When I’m at the grocery store, I often can’t resist buying whatever produce is on sale. I find this forces me to be a little more creative, using ingredients I might not normally use and trying to combine what I already have around (to avoid another grocery store run). When I picked up a whole pineapple on sale, I wasn’t sure if I wanted to do something savory or sweet with it – so I decided to cook a jam that could go either way. This jam is sweet, but not too sweet, and has an extra exotic flavor from the use of cardamom. My first use of the jam was as a topping on an Italian sausage (along with cheddar cheese and some hot sauce), and it was an amazing mix of flavors; as I’d hoped, the sweetness of the jam plays very nicely with savory foods. I’ve since put this jam on pizza, mixed it into black beans, and swirled it into yogurt – all delicious applications!