Pear Chutney with Dates and Pecans
While residing in the vale of Evesham, I had the opportunity to sample some of England’s best produce. Every day for weeks on end I took on the challenge of coming up with a different cooked chutney, and in due course this recipe emerged from the test kitchen as everyone’s favorite. Preparation and cooking time (after assembling ingredients): about 1 hour Ingredients • Crushed dried red chilies – ¼ – ½ teaspoon (1-2 ml) •...
Sweet Potato Salad in Maple-Lemon Vinaigrette
Ingredients • Sweet potatoes (about 2 pounds/1kg), washed but not peeled – 6 medium-sized • Maple syrup or honey – 4 tbsp • Orange or tangerine juice – 3 tbsp • Lemon or lemon juice – 3 tbsp • Salt – ¾ tsp • Freshly ground black pepper or 1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper – ¼ tsp • Olive oil, or 2 tablespoons almond oil and 6 tablespoons sunflower oil – ½ cup • Finely chopped fresh coriander or...
Apple Salad
Outside of Kashmir, where most of India’s apples are grown, the texture tends to be mealy –a sure sign of over ripening due to long storage at warm temperatures. On the whole, I do not find them as good as most. American varieties. Use any crisp salad or all-purpose apple: for example, Newton, pippin or McIntosh, which are crisp, sweet and juicy, with a tangy overtone; anything from sweet red or Golden Delicious to tart granny Smith...
Christmas Fruitcake 1
Ingredients •½ C dried pineapple •½ C dried cranberries •1 C raisins •1 C chopped glace cherries •1 C chopped candied mixed fruit peel (tutti-fruity) •½ C chopped pecans •¼ C chopped almonds •2¼ C all purpose flour •1 Tsp baking powder •½ Tsp baking soda •¼ Tsp all spice powder •1 C butter, softened •1 C brown sugar •3 Tsp egg replacer mixed with 4 Tbsp of warm water •1 Tsp lemon rind •2 Tsp orange rind •¾ C fresh orange juice Cake...
Carrot Cake
Ingredients: • Fresh lemon juice – 3 tsp • Milk – 1 1/4 cup • Corn or mild olove oil – 2/3 cup • Finely grated orange rind – 2 tsp • Soft brown sugar – 3/4 cup • Pure vanilla extract – 3 tsp • Wholemeal pastry flour – 1 1/2 cups • Unbleached plain flour – 1 1/2 cups • Baking powder – 1 1/2 tsp • Ground cinnamon – 1 1/2 tsp • Ground cloves – 1/2 tsp • Salt – 1/2...