This isn’t a weekly Kitchen Adventure, but rather a bonus recipe made with an unusual looking (but not unusual) fruit: blood oranges. I received several of these oranges, named for their striking color, from a friend’s tree. Don’t you love getting free, homegrown food? Although they make great juice, I wanted to do something more […] Read more…
This post is dedicated to Jess – happy 25th birthday! I hope you like the cake and that it made it all the way to Pittsburgh through the snow. Enjoy! I received an email earlier this week from my longtime friend Jess, who currently lives in Pittsburgh (because why not?). Prior to the City of […] Read more…
I was recently introduced to Indo-mandarinquats by a coworker. Breed mandarin oranges and kumquats and their babies are delicious little bite-sized treats with edible skin. When I was trying to find them in the produce section, I came upon another kumquat hybrid: limequats! A cross between key limes and kumquats, they look like miniature lemons […] Read more…
Here’s a random recipe floating around the net utilizing a common ingredient in an unusual way: Serious Eats posted a recipe from Joy the Baker for Chocolate Avocado Cake with Avocado Buttercream. It’s a very unusual use for avocados but I’m totally intrigued. You probably have a couple of extra avocados laying around this weekend […] Read more…
I don’t know about you, but I’ve been wondering about quince all winter. I’ve noticed it more and more, popping up in food blogs, restaurant menus, and farmer’s market jelly and other goodies. To me, it looks like a cross between a pear and a lemon (and is in fact related to pears and apples) […] Read more…