All Posts Tagged Tag: ‘citrus’
Whole Wheat Blueberry Lemon Scone Recipe
Continuing with this month’s Citrus Celebration theme, this morning we made the flakiest whole wheat blueberry lemon scones for breakfast. With a perfectly balanced aroma of lemon, sweet blueberries, and buttery goodness, these are hands-down my favourite scones. The scone is shown here with Meyer Lemon Marmalade that was made earlier this week (stay tuned for the recipe). In the meantime, try them with this Blood Orange and …
Read MoreBlood Orange and Raspberry Jam Recipe
Some things seem to be drawn together organically, like the flavors of blood orange and raspberry. It’s citrus season here now – the only time of the year blood oranges are available. Since raspberries are abundant in late summer this jam recipe has been in progress for 6 months. Despite having very different seasons the tie between these two fruits is undeniable. …
Read MorePreserved Lemons Recipe
If you haven’t yet tried preserved lemons, now is the time. Primarily used in Moroccan cooking, this unique salty citrus flavour quickly makes an amazing dish out of chicken or fish and adds lift to sautéed vegetables or beans. This recipe has only two ingredients, so choose them wisely. Organic lemons are the only ones I ever use for preserving as the rind will have less …
Read MoreSeville Orange Marmalade
There is a very small window here in the winter to find the sour Seville oranges that are used make marmalade. But since a traditional English marmalade is not considered a West Coast staple, I’d never tasted it before attempting to make it. I did, however, have a few things going in my favour: I can make a mean jam …
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