Honey : Everyday Recipes for Cooking and Baking with Nature's Sweetest Secret Ingredient

Table of Contents

• Contents 8
• Foreword 10
• Acknowledgments 12
• Introduction 14
• The Busy World of Bees 15
• Honey Varieties 20
• Nonculinary/Medicinal Uses 23
• Why Cook with Honey? 27
• About the Recipes 29
• The Challenges of Substituting Honey for Sugar 31
• Tips for Substituting Honey for Sugar 33
• Brining Fish and Meats 35
• Breakfast 40
• Honey-Poached Apples and Pears 41
• Basic Almond Crepes 42
• Warm Chocolate Almond Crepes with Raspberry Honey Butter 44
• Rice-flour Pancakes with Fresh Berries and Honey Yogurt Mint Sauce 47
• Breads 50
• Whole-Grain Honey Bread 51
• Honey Fig Bread 53
• Rosemary, Honey, and Cornmeal Scones 55
• Quinoa, Cornmeal, and Pea-Flour Biscuits 57
• Pizza Dough 58
• Little Bites 60
• Spiced Honey-Glazed Almonds 61
• Fresh Fig and Brie Bruschetta 63
• Five-Spice Honey-Glazed Meatballs 64
• Honey-Brined Beef Jerky 65
• Mini Pork and Chicken Satay with Honey Peanut Sauce 68
• Soy Chicken Wings 71
• Tea-Smoked Scallops with Honey Orange Marmalade 73
• Grilled Bacon-Wrapped Halibut and Salmon Skewers 75
• Canadian Whisky and Honey-Cured Salmon 77
• Side Dishes 80
• Sesame-Honey Egg Noodles 81
• Steamed Green Beans with Almond Honey Butter 82
• Honey-Roasted Parsnips 84
• Roasted Beets with Orange and Honey Glaze 85
• Honey and Balsamic-Glazed Shallots 87
• Grilled Radicchio with Honey, Garlic, and Pine Nuts 88
• Main Dishes 90
• Honey-Mustard Beer-Battered Fish Fillet 91
• Halibut Fillet with Apple Cider Relish 93
• Pan-Fried Trout with Arugula, Walnut, and Honey Pesto 95
• Honey and Lemon–Brine 97
• Honey and Lavender-Brined Chicken Breast 99
• Pan-Roasted Game Hen with Honey-Brandy Glaze 102
• Roasted Duck Breast with Fresh Plum Merlot Butter Sauce 104
• Sweet and Firery Honey-Garlic Spareribs 106
• Pork Tenderloin with Sweet Onion and Mead Sauce 107
• Slow-Roasted Honey-Brined Pork Shoulder 109
• Grilled Veal Chops with Rhubarb Honey Glaze 111
• Beef Tenderloin with Gorgonzola Cheese and Honey Pepper Streusel 113
• Slow-Roasted Beef Brisket 115
• Honey-Glazed Flank Steak 117
• Braised Beef Short Ribs with Bing Cherries and Balsamic Glaze 119
• Desserts and Sweet Treats 124
• Grilled Fresh Peaches 125
• Cherry and Balsamic Vinegar Sorbetto 126
• Rhubarb, Honey, and Fresh Thyme Sorbetto 127
• Honey Vanilla-Bean Ice Cream 129
• Olive Oil and Honey Ice Cream 130
• Easy Lemon and Honey Parfait 131
• White Chocolate and Honey Mousse 132
• Spiced Honey and Roasted-Yam Mousse 134
• Galaktoboureko 136
• Chestnut Panna Cotta with Sour-Cherry Grappa Sauce 137
• Honey White-Chocolate Crème Brûlée 139
• Honey Almond Brioche 141
• Cherry Hazlenut Tiramisu 143
• Mini Blackberry Goat-Cheese Cheesecakes 145
• Chocolate Honey Nut Cake 147
• Pangiallo 148
• Panforte 149
• Bitter Chocolate, Chestnut Honey, and Cherry Pizza 151
• Melati 154
• Honey Gingersnaps with Lemon Cream 155
• Hazelnut Sugar Cookies 157
• Honey Walnut Bars 159
• Dark Chocolate Honey Truffles 160
• Almond Nougat (Torrone) 161
• Sauces, Spreads, and Preserves 164
• Fig Barbecue Sauce 165
• Fig and Balsamic Spread 166
• Nasturtium Butter 167
• Raspberry Honey Syrup 168
• Wild Berry Honey Vinegar 169
• Honey Lemon Jelly 170
• Honey Apple Jam 171
• Sour-Cherry Mustard Preserves 172
• Apple and Green Grape Butter 173
• Honey Peaches 175
• Spiced Carrots 176
• Beverages 178
• Ginger Lemon Soda 179
• Banana and Yogurt Peanut-Butter Smoothie 180
• Apricot Honey Liqueur 181
• Apple Brandy Liqueur 182
• Mexican Hot Chocolate with Honey and Chipotle 184
• Honey Espresso Three Ways 185
• Metric Conversion Charts 186
• Index 188