As promised, here is another recipe to use with the Prickly Pear & Passion Fruit Curd from this week’s Kitchen Adventure. Crepes are very simple and incredibly versatile. Fill ’em with jam, Nutella, curd, fresh fruit, pretty much anything you want. And of course you can make them into entrees by filling them with things […] Read more…
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Week 10: Spring Inspired Macarons
A couple of weeks ago I heard from a long-lost friend via Facebook. I’ve known Jessica since preschool but haven’t seen her since she moved away in junior high. She’s now living in Mexico and can’t find a lot of the ingredients I use here, but Mexico has many of its own unusual foods. I […] Read more…
Cinnamon Babka
Inspired by Serious Eats’ quest to find the best babka in NYC, I decided to try my hand at making babka. I’m going to New York at the end of the month and will seek out the best babkas for comparison. Although I love chocolate, cinnamon holds a special place in my heart (and stomach). […] Read more…
Week 9: The Weirdest Looking Veggie I've Ever Seen
One day I was innocently shopping at my local food co-op, looking for ingredients for a normal (i.e. non-Kitchen Adventure) dinner. I was browsing the produce section when this odd looking vegetable caught my eye. I literally did a double-take. Doesn’t it look like some sort of alien vegetable? I had my Ipod on me […] Read more…
Blood Orange Muffins with Candied Blood Orange Slices
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…