My husband tops his cereal with dried tart cherries every morning and I snack on a mixture of
handful of dried cherries and raw almonds to hold me over from lunch to dinner.
Breakfast cookies made with whole grains like rolled oats, flax meal, and whole wheat flour have the
flavor of dried cherries and chocolate chips for a tasty breakfast on the run.
After tasting Peruvian chocolate that was distinctly
reminiscent of dried cherries, virgin chocolate that due to the non-roasted beans was mild and subtle, and a bar from Madagascar that melted luxuriously on your tongue and left the most pleasant, citrusy aftertaste, it was time for the arduous task of deciding which ones to buy and take home with me.
It's trying to tell you that my
stash of dried cherries and cacao nibs are like the packet of Tim Tams that never runs out and therefore are being included in everything.
So, the inspiration from these came from two things: the three lone bananas reaching the end of their life in my pantry basket, and the amazing
bag of dried cherries from Wood Orchard Market that my friend, Josh, brought back from Wisconsin.
I make a
paste of dried cherries, raw cocoa nibs and cashew butter and put a spoonful inside the pitted date, pinch the sticky date together to seal.
I used organic coconut oil instead of butter and dried currants
instead of dried cherries, and pecan pieces instead of almonds.
Anyway, this week, I was
out of dried cherries, but had dried blueberries, so I went to work figuring out a new flavor of my «Angie Bars.»
I made significant changes to the flavor and texture by add some crunch with chopped pistachios and tart sweetness with a
handful of dried cherries.
You won't be able to keep your hands off these babies, made with a
combination of dried cherries, coconut, cacao powder and creamy nut butter, then coated in homemade chocolate.
Now, I could pretend that this quick bread is an innocuous little breakfast treat, made relatively guilt - free by the
addition of dried cherries, but I would be leading you down the butter and sugar - laden garden path.
2010 Château Montus Madiran «A concentrated, elegant red, with
layers of dried cherry, slate and smoke, showing a good amount of spice.
Stir in 2/3 cup of the nuts and
all of the dried cherries.
so i'm transfering bits of things to smaller jars for the freezer, making another list of what i'm running low on, wiping out the fridge as i go along, and tossing out stale old xgfx crackers for the birds when i come across about 2/3 of a cup
of dried cherries.
I used to add a handful
of dried cherries or cranberries until I discovered that even those are usually sweetened further with fruit juice concentrates.
1 handful
of dry cherries, pre-soaked in hot water for 10 minutes (you can replace with goji berries too)
Or even simpler, throw a handful
of dried cherries and pecans on top of oatmeal.
Cherry Walnut Chicken Salad — Delicious chicken salad featuring a combination
of dried cherries, walnuts and baby spinach tossed with a simple oil - and - vinegar dressing.