Tag Archives: quince

Quince and Sour Cherry Upside Down Cake

By lili | Published June 13, 2009

I live in a run down apartment block, next door to (at least) eight international students (a conservative count). Nightly, disturbing banging noises emanate from their kitchen but no delicious savoury smells result, a mystery that has me stumped. Downstairs from them is the crazy cat lady whose airless box reeks of dust and mould, [...]

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Poached Quince with Quince Custard

By lili | Published June 2, 2009

I realise how quickly the years are flying by yet again when I look back over the quince recipes of the past. The membrillo that I made before I even started this blog, it hung around for months in different guises, but was best as the sweet in the old agra-dolce duo. Luckily, there are so many [...]

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Muffins

By lili | Published May 4, 2008

Today is muffin Sunday. The last few weeks I have been terribly overindulgent, so to curb that tide I stayed in today and instead of making rich, sweet cupcakes I made (up) some muffins.

Pistachio, cardamom and quince paste seemed like a good idea seeings as F. spent heaps of time last night organising the fridge [...]

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A quince disappointment, turned around or the lucky quince mistake

By lili | Published April 26, 2008

Quinces hold a mysterious allure. Hard unconventional fruit requiring delicate coaxing to emerge, like beautiful butterflies from dreary cocoons. Their scent is perfume, a complex fragrance that translates to an indescribable flavour after gentle and extended cooking.
I love quinces, but this time the specimens I bought this time were lacklustre, I got tricked and purchased [...]

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