Kumquat and Mango Mojito

Wednesday, May 9th, 2007

Filed Under Cocktails, Mango, Oranges and Kumquats, Recipes | 32 Comments

Another Mojito recipe, you ask? Well, I hear that this blog has been typecasted as the cocktail blog, so to live up to the name Siv and I are trying to build a nice database of cocktail recipes. Ha ha, not really, but we haven’t been cooking much lately and haven’t been to any new restaurants, the only recipes pending in my drafts are two cocktails. So here is another sunny Mojito recipe for your drinking pleasure!
Check out my previous Mojito post […]

Orange Panna Cotta

Friday, April 27th, 2007

Filed Under Desserts, Diary, Oranges and Kumquats, Recipes | 26 Comments

Panna Cotta means Cooked Cream in Italian. This is one of the easiest desserts to make; simmer some cream and sugar, add gelatin and cool to form the most deliciously simple creamy dessert. This is also a very versatile dessert; add spices like vanilla bean, cardamom, cinnamon or ginger to the cream to make it more exotic. Another variation is to mix pureed fruits or juices directly into the cream to make a fruit flavored Panna Cotta. Panna Cotta goes nicely with […]

L is for Limeade with Blood Orange Juice

Saturday, April 14th, 2007

Filed Under Mocktails, Oranges and Kumquats, Recipes | 22 Comments

Spring is in the air! Suddenly there is a whole new variety of fruits and vegetables in the grocery stores. One fruit I look forward to in spring is Blood Orange - a variety of orange with dark red flesh. The juice is sweeter than regular oranges since the fruit is less acidic and it tastes a bit like raspberries mixed with oranges. Blood Oranges are full of antioxidants and are excellent sources of Vitamin C. The juice is normally used […]