A step beyond organic farming Jun 28, 2009
In one 50-by-50-foot triangular plot, chestnuts grow with apples, hazelnuts, Siberian peas, currants, comfrey, irises, daffodils and rose hips. This spring, morel mushrooms popped up there, too. (La Crosse Tribune, WI)
Wine of the Week Jun 2, 2009
Fleshy aromas of black currants and stewed prunes with a lovely warm mouth feel of silky spicy flavours of dark berry fruit, which glide gently towards the soft tannins on the finish. Enjoy with a hearty waterblommetjie and lamb stew or on its own and remember to buy a few bottles to age as you won't be disappointed. (iAfrica.com)
Copper River salmon here for holiday weekend May 20, 2009
2 Greenhouse in Eagle River can help you scratch your gardening itch with 20 varieties of herbs in six-packs and 4-inch pots, northern climate tomatoes, several varieties of chili peppers and a number of berry and fruit options, including, apple and cherry trees, raspberries, strawberries, currants, gooseberries, saskatoons, sea buckthorns and cranberries. Visit the greenhouse seven days a week or stop by the South Anchorage Farmers Market on Saturday, where Mile 5. (Anchorage Daily News)
In search of rhubarb May 14, 2009
He and his wife grow asparagus, sour cherries, red currants and raspberries. Not rhubarb. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Farmers market opens Saturday with early produce Apr 29, 2009
Berry and fruit options include: strawberries, red raspberries, gold raspberries, blueberries, lingonberries, bear berries, currants, rhubarb and apple trees. All farmers probably echo what Bean said: "Field prep is going well, providing we don't get any snow again, like we did last year. ...The geese were late arriving to the Valley this year. We're hoping that isn't a sign of a cold, late spring.". (Anchorage Daily News)
Oxalate's and Pain Apr 20, 2009
Tea, Chocolate milk, Cocoa, Wheat germ, Wheat bran , Sweet potatoes, Soybeans, Fruitcake, Beans, Beetroot, Celery, Chives, Cucumbers, Eggplant, Green peppers, Leeks, Peanut butter, Chocolate, Berries, Tomato soup, Currants, Vegetable soup, Marmalade. What If I Need To Take Calcium Supplements. (Suite101.com)
Organic wines offer flavor, value Apr 11, 2009
This organic port is deep ruby red, and bursts with flavors of plums, raspberries and blueberries, with hints of strawberries and black currants that evolve into coffee and other earthy aromas ... This is full of flavors of black cherries, currants, plums and spices. (Dayton Business Journal, OH)
Concrete jungle to garden bliss Apr 2, 2009
"It will let filtered light through without being as dense as a hedge." Between two of the bamboos went a pair of pink-flowered currants (Ribes sanguineum), a deciduous shrub with delicate clusters of flowers that grows to about 6 feet tall and actually likes clay soil. For medium-height interest, there was smoke bush (Cotinus 'Grace'), named for its frothy sprays of pinkish-purple flowers. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Average Berry Plant Yields Mar 10, 2009
Currants, Red (Ribes rubrum) Currants grow best where the plants receive some afternoon shade but need sun in the earliest part of the day. Grow currants in clay soil which has been amended with compost. (Suite101.com)
Papp Mikls Making Jams With Wild... Mar 8, 2009
The family have land, and they grown many of their own fruits black currants, strawberries, raspberries, cranberries, apricots, sour cherries, apples and plums. Many of the other fruits are collected from the wild when they are in season elder berries, rose hips, wild rose leaves and nettles, for example. (Suite101.com)
Eating By Color Mar 2, 2009
A Rainbow of Health Benefits. The pigments contained in produce, the component that gives each item its color, actually helps the body in its own unique way. (Suite101.com)
Easy way restaurants can buy into farm-fresh food Feb 25, 2009
Now about 20 farms supply eight businesses with everything from beets and carrots to black currants. Swanson hopes to add cheese, poultry, eggs and meat down the road. (Helena Independent Record)
Grow your own fruit Feb 21, 2009
(If you have only shade, you'll have to settle for shade-tolerant bushes such as gooseberries and currants. . (Sioux City Journal)
Slow-cooker pairs with pasta for warming mid-winter meal Feb 11, 2009
The rich reduction goes into the slow cooker, along with a can of diced tomatoes, capers, currants, basil and parsley ... One-half cup currants ... Add to slow cooker the tomatoes and juices, capers, currants, basil and parsley. (Sioux City Journal, IO)
Atlantans get blogging about food Feb 7, 2009
Tami Hardeman s Brussels Sprouts With Walnuts and Currants. BLOGGERS' RECIPES. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
All Fool's Feast recipes Mar 28, 2008
While the rice is cooking, simmer the almonds and currants in the wine for 7 or 8 minutes. When the rice is cooked, remove from the fire, and fluff with a fork, adding the wined almonds and currants as you stir ... Saute the onions and currants in oil. (Rapid City Journal, SD)
Reed's Ark -- Fruits galore on the South Shore Mar 27, 2008
Currants are not widely grown, but they are also nature s gifts here. Gooseberries and elderberries should be added to the list of what the Algonkians gathered. (Marshfield Mariner, MA)
Easter is for baking, too Mar 20, 2008
A kind of cross between a scone and shortbread, and liberally studded with currants, they are meant to be nibbled alongside chocolate Easter eggs. And whether they are made at home or bought in a bakery, tradition has it that they should be bundled in threes and tied with ribbon, to represent the Holy Trinity. (International Herald Tribune)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
