Apricot, Ginger, & Pistachio Scones
Tuesday, February 2nd, 2010
The so very “British” quick tea time breads are the scones; this time slightly sweet with lots of apricots, and pistachios flavored with ginger and lime zest.
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Posts Tagged ‘apricot’
Quinoa with Apricot, Asparagus & Almond
Monday, September 14th, 2009
Quinoa (pronounced Keen-wah), is used as a whole grain, & has been an ancient food that is cultivated in South American Andes since at least 3,000 B.C. It has been a staple food of the native inhabitants. “The ancient Incas called quinoa the “mother grain” and revered it as sacred. Each year at planting time it was traditional for the Inca leader to plant the first quinoa seed using a solid gold shovel!” (Quinoa from Andes, has great information on Quinoa).
Apricot Jalapeno Chutney
Saturday, December 20th, 2008
Sweet Chutney served after a full course meal is an integral part of Bengali cuisine. Every single day while I was growing up, we would end end our meal with some kind of sweet chutney which would be polished of the plate with fingers & later the fingers licked off clean. I guess that served as a kind of dessert… the Bongs as everyone knows are famous for their “sweet teeth”.. not just a “tooth”. The chutney would be made of any seasonal ingredient. In summer it would be raw mangoes or pineapples, in fall & winter – the irrestible red tomatoes.
