Comments on: Saffron – the mystical spice http://kitchenmusings.com/2007/10/saffron-the-m.html Sat, 31 Jul 2010 03:41:37 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8 hourly 1 By: DaviMack http://kitchenmusings.com/2007/10/saffron-the-m.html/comment-page-1#comment-2729 DaviMack Tue, 30 Nov 1999 06:00:00 +0000 http://www.kitchenmusings.com/?p=289#comment-2729 <p>Sounds delicious!</p> <p>You can probably make do with the seeds, provided that you use about 20x the number (there are three double-sided groups of seeds in a pod, each of which contains maybe four seeds). There is flavor in the pods separately from the seeds, of course, and the pods help everything be easy to fish out ... but the seeds may work just as well, particularly if you were to roughly crack them & use a sieve to remove the bits.</p> Sounds delicious!

You can probably make do with the seeds, provided that you use about 20x the number (there are three double-sided groups of seeds in a pod, each of which contains maybe four seeds). There is flavor in the pods separately from the seeds, of course, and the pods help everything be easy to fish out … but the seeds may work just as well, particularly if you were to roughly crack them & use a sieve to remove the bits.

]]> By: Deborah http://kitchenmusings.com/2007/10/saffron-the-m.html/comment-page-1#comment-2730 Deborah Tue, 30 Nov 1999 06:00:00 +0000 http://www.kitchenmusings.com/?p=289#comment-2730 <p>This sounds delicious, although I have to admit that I've never had saffron. I've always been too cheap to buy any, but I think I need to make the investment!!</p> This sounds delicious, although I have to admit that I've never had saffron. I've always been too cheap to buy any, but I think I need to make the investment!!

]]> By: Kelly-Jane http://kitchenmusings.com/2007/10/saffron-the-m.html/comment-page-1#comment-2731 Kelly-Jane Tue, 30 Nov 1999 06:00:00 +0000 http://www.kitchenmusings.com/?p=289#comment-2731 <p>A beautiful dessert, and such a pretty pale lemon colour from the saffron.</p> <p>"...having too much saffron makes you laugh..." I'll have some of that then =) </p> A beautiful dessert, and such a pretty pale lemon colour from the saffron.

"…having too much saffron makes you laugh…" I'll have some of that then =)

]]> By: Marvin http://kitchenmusings.com/2007/10/saffron-the-m.html/comment-page-1#comment-2732 Marvin Tue, 30 Nov 1999 06:00:00 +0000 http://www.kitchenmusings.com/?p=289#comment-2732 <p>Mmmm. The cardamom, cinnamon, and saffron sounds like such a great combination.</p> Mmmm. The cardamom, cinnamon, and saffron sounds like such a great combination.

]]> By: Amanda http://kitchenmusings.com/2007/10/saffron-the-m.html/comment-page-1#comment-2733 Amanda Tue, 30 Nov 1999 06:00:00 +0000 http://www.kitchenmusings.com/?p=289#comment-2733 <p>Beautiful colour - I'll have two please and laugh all the way into my hold it all in pants! </p> Beautiful colour – I'll have two please and laugh all the way into my hold it all in pants!

]]> By: Bog Boys Oven http://kitchenmusings.com/2007/10/saffron-the-m.html/comment-page-1#comment-2734 Bog Boys Oven Tue, 30 Nov 1999 06:00:00 +0000 http://www.kitchenmusings.com/?p=289#comment-2734 <p>So cream, so yummy, that secnt of cardamon really make me crazy and only imagine for one.... sound like I need to make this recipe soon! :)</p> So cream, so yummy, that secnt of cardamon really make me crazy and only imagine for one…. sound like I need to make this recipe soon! :)

]]> By: Dana http://kitchenmusings.com/2007/10/saffron-the-m.html/comment-page-1#comment-2735 Dana Tue, 30 Nov 1999 06:00:00 +0000 http://www.kitchenmusings.com/?p=289#comment-2735 <p>I love, love, love saffron (in fact, I just posted a risotto recipe that uses it)! The flavor is so mellow and seductive. But where oh where did you get such a huge heap of saffron for your photo?!? So impressive! </p> I love, love, love saffron (in fact, I just posted a risotto recipe that uses it)! The flavor is so mellow and seductive. But where oh where did you get such a huge heap of saffron for your photo?!? So impressive!

]]> By: veron http://kitchenmusings.com/2007/10/saffron-the-m.html/comment-page-1#comment-2736 veron Tue, 30 Nov 1999 06:00:00 +0000 http://www.kitchenmusings.com/?p=289#comment-2736 <p>Hi DaviMack - I used 5 seeds - no wonder there was no effect , i guess i should have multiplied it like you said.<br /> Hi Deborah, It's always good to buy a canister like where Jaden buys hers because you save more than when you buy those few strands in the supermarket.<br /> Hi Kelly Jane - so far , I don't think I have overdosed in saffron to have uncontrollable laughter :).<br /> Marvin - it is a great combination indeed!<br /> Hi Amanda - laughter is a good thing!<br /> Hi big boys oven - I really liked the scent of cardamom when I first inhaled the seeds too.<br /> Hi Dana - I love saffron in risotto! My saffron stash is a collection over the years of when my husband's relatives comes home after a visit to Iran there is always one or two big clamshells of saffron - sometimes even more when other people send gifts through that relative . Believe me there's more from where that heap came from ... ;)</p> Hi DaviMack – I used 5 seeds – no wonder there was no effect , i guess i should have multiplied it like you said.
Hi Deborah, It's always good to buy a canister like where Jaden buys hers because you save more than when you buy those few strands in the supermarket.
Hi Kelly Jane – so far , I don't think I have overdosed in saffron to have uncontrollable laughter :) .
Marvin – it is a great combination indeed!
Hi Amanda – laughter is a good thing!
Hi big boys oven – I really liked the scent of cardamom when I first inhaled the seeds too.
Hi Dana – I love saffron in risotto! My saffron stash is a collection over the years of when my husband's relatives comes home after a visit to Iran there is always one or two big clamshells of saffron – sometimes even more when other people send gifts through that relative . Believe me there's more from where that heap came from … ;)

]]> By: Hannah http://kitchenmusings.com/2007/10/saffron-the-m.html/comment-page-1#comment-2737 Hannah Tue, 30 Nov 1999 06:00:00 +0000 http://www.kitchenmusings.com/?p=289#comment-2737 <p>I've never actually made anything that called for saffron, simply because of the cost... I'd love to experiment a bit with it, and this post makes that idea all the more tempting! Sounds incredible!</p> I've never actually made anything that called for saffron, simply because of the cost… I'd love to experiment a bit with it, and this post makes that idea all the more tempting! Sounds incredible!

]]> By: MyKitchenInHalfCups http://kitchenmusings.com/2007/10/saffron-the-m.html/comment-page-1#comment-2738 MyKitchenInHalfCups Tue, 30 Nov 1999 06:00:00 +0000 http://www.kitchenmusings.com/?p=289#comment-2738 <p>Oh Veron even without the pods this time, it sounds really lovely. Isn't it funny how something we think we understand, isn't the way it is at all sometimes. Food is an adventure. I've only been using cardamon about 2 years now. Amazing stuff how it sweetens without adding more sugar, I guess intensifies sweetness for me.</p> Oh Veron even without the pods this time, it sounds really lovely. Isn't it funny how something we think we understand, isn't the way it is at all sometimes. Food is an adventure. I've only been using cardamon about 2 years now. Amazing stuff how it sweetens without adding more sugar, I guess intensifies sweetness for me.

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