This was an impromptu birthday cake for my son, who loves Asian-style fresh-fruit cakes. With no time for gelatin layers or fancy work, I put together a few quick components, and everyone who tried it agreed this is as good a non-chocolate cake as any of us had ever eaten. It’s light and a bit […]
Recipes
Mojo sauce
Delicious on fried plantains, chicken, fish, tomatoes — so many ways to use this herby Cuban sauce, and so many ways to make it! Print Recipe Mojo sauce Course Side dish Servings Ingredients Base 12 cloves garlic1/4 cup olive oil1/3 cup lime juice FRESH!1/3 cup orange juice FRESH!1 tsp toasted cumin, ground1 tsp ground pepper […]
Lasagna
Honey Rind
Citrus peels are packed with secondary metabolites, but can be too strong for some tastes. Zest doesn’t store well because the essential oils evaporate quickly, so over the years I threw out so many peels before discovering this solution! Use a micro-zester to completely remove the colored portion of clean organic citrus fruit. Add enough honey […]
Caper Lemon chicken
Overview: make a paste of capers, cured lemon, thyme, garlic and salt, and roast chicken.
Fish Blend #1
Cream Cheese Icing
Honey-sweetened icing for carrot cake, cinnamon rolls, etc. Print Recipe Cream Cheese Icing Servings Ingredients 2 pkg Cream Cheese I prefer Philadelphia brand1 stick Butter2 t vanilla1/3 C honey Use a good honey! Servings Ingredients 2 pkg Cream Cheese I prefer Philadelphia brand1 stick Butter2 t vanilla1/3 C honey Use a good honey! Instructions Make […]
Carrot Cake
This is a honey-sweetened carrot cake recipe my mother created for my stepdad when he gave up all refined sugar. That was in the early 1980’s long before it was fashionable, but his family history of heart disease led him to develop what remains a very modern dietary response. He has since eliminated honey and […]