Roses and apples seem perfect in a dessert. So the contrarian in me wants to match them in a savory dish. When trying out new flavor combinations I have tried to stick to small variations of well established dishes. I have noticed that people enjoy a bit of a surprise in a dish, but will shy away from too much innovation. I was getting nowhere with the rose and apples in a savory dish.…

Chicken with rose water is the pair for TGRWT 16 being hosted by Markus from Supernova Condensate. TGRWT is a recipe blogging event created by Martin from Khymos where ingredients that are not typically seen together must be paired in a recipe. My idea was to to adapt the Moroccan Djaj bel Loz, a chicken with almonds and honey. Almonds, honey, and rose water are typically combined in Persian cooking, so I thought the whole thing should work together.…

Still two days to the deadline of TGRWT #16, chicken and rose water, hosted by Supernova Condensate, but a simple experiment I tried gave me a taste of what the flavor combination could be. I wanted to play with roasted chicken and rose water, so I took some warm chicken broth, added a bit of natural smoke to simulate the flavors of browning, and then slowly added rose water to the mixture.…

Chocolate and smoked salmon in the same dish, that is the challenge for the blogging event TGRWT #15 being hosted by Roberto from Mex Mix. The idea of TGRWT is to create a dish using two ingredients that share aromas. Regularly, Martin from Khymos challenges us with a new combination. The last time I tried pairing chocolate with something savory was for the TGRWT #5 and I had a really hard time coming up with Koko Kibe.…

Grilled pineapple is delicious: sweet, slightly acid, and full of the richness of caramel. For the blogging event TGRWT I tried matching it with sweet gorgonzola using chocolate and caramelized sugar for decoration and extra flavors. The tenth TGRWT is being hosted by David from Eat Foo. The idea of TGRWT is to combine two ingredients that share a few chemical compounds that can be smelt and it was started by Martin from Khymos.…