October 2011
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Feel fruity this Autumn with figs, plums, quince and apples. Find savoury and sweet inspiration at Cardamome&CO . Add a fresh twist to your cooking with Sichuan pepper and discover its heady aromatic delights. Give in to the russet hues of the season.
Fruits of the Season: Figs, Plums, Quince and Apple
Whether you reach for the sticky sweetness of a Fig or the crisp crunch of Apples, there are plenty of autumnal fruit to give you a perfect dose of fresh fruitiness to dishes savoury and sweet.
Seasonal Fruit Recipes
For more recipe ideas visit the C&Co cookbook, one our website. You will never be short of ideas for mid-week meal, to long lunches and fabulous feasts. Recipe Book
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Spotlight Product:
Sichuan Pepper
PROMOTION 2.99€ this month.Very fragrant, woody, with a hint of citrus peel. Also known as Sansho pepper it is very popular in Japan and China, Sichuan pepper are dried berries from a deciduous prickly ash tree. Despite its name it is neither pungent nor fiery as black pepper but highly aromatic. Common is spicier Chinese meats dishes and stews it works particularly well with duck and chicken. In Japan it is typically crushed and used for yakitori and soups.
Try lightly crushing mixed with sea salt as a rub for steak or oily fish .
Sichuan Pepper Recipes
Who needs an excuse for a vacation? No excuses offered here, just pure early Autumn pleasure care of Rome.
A few musings, photos and reviews of our city break...