Grapefruit | Gourmandistan

Making things rosier with rosemary grapefruit tart

February 16, 2014 by Michelle

While Gourmandistan has documented its serious love of local fruit, we’re not hardcore enough to remain fruitless through an entire winter. While we (especially Steve) can be satisfied with store-bought pears and apples, the winter fruit we really enjoy comes from the citrus side of the family. While we won’t go so far as to say a day without orange juice is like a day without sunshine, in these drab winter months we’re looking for as many sun substitutes as […]

Categories: Cooking, Food, Fruit Desserts, Grapefruit, Pies & Tarts, Recipes, Vegetarian

Grapefruit ice, brown sugar shortbread and the surprising benefits of staleness

January 10, 2013 by Steve

Sometime we may speak at length about Bill Neal, as his recipes are consulted frequently when Gourmandistan needs to go Southern. But for now, we will speak of staleness. Steve loves fruit, and stubbornly tries to stay organic and somewhat local even in winter. (This does, however, require a somewhat strained definition that includes the entire southern US.) So we take in a lot of citrus, which Michelle will only eat if all traces of pith and membrane have been […]

Categories: Cookies, Cooking, Food, Fruit Desserts, Grapefruit, Ice cream, Old cookbooks, Recipes, Vegetarian

A small, citrusy step away from the treacle.

December 28, 2011 by Steve

It’s almost the end of the holidays, and we’re starting to be just a bit sick of sweet. While eating our way through what remains of Michelle’s cookie cavalcade (reduced by gifts, get-togethers and Steve’s occasional late-night rustling), we started to think of slightly less sugary finishes to our meals. We make this dish only occasionally, as it requires wonderful winter citrus and restaurant-level pith removal that is beyond Steve’s skill set to meet Michelle’s standards for fresh fruit consumption. […]

Categories: Cooking, Food, Fruit Desserts, Grapefruit, Orange, Recipes, Vegetarian