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Article: Citrus Steamed Puddings

All hail mother nature! Today, for the second day running, London has seen it's first glimpse of proper spring. I can hear birds chirping, the faint buzz from lawns being mowed and I bet that fruit bearing trees are beginning to bud. Yes people, spring is on it's way! It's not all jubilation, there still a while for the great British fruit season to come into season. There is one saviour of this winter into spring time lull in fruit desserts, namely the citrus desserts. I've fallen in love with this citrus steamed pudding. I've given it a rather generic title of citrus because there is not a citrus fruit that does not shine in this dessert. I've tried it with lemons, I've tried it with limes, sampled it with satsumas...

Article: Fresh Cranberry Relish

I simply adore the ruby red tang of cranberries. No holiday dinner would be complete without variation of cranberry sauce. Through out my childhood there were several incarnations of this glorious fruit on our Thanksgiving table. From the simplest and rather cheats version of opening a can of Ocean Spray Cranberry Jelly and plopping it on the crystal serving dish to a jiggly cranberry, carrot & orange jelly mold, to a slick of port infused cranberry sauce to more of a take on the classic Waldorf Salad of chopped cranberries, apples, celery and oranges folded into whipped cream..This recipe is...

Article: Orange Tarragon Jam

Shoot me now! I'm not a huge fan of orange marmalade. I really can't explain why I'm just put off by the shreds. But for me the taste of oranges and breakfast goes hand in hand. The mild aniseed taste of tarragon really lifts the palate which is a perfect action fro a sleepy tongue. The pairing of orange, lemon and tarragon really bridges the sweet and savory accord with this preserve. This jam is equally as good on hot buttered toast or smeared on chicken during it's final minuts on a BBQ