Tag: honey

Fruit, Recipes, Sides

Honey-Lime Fruit Salad

Sarah

So, I made a mistake. I made this fabulous fruit salad several months ago, and promptly forgot about it. When I found the photo this week, I just knew I had to blog about it before it was too late. Before all of summer’s fresh fruit is gone. And I know that may be sooner, rather than later, but I just had to share. I hope you understand.

This Honey-Lime Fruit Salad is absolutely fantastic. I’m not used to making dressing for fruit salads, but it’s definitely something I can get used to doing! The dressing is sweet, fresh, and tangy–sweet with honey and brown sugar, fresh from the mint, and tangy from the lime juice. Tossed with the fruit, this salad is light and sweet–and the perfect complement to your next brunch or any meal, really. You can make it with whatever fruit you have on hand or what’s fresh and available, and then whip up the dressing before serving. This is definitely an easy and yummy side dish that I will make again and again.

Reader Question ~ How do you dress your fruit salads?

Honey-Lime Fruit Salad [from Jenna’s Everything Blog]
printable version

Ingredients:

  • 10 cups fresh seasonal fruit [berries, melon, kiwi, mango, etc.]
  • 3 tablespoons fresh lime juice
  • 3 tablespoons chopped mint leaves
  • 3 tablespoons honey
  • 3 tablespoons brown sugar

Directions:

Prepare dressing by whisking together the lime juice, mint, honey, and brown sugar. Peel and chop fruit, then toss with dressing. Garnish with extra mint. Can be prepared in advance but if you include berries or brightly colored fruit [i.e. watermelon], wait to add until serving as they may bleed.

Yield: 6-8 servings

Time: 15 minutes

Breakfast, Recipes, Scones

Honey Fig Scones

Sarah

Fresh figs are my new favorite late-summer treat. As tempting as it was to not eat every last one of those sweet, soft bites of fruit that have recently arrived in my CSA basket while standing over the kitchen sink, I chose to take the higher ground and share with Ben. What a lucky guy! And what better way to share than with these delicious scones?

These Honey Fig-Apricot Scones are slightly sweet thanks to the honey, chewy from the oats, and full of pouches of fresh figs and dried apricots. Plus, since scones are so easy to make, they’re a cinch to whip up and the perfect treat for a lazy weekend brunch or afternoon tea. This is definitely a great way to enjoy figs… I only wish there were more to enjoy!

Reader Question ~ Have you ever had fresh figs? What’s your favorite way to enjoy them?

Honey Fig-Apricot Scones [from Brown Eyed Baker]
printable version

Ingredients:

  • 1 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 cup old-fashioned oats
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 1 egg
  • 1/4 cup canola oil
  • 1/4 cup sugar
  • 1/4 cup honey
  • 2 tablespoons fat free half and half
  • 1 cup diced figs and apricots [fresh or dried; I used about 2/3 cup fresh figs and 1/3 cup dried apricots]

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Prepare a large baking sheet with a silpat or parchment paper.

In a medium bowl, stir together flour, oats, baking powder, and cinnamon. Then, in a smaller bowl, whisk together egg and oil. Then add honey and mix well. Fold the liquid ingredients into the dry ingredients until just combined. Then gently mix in half and half. In a small bowl, cover figs and apricots with sugar and then fold into dough.

Scoop dough onto prepared baking sheet in generous 1/4 cup increments. Bake for 20-25 minutes or until lightly golden brown. Serve warm, preferably the same day the scones are baked. Otherwise store in an airtight behavior or freeze until ready to eat.

Yield: 8 scones.

Time: 40 minutes [15 minutes active].

Main Dishes, Pork, Recipes

Sweet Mustard-Glazed Pork Chops

Sarah

Last night for dinner we had some fabulous grilled pork chops. I’m not sure if I’ve ever had grilled pork chops before, but I have a feeling we will be grilling them more often from now on. Yum! I’m not exactly sure where I found the recipe that I adapted for this meal–somewhere in the newspaper, I believe–but it sure was a tasty meal!

sweet mustard glazed pork chops | thepajamachef.com
Served with some steamed green beans topped with a little butter and ground lemon pepper.

Sweet Mustard-Glazed Pork Chops

  • Servings: 4
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sweet mustard glazed pork chops | thepajamachef.com
Served with some steamed green beans topped with butter and ground lemon pepper.

Ingredients:

  • 4 pork chops
  • 1/4 cup light brown sugar, packed
  • 1 tablespoon black pepper
  • 1 teaspoon onion powder
  • 1 teaspoon paprika
  • 1/4 cup honey
  • 2 tablespoons spicy brown mustard

Directions:

Combine the brown sugar, pepper, onion powder, and paprika and rub the mixture on both sides of pork chops. Cover and refrigerate overnight [I let mine sit for about 22 hours]. The next day, combine honey and mustard and set aside. Grill pork chops [husband used the George Foreman] until they are approaching desired doneness, then brush on glaze for last minute or so of cooking.