Blogger of the Day: Maria at
Scandi Home
In honor of National Absinthe Day, today we're celebrating the fresh crunchy goodness of
Florence fennel, aka finocchio, a magic ingredient in distilling that
mysterious spirit. An eye-catching cousin of the common carrot, fennel resembles an elegant French showgirl...its shiny white bulbhead is topped with a magnificently flamboyant headdress of feathered emerald leaves. It's low cal and high vitamin C, and its rich licorice-like taste is refreshingly sweet. Springtime is the perfect season for it and lots of salads too so start some healthy fennel munching! :)
Maria's got plenty of fennel and salad recipes to start you off, along with loads of lush
travel and design photos. She's a Scandinavian-turned-Sydney citizen,
interior designer and
creative stylist so everything on her blog glows gorgeously yumful! :)
How do you feel about fennel? Are you in a salad mood for springtime? Have you sipped absinthe? What's your favorite
absinthe cocktail? :)
Celebrate some more with our
2014 Daily Food Holiday and Featured Blogger Series!
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That fennel and pear salad look to die for! And yes, I am getting into the salad mood more now it's getting warmer. I think roasted fennel sauce is my favourite way of eating fennel though.
ReplyDeleteyumziddyyum...your Sweet Potato Gnocchi with Roasted Fennel Sauce would be wildly delicious this weekend...thanks for the recipe! :)
DeleteI have really grown fond of fennel lately! I have tried absinthe....and I don't think I want to again!
ReplyDeletelol...absinthe definitely appeals to a specific taste. Steampunkers and sophisticates seem to love it the best! :)
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