Oven-roasted Carrots

March 18, 2008 | Filed Under Carrots, Cook (almost) Anything at Least Once, Vegetables | 19 Comments 

 

 

Haalo of Cook (almost) Anything at Least Once recently made an enticing dish of roasted multi-colored carrots — purple, red, orange, whiteand yellow.  When I go to the grocery store, all I ever see are orange carrots.  I never knew they came in other colors other than orange.  See what I learn from my fellow food bloggers?  <very big grin>  Well, I didn’t have the other colors but I did have a whole bunch of orange carrots in my fridge.  So, I pulled them out to make my own oven roasted carrots.  Guess what?  I liked it!  I really liked it!  If I ever find the other colored carrots (maybe at a farmer’s market), I’ll buy them.  Thanks, Haalo, for the recipe!

Paz

 

 

 

 

Oven-roasted Carrots

Cook (almost) Anything at Least Once

 

Assorted carrots
Olive oil
Sea salt and freshly ground pepper
Garlic cloves
Orange-infused olive oil, optional


Wash the carrots well and trim the tops. I’ve only peeled those that had blemishes. I’ve also cut the larger ones in half lengthways to even out the size and make sure they will all cook in roughly the same amount of time.

Drizzle them in a little olive oil, then grind over with salt and pepper - toss them well and then lay them out on a lined tray. Stud unpeeled garlic cloves amongst the carrots - these will caramelise in their skins as the carrots cook.

Bake in a preheated 180°C/350°F until slightly softened - turn them after 20 minutes to make sure they cook evenly. I like to keep a bit of a bite to the carrots but you if you like them softer, just cook them for longer.

You can serve them straight from the oven but I like to add an extra touch - a light drizzle of orange-infused Olive oil just lifts the flavour and adds an appealing citrus note.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



Yellow Cupcakes: International Women’s Day

March 8, 2008 | Filed Under Movies, Cook (almost) Anything at Least Once, Kochtopf, Fiordisale, Cha no ma-ri, Yellow Foods, Cupcakes, Food Blogging Events, International Women's Day, Baking | 16 Comments 

Cupcakes/Fairy Cakes - Nigella Bites

 

 

"If you train a man, you train an indiviual but if you train a woman, you train a whole nation."

Kwegha Aggrey, African educator

 

 

 

 

March 8 is International Women’s Day.  It is an event, which recognizes the achievements of women worldwide.  You can read more about it here and here

Earlier this year, Mari attended the Sundance Film Festival when "Half Life", a movie her cinematographer husband filmed, premiered there.  During that time, she had a chance to see other films, which she shared with her readers.  The story of one documentary, "Puujee", stayed with me for quiet some time.  Japanese photographer Yoshiharu Sekino followed and filmed the lives of a nomadic Mongolian family.  There are three inspiring women in this documentary: Puujee, as Mari describes, a "fiesty and independent-spirited" 7-year old, her "amazing" mother and "sweet" grandmother.  All were accomplished women in their own way despite surviving a series of tradegies.  International Women’s Day reminds me of them.

Zorra (Kochtopf)  and Fiordisale put together an event, where food bloggers were asked to cook/bake something yellow for International Women’s day.  I decided to make these simple cupcakes, which I found on Cook (almost) Anything at Least Once.  The recipe comes from Nigella Bites.

Please excuse me while I go eat another cupcake. 

Later!

Paz