Update: The quinces pictured actually ended up in a totally gorgeous, tangy, flavorsome marmalade-like set jam (recipe here). And there was much, much rejoycing! One of the things I love most about autumn is that autumn is when all quince fruit, be it true quinces (Cydonia), or Japanese and Chinese flowering quinces, come into season. The first thing you notice about the quinces – from … Continue reading The Lost Gold of Autumn – Quince Fruit
It’s 8am and my hands smell of elderflower and lemon. Why? Because it’s Midsummer, and it is both, traditional and opportune to go hunting for the short-blooming elderflowers, and capture the scent of summer. For the uninitiated, Midsummer is a major Swedish holiday celebrated the weekend after Summer Solstice (June 22nd). It involves a lot of drinking, normally at summer houses or parks or anywhere, … Continue reading Capturing The Scent Of Summer
It is early autumn, the days are getting ever so slightly chillier, and the light tends to fall a little aslant. I can feel the change of season in the air, and to me in terms of my kitchen, it means two things: I want to bake (an urge that I tend to resist except when have guests), and I know it is time to make infused … Continue reading Infused Alcohol – For Whatever You Celebrate
Eat The Roses 