Makes 30 small muffins 2 sticks butter, 226 grams, softened 1 cup sugar 4 eggs 2 tablespoons honey 1½ cups white bread flour 1½ teaspoon baking powder 30 muffin liners 2 punnets black currants/2 cups is 300 grams picked over currants Cream butter and sugar until white and almost fluffy. Add eggs and beat forContinue reading “Black Currant and Honey Muffins”
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Refreshing Cocktail
3 tablespoons Gin 2 tablespoons lemonjuice 2 teaspoons honey 2 teaspoons water Measure all ingredients in a shaker filled with ice. Shake vigorously until mixture is cold. Strain into coupe glass. Decorate with curly lemon zest. Serve or drink it yourself and make another one if you have company.
Gravlox with Honey
Of course this very Nordic dish may be made more superbly with honey! 2 pounds fresh salmon fillet 3 tablespoons salt 2 tablespoons honey 2 teaspoons dried Thyme 1 teaspoon white pepper corns Zest of one lemon Cut fillet in half. Grate the lemon zest. Crush the pepper corns coarsely in a mortar. Rub theContinue reading “Gravlox with Honey”
Limeade
Serves 4 ½ cup liquid honey ¾ cup fresh lime juice 4 cups very cold water 20 ice cubes Pour honey into large pitcher. Add lime juice and stir well until honey is dissolved. Add the water and stir until combined. Add ice cubes, stir and pour into tall, ice-filled glasses. This is a tangyContinue reading “Limeade”
Italian Bean Soup
Serves 4 – 6 Either buy canned beans or start a day ahead, soaking beans and chickpeas overnight. About 1 cup dry beans and ½ cup dry chickpeas will yield about 13.5 ounces of beans and about 6 ounces chickpeas. No worries if the amounts do not match exactly – it will be fantastic eitherContinue reading “Italian Bean Soup”
Extraordinary Couscous
Serves 4 1 ¾ cup “cooked” couscous 2 tablespoons unsalted butter 2 tablespoons honey 1 lemon 4 peach halves, canned or fresh, cut into ½ pound halloumi ½ tablespoon butter 1 handful rucola salad or dandelion leaves, about 2 ounces Mix the butter and the honey into the warm couscous. Juice the lemon and grateContinue reading “Extraordinary Couscous”
Potato Salad
Serves 4 1 ¾ pounds potatoes ½ pound asparagus ⅓ pound radishes 2 – 3 scallions, about 1 ½ ounces 2 – 3 tomatoes, about 5 ounces salt white pepper 1 tablespoon fresh dill 3 ounces butter 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil 1 ½ tablespoon white vinegar 1 tablespoon honey 1 – 2 garlic cloves,Continue reading “Potato Salad”
Spagetti Sauce with Lentils
Serves 4 1 tablespoon butter 1 onion, finely chopped 2 garlic cloves, finely chopped 1 pound chopped tomatoes 2 cups water and 1 buillon cube (or 2 cups already made buillon) ½ cup whipping cream ½ cup red lentils 1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar 1 tablespoon dried oregano 1 tablespoon honey Salt White pepper In aContinue reading “Spagetti Sauce with Lentils”
Honey Vinaigrette
Honey Vinaigrette Probably slightly redundant to point out in a blog like this, but what else to call a classic vinaigrette dressing with honey? 2 tablespoons Italian EVOO 2 tablespoons white vinegar 1 teaspoon honey Salt White pepper Whisk together.