It’s raining, its sunny, it’s freezing, it’s snowing, it’s citrus season, baby! Talk about my favourite season because it’s also agbalumo season, and though I’m far from home, away from the source of that joy, I can bask in the joy here – of juice oranges and ugli, sanguinello and kumquats, tangerines, tangelos, mandarins and […]
Seasonal Produce
Apple, Cucumber, Green Pepper Salad, with Cilantro
This salad is easy to rustle up, requires no special ingredients or equipment and is a delight to eat any time of day or year – fresh, sweet, crunch, herby, tart, sour, spicy all make an appearance in the combination of apples, pickled cucumbers, green peppers – bell or jalapenos and my all-time favourite cilantro. […]
Rhubarb & Strawberry Jam Galette de Pérouges
‘Tis the season for rhubarb. And bread dough still, right? And you know that strawberry and rhubarb are a thing, no? It’s also the season of galettes and tarts, pies and cobblers. Crisps, pandowdies, crumbles and every combination of fruit and crust – top, bottom, crumbled, cut, laid down in rounds. I remember a friend […]
Roasted Rhubarb & Ginger Jam
A simple recipe using roasted rhubarb which intensifies the flavour and keeps the colour – everyone’s happy! Get the roasted rhubarb recipe here For the jam: Put the roasted rhubarb and 3 tablespoons of juice into a small pan with the rest of the sugar and the grated ginger. Let cook for about 10 minutes […]
Roasted Rhubarb Limeade
An update to a 10-year old post – still valid, I hope you enjoy it too:) The prospect of S’mores fired her up intensely. From deep in her belly, she longed to stoke a fire, so its rising flames and crackling sounds could warm her and melt her ‘mallows till they softened and oozed their […]
Roasted Rhubarb
Or how to keep rhubarb in the pink of health 🙂 To roast the rhubarb, wash each piece then top and tail. Cut into 1/2 – 1 inch pieces. Toss chunks with sugar, some freshly grated ginger and place on an oven tray. Roast at 200 deg C for 12 – 15 minutes till your […]
Rhubarb Tian – in the shadows of the Daring Bakers….again
I will not be left out, it is rhubarb season after all and this time I am determined to cook it rosy pink. Last year when I rustled up a compote of rhubarb and ginger, I was happy with the taste but secretly abhorred the brown, ugly compote. Thankfully, this year, none of that happened. […]