Traditionally Lent and Easter must have been a bit of a culinary rollercoaster. Indulgence on Shrove Tuesday followed by fasting from Ash Wednesday through to the Easter Weekend, followed by a feast and chocolate eggs on Easter Sunday. Easter isn’t Easter without Hot Cross Buns. The smell of the fragrant spices and fruit as you bake/toast [...]
Posted in Baking, Breakfast, Recipes, Vegetarian on Apr 15th, 2009
The idea of having challenges to come up with recipes with a set of ingredients was something Paul had been thinking about since we started the blog. I noticed recently that A Slice of Cherry Pie and Real Epicurean run such a competition, In the Bag. For March, the ingredients were Leeks, Eggs and Cheese. [...]
Posted in Breakfast, Main Meals, Vegetarian on Apr 3rd, 2009
A while ago, I got a comment from Mario suggesting another recipe to make use of the Date Syrup. Simply put, Dibis W’rashi is a mix of Tahini (Sesame Seed Paste) and Date Syrup (Rub). It originates from Assyria (a region encompassing Iraq), although variations occur in other places. In Turkey, they mix Tahini with [...]
Posted in Breakfast on Mar 31st, 2009