Recipes for skinny versions of family favorites Feb 25, 2008
1 tablespoon dried currants. 3 tablespoon low-fat mayonnaise. (USA Today -- News)
Chopped salad Feb 20, 2008
In a large bowl, toss together the roasted tomatoes, butternut squash, beets, pistachios, fennel, celery, cucumber, currants, piquillo peppers, grated cheeses and mixed greens. In a small bowl, whisk together the balsamic vinegar and the remaining 3 tablespoons olive oil until blended. (The Daily Reflector)
Changing the chopped salad game Feb 14, 2008
Take, for instance, the chopped salad at the Foundry on Melrose restaurant in Los Angeles -- an over-the-top toss of diced red-purple beets, roasted butternut squash, fennel, celery, cucumber, currants, piquillo peppers and pistachios with Parmesan and Idiazabal cheeses ... Ingredients: 2 pounds (about 8) Roma tomatoes 6 tablespoons olive oil, divided Salt 1/4 cup diced butternut squash (1/4-inch dice) 1/4 cup diced roasted red beets (1/4-inch dice) 1/2 cup unsalted, shelled pistachio nuts 1/2... (AZCentral -- Home)
Comfort Foods We Crave -- And Why Feb 6, 2008
ground lamb 3 garlic cloves crushed and chopped 1/2 cup chopped onions 1/2 cup chopped celery 1/2 cup chopped carrots 1/3 cup frozen peas 1/3 cup frozen corn 1/3 cup toasted pine nuts 1/3 cup currants 1 egg two or three squeezes of ketchup salt and pepper olive oil 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon 1 teaspoon of ground nutmeg Mashed potatoes (from the prepared food aisle ... Add 1/3 cup currants. (CBS News)
Quality shows in year’s best wine selections Dec 26, 2007
A blend of cabernet sauvignon, cabernet franc and merlot, 2003 Signorello Cabernet Sauvignon smells of mesquite, rich plum and wood spice, vanilla and tastes of ripe black currants with anise, molasses and baking chocolate. High alcohol and firm tannins keep your attention in this very good example of a Napa cabernet. (Scranton Times, PA)
How America escaped Christmas pudding Dec 25, 2007
Dried fruits, especially currants, came back with the spices discovered by Crusaders in the East and were soon mixed with meat in pottages and pies ... Recipes for plum pottage lingered for centuries; Elizabethans used veal, mutton or rooster in place of beef and mixed in raisins, currants and nutmegs. (International Herald Tribune -- Ed/Op)
Food pairings Dec 20, 2007
2 tablespoons unsalted butter3 cups cooked white rice, such as basmati1 1/2 cups cooked wild rice1 cup pecans, coarsely chopped1/4 cup dried fruit, such as apricots, cranberries and currants, finely choppedCoarse salt and freshly ground black pepper. Heat the butter in a large skillet over medium heat until melted. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Living)
Done to a crisp Dec 19, 2007
Soft sultanas (made from white seedless grapes, they're larger than currants but smaller than traditional raisins) freckle the cake and glazed orange peel provides a subtle harmony. Slathered with mascarpone is one way to eat it, or use slices of panettone instead of ladyfingers in tiramisu. (Boston Globe)
Made in Vermont: Fruitcakes from the Kingdom Dec 15, 2007
Instead, she uses just all-natural dried fruit, like golden raisins, currants, figs, apricots, and pineapple. Of her early days in business, Perron recalls, "Some of my friends said, 'You're going to make fruitcakes!?!' and it was kind of funny. I had this idea they could actually be good.". (WCAX.com, VT)
Nature's dance choreographed to make wine at Sand Hill Oct 5, 2007
Eventually, visitors will be able to sample a rotation of up to 30 different wines made from small fruits, including golden raspberries, blueberries, gooseberries and black currants ... Sand Hill Berries produces 50,000 pounds of black currants a year. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Bulbs go in, bulbs come out on summer's last weekend Sep 21, 2007
I also picked gooseberries and currants that have been hanging from the vine and are as ripe as they are going to get. What are you waiting for. (Anchorage Daily News)
Last of the summer wine Aug 26, 2007
There's still currants about and plenty of raspberries and figs, even if they are too swollen by rain. There are beans, too, which I am happy to add to the above-mentioned anchovies, tomatoes and garlic, and some crisp lettuce to make a late-summer salad. (Guardian Unlimited)
The art of husbandry Aug 25, 2007
At the rear of the house are a patio and an edible garden filled with kitchen herbs, an olive, peach and young fig tree, fruit bushes such as blackberries and currants, and a vegetable patch with tomatoes, courgettes, spinach and leeks. "For me a garden has to have function as well as design," says Almuth. (Guardian Unlimited)
Mushrooms aside, wild berries are bountiful (and tasty) too Aug 24, 2007
Just look down the side of any dirt road and you re bound to see big shrubs bearing red gooseberries and currants ... Gooseberries and red currants are similar red berries that are edible and grow abundantly around here ... You can tell the difference between currants and gooseberries because currants don t have spines on their stems. (Telluride Daily Planet, CO)
Plants that make the birds feel at home Aug 23, 2007
Then she sang the praises of hollyleaf cherry, flowering currants, monkeyflowers, coffeeberry, fuchsias and lawn substitutes like low-growing yarrows and manzanitas. Among 600 plant species ardently cultivated on five acres of this 40-acre preserve, Yerba Buena offers mixes designed for high elevation or low, shady zones or bright. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Sports)
Slice of Americana Aug 15, 2007
Currants mimic the seeds 12 limes 1 cup sugar 2 cups water 4 cups watermelon cubes cup currants or raisins. To make lime cups, cut limes in half lengthwise. (Montana Standard, MT)
Going wild for white sea bass Jul 26, 2007
1/2 cup dried currants ... Add vinegar, tomato paste-wine mixture, currants and golden raisins to pan, using enough wine to bring liquid to at least halfway up the fish. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Come rain or shine Jul 15, 2007
A twist on the famous summer pudding usually made with raspberries and red currants. You will need cream with it. (Guardian Unlimited)
Worth its weight in gold Jul 7, 2007
Good pinch of saffron threads 50ml warm water 30g fresh yeast or 1 sachet dried 200ml warm milk 450g plain flour, sifted 1/2 tsp salt 200g unsalted butter 100g caster sugar 2 eggs, lightly beaten 1/4 tsp nutmeg 100g currants 100g seeded raisins. Put the strands of saffron into a bowl with the warm water and leave overnight. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Piece of cake Jul 7, 2007
But there's no need to turn all those berries, cherries and currants into jam or, worse, let them go to waste ... But now the soft fruits are coming thick and fast: raspberries, loganberries, tayberries, morello cherries, blackcurrants, redcurrants, blueberries ... Since we grow most of the above, and since we're also unable to resist picking up the odd punnet of good-looking fruit from the farm shop, there's a real danger of a backlog of fruit occurring: a punnet pile-up of cherries, berries... (Guardian Unlimited)
Lesser-known berries are worth the effort to find Jul 5, 2007
But most people overlook a whole treasure trove of summer's lesser-known berries, a cache that includes gems such as currants, gooseberries, mulberries, and lowbush blueberries, the smaller, sweeter cousins of the more familiar highbush variety ... There's the lemony tang of gooseberries, the natural sweetness of mulberries, the resinous musk of black currants, the mouth-puckering tartness of red currants, and the slightly less bracing acidity of white currants. (Boston Globe)
Time to shine Jun 24, 2007
In summer, native fish and produce are on display at the dockside market Kauppatori , where the tables are heaped with mounds of cloudberries, gooseberries, bilberries, raspberries, and currants. Much of the bounty can be brought home, and the duty-free shops at Vantaa airport are a gourmand's playpen. (Boston Globe)
At long last, local produce begins to arrive Jun 14, 2007
Also look for berry plants: strawberry, currants, gooseberries and lingonberries. His greenhouse is open every day in downtown Eagle River. (Anchorage Daily News)
In Spain, a Revival on Rocky Terrain Jun 2, 2007
It reveals a lovely perfume of pepper, spice box, black cherry, and black currants. It's ready to drink now but will also age nicely for six to eight years. (BusinessWeek)
THE ESSENTIALS May 19, 2007
" I can't disagree -- to me Dnnhoff is the first name in German Riesling. And I would add another personal Nahe favorite winery, Dr. Crusius, which makes a sometimes exquisite Riesling from the estate's unique Traiser Bastei vineyard. This tiny 3-acre plot is wedged between the base of the Rotenfels, a gigantic mass of red volcanic porphyry that at 777 feet is the highest vertical rock face north of the Alps, and, separated narrowly by the highway and a rail line, the Nahe River. Traiser Bastei... (San Francisco Chronicle)
THE SIPPING NEWS May 12, 2007
What sold us: This 117-proof Scotch is a potent, rich, decadent whisky with flavors of caramel, Sherry, toasted almond and currants and a particularly long finish. "Cask strength" means it comes straight out of the used Sherry barrels in which it was aged, rather than having water added to bring down its alcohol percentage, as is done with most whiskies. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Shoppers embrace market's return May 7, 2007
Over the years, Dilworth said, the large market has helped him find buyers for specialty items like currants, white peaches and specialty vegetables. "If you watch people enough and listen enough, you can kind of tell what fits or not," he said. (SunSpot.net)
Brunch classics Apr 25, 2007
Nicholson concurred: "A brunch beverage should provide a fresh burst of zing sufficient to awaken the appetite and pop open sleepy eyes. Many people are not breakfast people and will have a Bloody Mary or Ramos Fizz in lieu of eating altogether.''For the eaters, Nicholson recommends a Mimosa with dishes based on fresh fruit, eggs or seafood.Nicholson notes on his brunch cocktail menu that cassis -- a sweet cordial made from black currants -- dates to 16th-century monks near Dijon, France. The... (Shoals TimesDaily)
Give 'em Shelter Apr 19, 2007
In mid-summer the fruits humans also enjoy start to come in, including blueberries, black and raspberries, gooseberries, elderberries and currants. Fall berry-bearing shrubs and small trees include the dogwoods and the viburnums. (Ithaca Times, NY)
Napa Wine, Bordeaux Character Apr 14, 2007
A big, sweet nose of roasted coffee, Proven;al herbs, black currants, cherry jam, plums, allspice, and forest floor is followed by a spicy, rich, full-bodied, fragrant, intense wine ... The deep, saturated purple-colored 2002 boasts an extraordinary perfume of roasted coffee intermixed with black currants, cherries, cocoa, cedar, cigar smoke, and new saddle leather. (BusinessWeek)
Ideal Refreshments for Late Sunday Morning Fare Apr 12, 2007
Nicholson notes on his brunch cocktail menu that cassis a sweet cordial made from black currants dates back to 16th-century monks near Dijon, France. The monks produced it as a cure for snakebites, jaundice and wretchedness. (The Ledger)
Ottoman Cuisine Apr 10, 2007
It's sweetly smoky and spicy with pimento and cumin, currants and the creamy crunch of pine nuts. Fresh mint lifts the sumptuous flavours, along with a pomegranate molasses vinaigrette. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Bordeaux That Will Age Gracefully Apr 7, 2007
The wine boasts a saturated plum/purple color as well as a remarkably complex nose of black currants, blackberries, espresso roast, white chocolate, minerals, and truffles. It displays amazing freshness and definition for such a complex, complete, and full-bodied wine. (BusinessWeek)
Scooping up new products Apr 1, 2007
Blue Bunny's new Lite 85 Superfruit yogurt line, for instance, tapped into the growing demand for the exotic fruits pomegranates, acai and black currants, which are loaded with powerful antioxidants. Wells' paired them with more traditional fruits to create unique flavors like pomegranate blueberry and raspberry acai berry. (Sioux City Journal)
Make a fool for yourself; British desserts are easy to make, but not trifling Mar 29, 2007
"I like a gooseberry one, but strawberries, raspberries, blackberries or currants work. I like rhubarb, too. But you should probably add some food coloring if the rhubarb is more green than red, for purely visual reasons." ... That's another favorite British dessert, a steamed pudding with raisins or currants, served with warm English custard. (North County Times)
A project of Biblical proportions Mar 29, 2007
1 cup fresh black currants, chopped (or 1 cup currant jam). A pinch of powdered red brick. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Baked Apple Slices With Coconut Macaroon Topping and Warm Apple Sauce Mar 27, 2007
1/4 cup golden raisins or currants. 1 1/2 cups crumbled soft macaroons. (Sun-Sentinel.com)
Old Aussie Vines, New Tricks Mar 26, 2007
Proven;al-like notes of pepper, spice, sweet cherries, and black currants jump from the glass. With superb fruit as well as purity and no hard edges, it can be enjoyed over the next two to four years. (BusinessWeek)
Old Irish ingredients go into jazzy new creations Mar 15, 2007
2 cups sifted flour (see note) one-fourth cup plus 2 teaspoons sugar (divided use) 3 teaspoons baking powder one-fourth teaspoon salt one-third cup butter at room temperature 2 eggs at room temperature one-third to one-half cup heavy cream one-half cup dried currants or dried sweetened tart red cherries or cranberries or blueberries, or chopped dark or golden seedless raisins, or a combination creme fraiche ... Add beaten egg mixture, cream as needed and currants, etc. (AZCentral -- Home)
A feast fit for St. Paddy's Mar 14, 2007
1/2 cup dried currants or dried sweetened tart red cherries or cranberries or blueberries, or chopped dark or golden seedless raisins, or a combination ... Add beaten egg mixture, cream as needed and currants, etc. (The Clarion-Ledger)
WINE OF THE WEEK: Chateau Bois Pertuis boasts good breeding at bargain price Mar 7, 2007
On the palate, there is more wonderful black fruit character coming through with layers of juicy black cherries, black currants, huckleberries, crushed elderberry fruit, and underlying oak references and lacy minerals. The midpalate is fine and balanced with lots of structure, and the tannins are kept in check through the finish, which is again rich in black fruits and even a touch of spiciness. (Las Vegas Review-Journal -- Life)
Organic labels merit a taste Feb 28, 2007
The taste is very Bordeaux-like in that it's classic earth, wood and thick, dark-skinned currants. I like this. (AZCentral -- Home)
more » Feb 8, 2007
Bespoke is already preparing for the day their shipment doesn't come in: Arturo says he has been experimenting with red currants. byagla@newhavenadvocate. (CTNow.com)
In Italy, polenta; in Romania, mamaliga Feb 7, 2007
8 ounces sultanas, golden raisins or currants. 8 ounces raisins. (The Morning Star)
Gardening tips for February Feb 1, 2007
You can still plant artichokes, asparagus, berries, currants, fruit trees, grapes, kiwi, and roses. Don't forget the flowering shrubs and vines, clematis, forsythia, lilac, roses and quince. (Hanford Sentinal, CA)
Rice pudding Jan 12, 2007
Cream and clotted cream; custard; brown sugar; maple syrup; rose or orange flower water; citrus peel; dried fruits, especially sultanas, raisins, currants, figs, bananas and apricots; nuts, especially pine, pistachio, almond, hazelnut, walnut and macadamia; vanilla; nutmeg; cinnamon; allspice; star anise; cardamom. Italian rice pudding cake (pictured). (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Stuffed Peppers With Rice, Pine Nuts and Currants Jan 12, 2007
2 tablespoons currants or raisins ... Add currants or raisins, tomatoes, mint, allspice, sugar, salt and pepper and cook 2 minutes. (Sun-Sentinel.com)
Color is key to a healthful diet Jan 2, 2007
Blue and purple fruits such as blackberries, black currants and plums promote urinary-tract health and memory function and could thwart the development of cancer. Cranberries have been shown to increase HDL, or good cholesterol, and they act as powerful antioxidants. (Orlando Sentinel -- News)
Black cake adds intrigue to baking Dec 14, 2006
Black cake, full of prunes, raisins, currants, cherries and candied peel soaked in rum, is a West Indies take on fruit cake ... Its apt name comes from chopped fruits -- prunes, raisins, currants, cherries, and candied peel -- soaked in dark rum and a sweet wine, along with a burnt sugar essence, a Caribbean staple that adds color and a unique flavor. (Boston Globe)
DEAR PHARMACIST Dec 12, 2006
Black currants contain a lot of gamma linoleic acid, which provides powerful anti-inflammatory substances when taken in normal dosages ... Black currants are little fruits that provide EFAs that are particularly helpful in reducing inflammation, especially in gals ... But back to black currants. (Shoals TimesDaily)
What's next for Couillard? Dec 6, 2006
3 cups currants, washed. 1-1/2 cups pitted prunes, chopped. (Toronto Star -- Life)
THE PIES HAVE IT Nov 29, 2006
At this time of year, Cranberry, Eggnog, even Nesselrode - an over-the-top custard enriched with chestnut puree, candied fruits, currants, raisins and Maraschino liqueur - score well. And then of course, fresh fruit pies are always popular. (Buffalo News -- Arts)
Holiday With a Twist Nov 21, 2006
5 cups milk1 cup long-grain rice1/4 cup dried black currants1/4 cup raisins1/2 cup dried cranberries2 large eggs1/4 teaspoon salt6 tablespoons sugar1 teaspoon vanilla extract1 12-ounce can evaporated milk1 teaspoon ground cinnamon ... Remove from heat; stir in currants, raisins and cranberries. (Kansas City Kansan, KS)
More of this story Nov 18, 2006
The day we visited, we also tried couscous laced with currants and tart pomegranate seeds, a simple curlicue pasta salad with artichoke and a mayonnaise-y dressing, Waldorf salad, garbanzo beans tossed in olive oil and accented with red onion and parsley, and a crunchy celery salad, my least favorite of the bunch. Cakewalk has other options as well. (Los Angeles Downtown News, CA)
The calorie counter• Foolproof feast Nov 17, 2006
Add 1/2 cup dried currants, raisins, Craisins or other dried fruit (plumped in hot water or soaked in Grand Marnier or other liqueur 20-30 minutes and drained). Add 1 pound cooked, crumbled sausage or bacon. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Turkey Training Camp Nov 16, 2006
3/4 cup currants or raisins ... Sprinkle the 2 teaspoons salt, lots of black pepper, and the currants over the stuffing. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Pucker up ... and say ahhhh! Oct 18, 2006
"In Venice, they make pesce in saor, which is fish that is quickly sauteed or deep-fried, then marinated in wine vinegar with onions, sometimes dried currants or raisins, sometimes pine nuts.". Mantuano said he finds vinegar helpful in his kitchen. (Seacoast New Hampshire)
wine's worldIf you like Yellow Tail, you'll love these cheap French wines.Mike Steinberger Oct 18, 2006
99 A promisingly dark color and a funky, interesting nose, with a whiff of charcuterie, red currants, spicy oak, and a slight medicinal note. Soft red fruit that gets buried under a wall of tannins as it makes its way across the tongue. (Slate)
Sunbeam rethinks currants decision Oct 9, 2006
There has been some good news for dried fruit growers with processor Sunbeam Foods announcing it has reconsidered an earlier decision not to accept currants from some growers. Sunbeam had announced it would not accept currants from growers whose contracts were due to expire, leaving about 40 growers without a home for their fruit ... "We've got to get a real handle on the situation around the world as to whether, you know, the growing of currants is going to be viable in the next 10 to 15... (ABC News Online, Australia)
Click for story Sep 28, 2006
2/3 cups raisins, currants or mixed dried fruit 3 tablespoons brown sugar 1 teaspoon cinnamon 1 teaspoon of allspice Four large baking apples cup apple juice or apple cider. Preheat oven to 350 F. Mix dried fruit, brown sugar and spices. (Durango Herald)
Übercool German Sep 27, 2006
That means a warm roll of flaky pastry filled with a sweet m;lange of apples, currants and nuts, served with whipped cream and vanilla ice cream. The beer selection is nothing short of astounding compared to most restaurant lists. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
INNOVATIVE INGREDIENTS Sep 22, 2006
Some intensely flavored infusions begin by slowly pressing fruits such as blood oranges, lemons, currants and grapefruit while at their peak to extract the fullest flavors from the oils and juices. Then the liquid is fermented and acidified for vinegar, or married with fine oils. (Orlando Sentinel)
Delicious Reds At Down Under Prices Sep 22, 2006
Aged in American and French oak hogsheads (300-liter barrels), the shiraz/cabernet blend (51% and 49%, respectively) possesses an opaque ruby/purple color as well as a big, sweet nose of herb-tinged black currant fruit, high-class cigar smoke, dried herbs, weedy sweet currants, and spice ... This classic cabernet sauvignon offers telltale aromas and flavors of black currants, high-class cigar smoke, and herbs ... With 70% shiraz, 16% merlot, 10% cabernet franc, and tiny amounts of tempranillo... (BusinessWeek)
The Fruits of a Good Education Sep 15, 2006
Its deep ruby/purple color is followed by aromas of graphite, licorice, flowers, and black currants in addition to some minerality. This medium- to full-bodied, noble, complex red should benefit from one to two years of cellaring and drink well for 10 to 12 years. (BusinessWeek)
Wine across water Sep 6, 2006
While their cassis, a wine made of black currants, is an All-Canadian Wine Championship gold medalist, try the peach wine first. A silver medalist itself, the peach is a semisweet, off-dry white that is versatile enough to be served with a pound cake, perch or breakfast. (The News-Herald)
