Lemon Blueberry Loaf
Apr 29, 2007
We've added a subtle blend of spices to basic shortbread for extra festive flavour. If you wish, omit the spice to adapt the dough to an endless number of recipes.
When sweetened with mango and ginger, delicate teas like Ceylon black or green gunpowder make refreshing afternoon drinks or light, fruity iced teas. Dried calendula flowers, a variety of marigolds, are available in fine food and health food stores. Add sugar after steeping if you wish to accentuate the fruity flavour.
A beautiful gingerbread house is a great project - just the kind that makes family traditions and memories, as well as a not-to-be-missed decoration for the house and a delicious post-Christmas treat for the builders.
This is medivnyk, a mellow, lightly spiced honey cake — one of the sweet endings to a Ukrainian Holy Night supper
Oatcakes are savory enough to eat with mild, buttery cheeses, yet their touch of sweetness satisfies a craving for cookies.
Introduce vegetables to the breakfast table with these hearty griddle cakes. Top with syrup or low-fat yogurt. You can even freeze them to pop in the toaster oven.
Fluttering dragonflies will catch everyone's eyes with their colourful sparkle and brilliant shades. Insert lollipop sticks into a few cookies before chilling them to make cookie pops.
Use this as a base for vinaigrette to drizzle over simple cucumber or vegetable salads. Present it in bottles chosen for gift giving. – A.K.
