Comments on: Crostata http://afinekettleoffish.wordpress.com/2005/10/08/crostata/ Wed, 11 Nov 2009 13:52:09 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Zha K http://afinekettleoffish.wordpress.com/2005/10/08/crostata/#comment-100 Zha K Tue, 11 Oct 2005 00:35:00 +0000 http://afinekettleoffish.wordpress.com/2005/10/08/crostata/#comment-100 Achiote is the seed from anatto. It doesn't have a huge flavor but imparts gorgeous color, reddish yellow to yellowish red (it's warmer than orange). It's nice in 'sopa seca' (Mexican dry soup) and in rice dishes.<br/><br/>Sultanas are tiny seedless raisins from Tuscany. <br/><br/>In pre-internet days, it was very difficult to find these specialty ingredients. After years of looking, my grandparents were able to bring me 'orange flower water' to make 'pandolce,' a Genoese sweet bread. They found it somewhere on Key West. Achiote is the seed from anatto. It doesn’t have a huge flavor but imparts gorgeous color, reddish yellow to yellowish red (it’s warmer than orange). It’s nice in ’sopa seca’ (Mexican dry soup) and in rice dishes.

Sultanas are tiny seedless raisins from Tuscany.

In pre-internet days, it was very difficult to find these specialty ingredients. After years of looking, my grandparents were able to bring me ‘orange flower water’ to make ‘pandolce,’ a Genoese sweet bread. They found it somewhere on Key West.

]]> By: Laurie http://afinekettleoffish.wordpress.com/2005/10/08/crostata/#comment-99 Laurie Mon, 10 Oct 2005 21:51:00 +0000 http://afinekettleoffish.wordpress.com/2005/10/08/crostata/#comment-99 What a vibrant, sensuous description of making this dish. I can believe that you asked your mom to bring home squid and achiote. You'll have to fill me in on what achiote and Sultanas are, though! What a vibrant, sensuous description of making this dish. I can believe that you asked your mom to bring home squid and achiote. You’ll have to fill me in on what achiote and Sultanas are, though!

]]> By: Zha K http://afinekettleoffish.wordpress.com/2005/10/08/crostata/#comment-98 Zha K Sun, 09 Oct 2005 15:03:00 +0000 http://afinekettleoffish.wordpress.com/2005/10/08/crostata/#comment-98 I am not certain how this literally translates but even to the combination of sounds I feel such a positive intention, so beautiful. I am humbled. I am not certain how this literally translates but even to the combination of sounds I feel such a positive intention, so beautiful. I am humbled.

]]> By: M&P http://afinekettleoffish.wordpress.com/2005/10/08/crostata/#comment-97 M&P Sun, 09 Oct 2005 14:23:00 +0000 http://afinekettleoffish.wordpress.com/2005/10/08/crostata/#comment-97 Grazie, siete quello speciale! Molto amore.<br/>M&P Grazie, siete quello speciale! Molto amore.
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