Well, it’s been quite a crazy two weeks, hasn’t it? My work life has taken a turn for the weird, we successfully navigated the winter holiday festivities, and meanwhile, Portland keeps getting buried under more and more snow.
Barb and I got the annual holiday cookie deliveries on the Friday before Christmas. The beautiful cookie-press cookies came from my aunt, along with brownies, things with pecans, and butterscotch things, in beautifully wrapped tins. The same day, we got the box from her family, plastic containers with rolled nut cookies, gingerbread bites, toothachingly-sweet marzipan, and the usual zip-top bag of Chex mix. (That’s my favorite part.)
But good god, I’m sick of sweet things. This week’s recipes: not-too-sweet desserts.
- Roasted Pears, from Orangette. I would probably use less butter and sugar. I like the idea of just roasting pears as-is.
- Warm Quince Poached in Samos Wine. I bet apples and Riesling would be another good pairing.
- Quinoa Cream with Candied Orange Peel and Fresh Ginger. This looks almost like a quinoa pudding, and sounds delicious.
- Warm Apple Pudding-Crisp. She uses molasses, but I’d probably use maple syrup, and homemade granola.
That’s it for now. I think a big pot of beans might be in order for tonight. As usual, please send links my way by saving to del.icio.us and tagging with for:blueberriesandlobster.
Stay tuned — another low-sugar, good-for-you dessert coming to this blog soon.
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