Dried citrus rinds and preserved citrus have long been used as spices. Shoot, I am currently drinking a vodka and tonic with a twist of lime! I have some dried orange rind and lemon rind in my larder....what kind of citrus do you have lurking about? Dried or fresh rinds, or preserved works for this month's challenge. I want to hear about your latest creation. Post your recipe featuring citrus starting Feb. 12...deadline is February 18. I will post a round up of your work here on February 23. Can't wait to see what you come up with.....for a complete list of who is participating in the Spice Rack Challenge and what it entails....click on the tab above.
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This is awesome, because there were these citrus and rosemary cookies I wanted to make last time, but just didn't have the time. Now I can!
Ok, my first comment was "citris? a spice" then I read the next sentence. Ok, I get it. Do you think candied peels would count or is that too much? We love them!
Yay! Citrus! Should be good!
I think January and February should get married and make lots of delicious little gourmet babies. Can't wait to see what everybody cooks up!
Wish I was drinking a vodka tonic with a twist right now...!
Did someone say vodka tonic? 'cuz that's all I heard. ;-)
I have a couple different types of dried citrus zest that have been languishing on my spice shelf. I guess I can no longer procrastinate about finding something to do with them.
Well, shoot, the last post I made before my months-long hiatus was homemade limoncello...talk about ideal. However, I already know exactly what I'm going to make, and it's not more limoncello. :)
This is not citrus as a spice / seasoning, but one of my favorite January pick-me-ups is to make a citrus fruit salad: grapefruit, oranges, clementines - or whatever is on hand - and (new this year!) pomengranate seeds.
Sounds like a really mild pick-me-up in comparison to the vodka tonic, though...
Thanks for picking my suggestion! I suggested it so that maybe people could discover the magic of dried limes, which are a staple of Iranian/Persian food. Check 'em out! These puppies aren't pretty to look at, but they really pack a delicious wallop of citrus and fermented tang. I'm hoping to engage in a Persian cook-fest this weekend, and share the results in my next Spice Rack Challenge post! Good luck everyone!
I can't seem to get the link to work this month. Here is my post:
http://arcticgardenstudio.blogspot.com/2011/02/meyer-lemon-and-pistachio-truffles
For some reason I had the 21st in my head as the deadline, so here is my post:
http://jonskifarms.wordpress.com/2011/02/21/february-spice-rack-challenge-citrus/
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