Sean Timberlake’s strawberry jam with balsamic and black pepper

We at weirdcombinations had the pleasure of meeting Sean Timberlake from Hedonia and now, his latest blog-venture, Punk Domestics, a while back for drinks and pizza at the oh-so-trendy Mission hot-spot, Beretta.

Sean Timberlake’s strawberry jam with balsamic and black pepper

Sean and Hegui had been corresponding for a while, and both Hegui and I had been admiring Hedonia since we started blogging last year. I even commented on Sean’s strawberry jam when he posted it in May because I was so excited by the black pepper. How marvelous to have a jar of this homemade hedonic delight presented as a get-to-know-you gift at our first meeting. Thank you, Sean!

Well, we’ve finally eaten through our boring store-bought jams, so this morning, we cracked open the real thing. We ate it with a baguette from Acme. I also tried it with some sunflower butter and bread.

you'll jump out of your pants, too, when you try Sean Timberlake’s strawberry jam with balsamic and black pepper

It worked really well with breakie, regardless of what your preconceived notions might be about balsamic and black pepper in the morning. Mostly it tasted like strawberries but with a deep yet subtle earthy flavor—kind of like a fine red wine. We loved it!

Wow! If you ever make more, Sean, I’m willing to pay you…

Sean Timberlake’s strawberry jam with balsamic and black pepper on a slice of Acme baguette