This is the actual yellow of these Key limes. Key Lime Indian Pickle Print Prep time 15 mins Cook time 5 mins Total time 20 mins An exquisite side-dish for any Indian or Southeast Asian cuisine. Recipe By: Sheila McDuffie Cuisine: Indian Serves: 1 pint Ingredients 12 Key limes or 8 limes, cut […]
Cayenne Pepper Ristra
Found some killer cayenne peppers at Nagy’s Peaches. Upon embarking on the preserving process for drying hot peppers, I looked up how to make a ristra and quickly decided to just string my cayenne peppers with a needle and twine. The guy in the video was extremely adept at tying knots but I was not […]
Kumquat Chutney
Challenged myself this past week with looking at light in food photography. Fell in love with chiaroscuro and Scandinavian/Mystic Light styles that are so in voque now. Mood is conveyed with darker colors and light concentrated to draw the eye. Painterly effects reminiscent of Vermeer and Caravaggio are imitated, bringing back memories of my time […]
Moroccan Preserved Lemons, Harissa, and Ras el Hanout
My students often ask me what my favorite cuisine is and invariably I answer Moroccan. I love the taste triumvirate of the hot harissa, preserved lemons, and complex ras el hanout, all pulled together with the sweet addition of a spoonful of honey. One of these ingredients you must plan for a month ahead […]
Crystallized Ginger
The freshly dug, young ginger that I got the other week at the farmers’ market wasn’t going to last forever, so why not make crystallized ginger! It’s so adorable, with it’s sweet bite awakening cakes, cookies, juices, dessert toppings, scones, etc. It’s been on my Martha Stewart Not-So-Everyday List for 20 years. I sugared lilacs […]
Slow-Roasted Tomatoes
Slow and Easy. It really doesn’t get any slower or easier than this and the reward is greater than the expended effort (so much for physics). Many recipes for slow-roasted tomatoes have the oven temperature cranked up to 400 degrees and sugar added, both combining to create more caramelization. I prefer a lower oven temperature and […]