Have you ever had Rainbow carrots? They are plentiful at the major supermarkets and this recipe brings out their flavour to the full. I found it on an American website: thevintagemixer.com and tried it out and it is really delicious. All of the ingredients are readily available and it doesn’t take long to prepare [...]
Escarole roulades with eucalyptus honey. Escarole is a leafy green vegetable and member of the chicory family, along with endive and Belgian endive.
This recipe sounds like a Spanish tapa but in fact comes from New Zealand originally and I saw it a few years ago on www.beesonline.com .
I modified it slightly because I was unable at the time to obtain the correct ingredients, but the ones shown here can be [...]
Honey roasted chestnuts with onions, crispy bacon and parsnip wafers
I tried this recipe after tasting it at a friend’s house one cold, rainy evening and together with some mulled wine, made for a wonderful evening. Using our own honey, chestnuts, onions and parsnips and the next door neighbour’s bacon, we made enough for [...]
This month, we offer two recipes; one a superb cocktail that I tried years ago but which Esquire magazine seems to have modified slightly. Try it in your guests. The second recipe is easy, tasty and very, very Mediterranean.
The Honey bee
Ingredients
1/2 tablespoon honey 1/2 tablespoon water 2 ounces white rum 1/2 [...]
Honey Garlic Grilled Eggplant / Courgette
I have used this recipe before in Apis UK and it is probably my favourite dish so I have improved it. Instead of frying the egg plant rounds they are dipped in the savoury/sweet mix and grilled. This is good because frying them can fill [...]
A Spanish Flan is a soft custard sweet rather than the flans we would know about in the UK. Every Spanish bar or restaurant sells them and the locals say that the shop bought already prepared versions are as good as home made ones and don’t take hours to make. It is true that [...]
Two recipes this month that show the versatility of honey in cooking and both of them are very tasty and easy to make. The turron is very special at this time of the year.
Green Beans with Garlic and Honey
This is a very simple dish and tastes excellent if you use [...]
I hardly dare call this the recipe of the month as it comes from a note in a tear off bit of the Daily Telegraph for 7th September 201 that Ifound on a train seat. If anyone can enlighten me as to the full story, I would be most grateful. The article appears to [...]
We all know that honey can be fermented to produce a traditional alternative to wine but why not try something that will give a kick to the whole business. Personally I have never been able to make a good mead. The last lot was truly liquid filth but I [...]
This one is really worth the wait. An actual Honey Pie!!
Bint as-Sahan Honey Pie: The ingredients make two pies:
In Yemen, on special occasions and if you are rich, bint as-sahn is always served as a first course; at other times it is eaten during the [...]
This Middle Eastern dish is a really delicious mix of honeyed caramelized onions and raisins called tfaya which is served as a topping of a meat dish such as lamb. The meat which should be braised until really tender is placed in a bed of cous cous and then topped by this mouth [...]
Fesenjan-e Bademjan–Eggplant (Aubergines) with Pomegranate Braise
A DISH FROM PERSIA (or is it Iran?)
This recipe may need a couple of specialist ingredients but if you can get hold of them it is worth the effort. If done well it will impress your dinner guests especially if they are vegetarian. I had trouble keeping [...]
This month it’s FRIED BREAD. BUT a very special fried bread from Spain with tastes of fine sweet sherry, spices and honey. Try this one for a good wholesome breakfast on a cold snowy day (Not in New Zealand as it’s full summer) but back in the UK of course. Ideal for an [...]
