Comments on: Hawaj Spice Blend http://www.milescollins.com/wordpress/hawaj-spice-blend Food - Photography & More Fri, 18 May 2012 02:48:56 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.7 by: miles http://www.milescollins.com/wordpress/hawaj-spice-blend#comment-4989 Sun, 13 Jul 2008 20:16:04 +0000 http://www.milescollins.com/wordpress/hawaj-spice-blend#comment-4989 Cid, White cumin is actually the main variety of cumin, the other variety is called black cumin which I tried growing for a photo assignment with only modest success. Black cumin seeds are smaller and more akin to nigella seeds, they're a bit more aromatic. Miles Cid,
White cumin is actually the main variety of cumin, the other variety is called black cumin which I tried growing for a photo assignment with only modest success. Black cumin seeds are smaller and more akin to nigella seeds, they’re a bit more aromatic.

Miles

]]> by: Cid http://www.milescollins.com/wordpress/hawaj-spice-blend#comment-4987 Sun, 13 Jul 2008 17:32:56 +0000 http://www.milescollins.com/wordpress/hawaj-spice-blend#comment-4987 Miles, I've got a real thing about soft drinks.... for instance when you go into pubs and eating establishments and they offer J2Os or some appalling fizzy orange, my heart sinks. Perhaps it's the profit margins involved, I don't know but elderflower has become big business over the last couple of years and I can see why. Getting back to your original comment.... I haven't seen white cumin seeds... is their flavour different? Cid Miles,

I’ve got a real thing about soft drinks…. for instance when you go into pubs and eating establishments and they offer J2Os or some appalling fizzy orange, my heart sinks. Perhaps it’s the profit margins involved, I don’t know but elderflower has become big business over the last couple of years and I can see why.

Getting back to your original comment…. I haven’t seen white cumin seeds… is their flavour different?

Cid

]]> by: miles http://www.milescollins.com/wordpress/hawaj-spice-blend#comment-4984 Sun, 13 Jul 2008 14:14:52 +0000 http://www.milescollins.com/wordpress/hawaj-spice-blend#comment-4984 Cid, All I do is make a stock syrup which can be flavoured to suit the job in hand, bring it to the boil then add my finely sliced lemon zest, simmer for a few minutes before leaving in the syrup to cool down. It's as simple as that. Your cordial ideas sound very appealing, isn't it remarkable what can be gleaned from the garden when a little imagination is used? Miles Cid,
All I do is make a stock syrup which can be flavoured to suit the job in hand, bring it to the boil then add my finely sliced lemon zest, simmer for a few minutes before leaving in the syrup to cool down. It’s as simple as that.
Your cordial ideas sound very appealing, isn’t it remarkable what can be gleaned from the garden when a little imagination is used?

Miles

]]> by: Cid http://www.milescollins.com/wordpress/hawaj-spice-blend#comment-4978 Sun, 13 Jul 2008 10:30:23 +0000 http://www.milescollins.com/wordpress/hawaj-spice-blend#comment-4978 Miles, Are you going to candy your own lemon zest? I would be interested to know how it's done. The soup sounds delicious.... I love toasted pine nuts in anything. I've been thinking about concocting a cordial from what's in the garden. Two litres of elderflower cordial didn't last as long as I'd hoped and now with all this rain, the flowers have gone. Ah well perhaps the same method could be used with say, angelica stem, lemon balm, a little tarragon, a few rose petals and a splash of either rose water or orange blossom water. Either that or a mint cordial.... it just depends what's left in the garden. Roll on rose hip season because I'm going to make lots of syrup. Incidentally for the anti aging contingent among us, rose hip seed oil is very good for the face and with no real scent, could be used by men without fear of smelling like a rose! Cid Miles,

Are you going to candy your own lemon zest? I would be interested to know how it’s done.

The soup sounds delicious…. I love toasted pine nuts in anything.

I’ve been thinking about concocting a cordial from what’s in the garden. Two litres of elderflower cordial didn’t last as long as I’d hoped and now with all this rain, the flowers have gone. Ah well perhaps the same method could be used with say, angelica stem, lemon balm, a little tarragon, a few rose petals and a splash of either rose water or orange blossom water. Either that or a mint cordial…. it just depends what’s left in the garden. Roll on rose hip season because I’m going to make lots of syrup. Incidentally for the anti aging contingent among us, rose hip seed oil is very good for the face and with no real scent, could be used by men without fear of smelling like a rose!

Cid

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