 24mm | 1/250, f35, ISO 100 + strobe⁠⁠ ⁠⁠ jamandbreadofficial.com⁠⁠ #foodtographyschool #foodartblogs #foodartproject⁠ #ShotOnCanon #foodphotographers #foodphotography #foodphotographer #foodphotography101 #gaybaker #gaybaker #NYCfoodphotographer #NYCfoodporn #brooklynfood #feedfeed #9vaga_food9 #foodartblogs⁠ #artificiallight⁠ ⁠ @9vaga_food9 @foodartblogs @thefeedfeed @thebakefeed @foodblogfeed @foodandwine @food_glooby @thekitchn @food52⁠ ⁠@foodartproject⁠⁠
🙌🏻 GIVEAWAY 🙌🏻 The nice people at @cul 🙌🏻 GIVEAWAY 🙌🏻 The nice people at @culinaryjochef are going to give one person who follows me a complimentary Kitchen Torch. #Winning -- Rules below!⁠ ⁠ And the torch works great!! 🔥I used mine to torch the meringue on top of my Queen Of Pudding here (QOP is a classic English dessert, and if you don't know it hang on and I'll get a recipe written up for you because you will want to make it). ⁠ ⁠ Check out my #BTS reel to see the torch in action. 🤓⁠ ⁠ But wait, there's more! Jo Chef is the only brand to offer a Kitchen Torch and Butane Fuel bundle, meaning you aren't frantically hauling to the hardware store on Saturday afternoon before your friends come over to ask someone who specializes in chain-saw-repair for a fuel canister that will *hopefully* fit. The torch is really small, which I like especially as my kitchen is filled to the brim already and space is at a premium. And while I used mine for meringue, the torch can get hot -- up to 2,370°F which is enough to sear meat (that's 1,230°C for those of you who have moved on from Fahrenheit). Jo Chef will also send a free recipe eBook to help with kitchen inspiration. ⁠ ⁠ Here are the rules (they're pretty simple!):⁠ 1. You must follow both me and @culinaryjochef. And if you don't currently, it's not too late to start!⁠ 2. You must tag at least two friends in the comments below. Want more entries? Tag more friends!⁠ 3. Everyone who shares this post as a story gets an additional two entries!⁠ BOOM!⁠ 4. Winner will be chosen on Monday, May 16th, 2022⁠ 5. Open to US residents only. I know, I know, there is a great big world out there, but rules are rules. ⁠ ⁠ --⁠ ⁠ 📸= 24mm 1/250, f5, ISO 100 + strobe⁠ ⁠ jamandbreadofficial.com⁠ ⁠ #pudding #queenofpuddings #allhail #longlivethequeen #britishdessert #jochef ⁠ ⁠ #foodtographyschool #foodartproject⁠ #ShotOnCanon #foodphotographers #foodphotography #foodphotographer #foodphotography101 #gaybaker #NYCfoodphotographer #NYCfoodporn ##brooklynfood #feedfeed #9vaga_food9 #foodartblogs⁠ #artificiallight⁠ ⁠ @9vaga_food9 @foodartblogs @thefeedfeed @thebakefeed @foodblogfeed @foodandwine @food_glooby @thekitchn @food52⁠ ⁠@thefeedfeed.baking⁠
The best thing about freezing your pie a few month The best thing about freezing your pie a few months ago is that you can take it out of the freezer and have, like, pie in winter. #strawberryrhubarbpie⁠ ⁠ Thanks for the recipe @testkitchen⁠ ⁠ 📸= 35mm, 1/200, f4, ISO100 + strobe⁠ ⁠ #pie #piesofinstagram #rhubarb #strawberryrhubarb #piedayfriday#atkgrams⁠ ⁠ #foodtographyschool #foodartproject⁠ #ShotOnCanon #foodphotographers #foodphotography #foodphotographer #foodphotography101 #feedfeed #9vaga_food9 #foodartblogs⁠ #artificiallight #atkgrams⁠ ⁠ @9vaga_food9 @foodartblogs @thefeedfeed @thebakefeed @foodblogfeed @foodandwine @food_glooby @thekitchn @food52⁠ ⁠@foodartproject⁠⁠ ⁠ ⁠#jamaicaplainma #boston #bostonfoodie #bostonfoodies #bostonfoodphotographer #bostonfood #igboston
Because today is the perfect day to make British S Because today is the perfect day to make British Scones.⁠ ⁠ Recipe link in bio.⁠ jamandbreadofficial.com⁠ https://jamandbreadofficial.com/how-to-make-perfect-british-scones-a-crash-course-for-americans/⁠ ⁠ #scones #britishscones #creamtea #sconesrecipe⁠⠀⁠ ⁠⠀⁠ #feedfeed #thebakefeed #bakefromscratch #foodblogfeed #kitchn #inmykitchen #imsomartha #foodinspo #bakestagram #bakersgonnabake #shareyourtable #food4thought #tastingtable #foodtographyschool⁠ #foodblogger ⁠#bostonfoodie #bostonfoodphotographer #9Vaga_Food9 #foodartblogs ⁠#artificiallight⁠ ⁠⠀⁠ @foodartblogs @9vaga_food9 @thefeedfeed @thebakefeed @foodblogfeed @foodandwine @food_glooby @thekitchn @thefeedfeed.baking @food52⁠
Lyndon made this delicious Bouillabaisse for our f Lyndon made this delicious Bouillabaisse for our friends Pam and Alice. And I had to take a picture. ⁠ ⁠ Thanks @redsbest for the fish and @nytcooking for the recipe.⁠ ⁠ 📸= 35mm, 1/250, f3.5, ISO100 + strobe⁠ ⁠ #bouillabaisse #fishstew #coldweatherfood #frenchfoodathome ⁠ ⁠ #foodartblogs #foodartproject⁠ #ShotOnCanon #foodphotographers #foodphotography #foodphotographer #foodphotography101 #9vaga_food9 #instafoodporn #artificiallight #foodtographyschool #redsbest #foodphotography📷 #nytcooking #stew⁠ ⁠ @9vaga_food9 @foodartblogs @foodblogfeed @foodandwine @food_glooby @thekitchn @food52⁠ ⁠@foodartproject⁠⁠ ⁠ ⁠#jamaicaplainma #boston #bostonfoodie #bostonfoodies #bostonfoodphotographer #bostonfood #igboston
I’ve been pretty busy lately doing not-food-and- I’ve been pretty busy lately doing not-food-and-photography things (and I miss both so much!) but I have to take a minute to drop my White Chocolate Candy Cane Macs into Insta. They’re so good you guys! I hope everyone is having a wonderful holiday season! ⁠ Link in bio!⁠ jamdandbreadofficial.com⁠ ⁠ #holidaydessertrecipe⁠⠀⁠ ⁠⠀⁠ #macaronstagram #feedfeed #thebakefeed #bakefromscratch #foodblogfeed #gloobyfood #kitchn #foodphotos #foodphotographer #bakingblog #bakersofinstagram #bakestagram #inmykitchen #imsomartha #foodinspo #bakestagram #bakersgonnabake #forthemaking #prettyfood #damnthatsdelish #dessertlovers #bakeandshare #shareyourtable #food4thought #tastingtable ⁠⠀⁠ ⁠⠀⁠ #foodartblogs⁠⠀⁠ ⁠⠀⁠ @foodartblogs @thefeedfeed @thebakefeed @foodblogfeed @foodandwine @food_glooby @thekitchn @thefeedfeed.baking @food52⁠⠀⁠ ⁠⠀⁠ #foodtographyschool #imsomartha #jamaicaplainma ⠀
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