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Category Archives: Nuts and seeds
Winter Greens Salad: Endive and Apple Salad with Warm Goat Cheese
by Cat, Dec 2011 (Photo, right, from Wikimedia Commons) See also: 1. Coleslaw (Red or Green); 2. Waldorf Salad These days, lettuce and other simple greens are available year-round, so we don’t think much about the importance of winter greens. But in times … Continue reading
Posted in Alcohol, Apple, Pear, Dairy, Fat or oil, Fruit, Herbs, Nuts and seeds, Raw, Uncategorized
Tagged apple, butter, chèvre, filbert, hazelnut, olive oil, pomegranate, shallot, spinach
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Waldorf Salad
by Cat, Nov 2009 (Photo, right, from Wikimedia Commons) I am very fond of apples and try to eat at least a half-apple every day (raw) with brie cheese. I also like them cooked, not just as applesauce or apple pie, … Continue reading
Posted in Apple, Pear, Dairy, Eggs, Fat or oil, Flavoring, Leafy Veggie, Nuts and seeds, Raw, Sweetener
Tagged apple, celery, cream, mayonnaise, pecans, walnuts
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Melomakarona: Source Recipes & Testing for My Recipe
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
Posted in Alcohol, Baked, Citrus, Fat or oil, Flour, Nuts and seeds, Spices, Sweetener
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Melomakarona (Phoenikia), Honey-Spice, Greek Christmas Cookies)
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
Almond-Anise Biscotti with Chocolate Variations
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
Posted in Baked, Chocolate, Cocoa, Citrus, Eggs, Fat or oil, Grain, Nuts and seeds, Spices, Sweetener
Tagged almond, anise extract, chocolate, egg, flour, lemon, maple syrup
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Rusk (Skorpor or Zwieback)
by Cat, Sept 2007 (photo, right, from Wikimedia Commons) Called skorpor in Denmark and zwieback in Germany, rusk is used throughout western Europe mainly as a breakfast item: dipped into coffee, or broken into a bowl and eaten as a cereal with … Continue reading
Posted in Baked, Dairy, Eggs, Fat or oil, Grain, Nuts and seeds
Tagged almond, butter, egg, flour, milk, spelt, wheat, yeast
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Juleglogg – Danish Christmas Mulled Wine
By Cat, Dec 2013 (Photo, right, from Wikimedia Commons) Includes: 1. Julegløgg (Danish Hot Christmas Glogg) These recipes contains alcohol, so should be consumed in moderation. When I was in my 30’s I had an annual Christmas Party around the 15th … Continue reading
Posted in Alcohol, Citrus, Dried fruit, Nuts and seeds, Simmered, Spices, Sweetener
Tagged almonds, brandy, cardamom, cinnamon, clove, raisins, wine
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Coleslaw, with Red or Green Cabbage
by Cat, Sept 2007; updated Dec 2013 (Photo, right, from Wikimedia Commons) Coleslaw is a great salad to serve at a picnic, with fried chicken, baked ham, or a fish dinner. It is also a part of my Danish tradition, which … Continue reading
Posted in Alcohol, Apple, Pear, Dairy, Fat or oil, Leafy Veggie, Nuts and seeds, Root Veggie, Sweetener
Tagged apple, cabbage, celery heart, cream, mayonnaise
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Brussels Sprouts: Caramelized or Roasted
by Cat, Nov 2011 (Photo, right, from Wikimedia Commons) See also: Basic Braised Greens (About) Includes: 1. Caramelized Brussels Sprouts, with Lemon; 2. Roasted Brussels Sprouts with Pecans It took me a long time to warm up to the cabbage family. That … Continue reading
Posted in Citrus, Fat or oil, Nuts and seeds, Onion family, Uncategorized
Tagged brussels sprouts, garlic, lemon, pecans
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Pasta con le Sarde (with Sardines)
by Cat, June 2010 ((Photo, right, from Wikimedia Commons) See also 1. Sardines (About); 2. Marinated Sardines Includes: 1. Gay’s Pasta with Sardines; 2. Pasta con le Sarde Sardines are becoming popular, primarily because they are a fish relatively free from water … Continue reading
Posted in Alcohol, Boiled, Bread, Citrus, Dried fruit, Fat or oil, Fish, Herbs, Leafy Veggie, Nuts and seeds, Onion family, Pasta, Sauteed, Simmered, Uncategorized
Tagged capers, currants, fennel, garlic, onion, pine nuts, sardines, spaghetti, wine
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