Category Archives: Citrus

Liver tonics: Pottenger’s Liver Cocktail and Raw Liver Drink

Posted on December 30, 2013 by Cat

by Cat, Dec 2013 (photo, right, from Wikimedia Commons) Includes: 1. Pottenger’s Liver Cocktail; 2. Raw Liver Drink See also: 1. Cabbage Juice Tonic; 2. Beet Kvass Perhaps one of the more well-known tonics for general health as well as liver health is … Continue reading →

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Steamed Mussels with Pasta & Vegetables

Posted on December 26, 2013 by Cat

by Cat, August 2010 (Photo, right, from Wikimedia Commons) See also: 1. Storage of Live Clams & Mussels; 2. Brining, Steaming and Storage of Live Clams & Mussels; 3. Pasta Vognole (with Clams & Cream) Growing up in inland Montana in the 50s, 600 … Continue reading →

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Live Clams & Mussels: Storage, Brining and Steaming

Posted on December 26, 2013 by Cat

by Cat, August 2012 (photo, right, by Cat) See also: 1. Steamed Mussels with Pasta and Vegetables Includes: 1. Storage of live clams & mussels; 2. Brining live clams & mussels; 3. Debeard Mussels; 4. Shucking Clams & mussels; 5. Steaming clams … Continue reading →

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Melomakarona: Source Recipes & Testing for My Recipe

Posted on December 8, 2013 by Cat

by Cat, Nov 2008 (Photo, right, from Gourmed.com (2)) See also: Melomakarona Cookies: (Greek Christmas Cookies) Includes: 1. Reference recipes; 2. Testing of ‘my recipe’ To develop my own Melomakarona recipe, I found 4 recipes online that I could compare. I … Continue reading →

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Melomakarona (Phoenikia), Honey-Spice, Greek Christmas Cookies)

Posted on December 8, 2013 by Cat

by Cat, Nov 2008 (Photo, right, from Gourmed.com (1)) Melomakarona (pronounced meh-loh-mah-KAH-roh-nah), also called Phoenikia (pronounced fee-NEEK-yah), is a wonderful honey-dipped spice cookie from Greece. It took me years to learn how to pronounce them, but the name has great rhythm, and … Continue reading →

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Caramelized Sugar Sauces: Caramel, Toffee or Butterscotch

Posted on December 8, 2013 by Cat

by Cat, Jan 2008 (photo, right, from Wikimedia Commons) Includes: 1. Caramel Sauce; 2. Toffee or Butterscotch Sauce; 3. Serving Suggestions; See also: 1. Dessert Sauces (menu); 2. Caramelized Sugar (About): Caramel, Toffee & Butterscotch Caramel, butterscotch and toffee are all varieties of caramelized … Continue reading →

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Berry Sauces

Posted on December 8, 2013 by Cat

by Cat, January 2008 (photo, right, from Wikimedia Commons) See also: 1. Dessert Sauces (menu) Includes: 1. Blueberry Sauce; 2. Berry Topping Berries make a wonderful sauce for ice cream, custard and other rich desserts.

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Wine & Orange Sauce (Greek); Grape Syrup

Posted on December 8, 2013 by Cat

by Cat, Jan 2008 (Photo, right, from Wikimedia Commons) See also: 1. Dessert Sauces (menu) Includes: 1. Greek Wine & Orange Sauce; 2. Grape Syrup Red grapes and red wines are excellent sources resveratrol, a phytonutrient present in  red fruits including red … Continue reading →

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Lemon Curd; Lemon or Orange Sauce

Posted on December 7, 2013 by Cat

by Cat, January 2008 (photo, right, from Wikimedia Commons) See also: 1. Dessert Sauces Includes: 1. Lemon curd (3 versions); 2. Lemon or Orange Sauce These are old-fashioned sauces used for old-fashioned desserts. Lemon Curd is an excellent sauce for steamed puddings and … Continue reading →

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Almond-Anise Biscotti with Chocolate Variations

Posted on December 6, 2013 by Cat

by Cat, October 2007 (Photo, right, from Wikimedia Commons, photo by Stu Spivack) Biscotti is a wonderful treat from Italy, but most countries across Europe make something similar.  For example, in Denmark & Germany, they make Rusk (Skorpor or Zweiback). As a twice-baked cookie, they … Continue reading →

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