New Flavor Combinations
I’m always looking to try new food combinations, and tonight, I tried a couple of interesting combos. Mal says that I have a “strange” palate; I think of it as “complex.” 
Here’s our grill loaded up with Italian chicken sausages, green peppers, onions, and a peach. (Yep, a peach.)
The grilled peach ended up as part of a salad. Here are the rough measurements:
Grilled Peach Salad
Makes 1 serving (or 2 small)
Ingredients:
1 peach (halved)
1/4 cup diced onions*
1/8 cup blue cheese crumbles
1/8 cup chopped walnuts
1-2 tsbp balsamic vinegar
1 tsp brown sugar
Directions: Half and remove pit from peach, grill until both halves are soft. Combine brown sugar and balsamic vinegar then the remaining ingredients. Toss all ingredients well. Serve chilled.
* I used diced yellow onions in the recipe, but I wasn’t really a fan of the flavor that it added. When I make this again, I will probably omit the onions.
Our grilled Italian chicken sausages with green peppers and onions on whole wheat buns…
I topped my sausage with organic ketchup and buffalo sauce. I ate about 2/3 of this sandwich. I was stuffed!
Afternoon Snack
While blogging my afternoon post, I enjoyed a pomegranate-lemonade with lime… and some sunshine out in front of our apartment building. The sun was so bright that it was hard to see the laptop screen.
Around 3:30, I made myself a 1/2 of a Thomas English muffin with peanut butter and some pitted dates on the side. This snack never gets old. Yum!
Baking
I’m not sure why I decided to do some baking on such a hot evening. Our apartment is cookin’ right now! I came up with a recipe for mango bread, and I have no idea what to expect! Kitchen experiments are always fun though!
Before going into the oven…
Raisin-Walnut Mango Bread
Ingredients:
1-2 cup diced mango
1 cup whole wheat flour
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp cinnamon
1/3 cup canola oil
1/2 cup sugar
1/4 egg liquid egg whites
1/4 tsp vanilla extract
1/4 cup walnuts
1/4 cup raisins
Directions:
Combine all ingredients in a mixing bowl. Mix until blended well. Pour mixture into a greased loaf pan. Bake at 350 degrees for about 35-45 minutes or until a wooden toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
The mango bread should be finished any minute now. I’ll be sure to report how it turned out!
***Update***
The mango bread turned out delicious! The only thing that I would change is the kind of flour. I used whole wheat flour, but I think regular white flour would have been better. The whole wheat flour makes the bread rather dense, and I prefer a more “fluffy” sweet bread. Oh well, next time, right?
Sweet dreams!
Posted by: Tina 12 comments
Posted in: recipe
on Jun 11th, 2008 at 5:29 pm
mango bread! that’s a new idea
can’t wait to hear how it tastes!!
on Jun 11th, 2008 at 5:41 pm
LOVE the grilled peach salad, and LOVE the mango bread – brilliant!
on Jun 11th, 2008 at 5:58 pm
i love your idea for mango bread!!! so creative
i was actually just reading a recipe in cooking light for grilled peach salad, you have inspired me to try something similar!
on Jun 11th, 2008 at 6:38 pm
Tina,
I have been reading yours and Kath’s blog for a little while now and I really enjoy it. You have inspired me to try my hand at it, it is runningwitharecipe.blogspot.com, I just started so it is still a work in progress but if you wouldn’t mind checking it out and letting me know what you think. Thanks
on Jun 11th, 2008 at 8:17 pm
You haven’t updated yet, so… if that bread is still in the oven, you better take it out! It’s been HOURS!
on Jun 11th, 2008 at 9:16 pm
I am a reader who has never commented, but I have been meaning to ask if you are trying to lose weight? Five dates and half an English muffin seems like a very meager lunch and a dinner of a small peach salad with a few bits of a sandwich would never make me “stuffed”… I don’t mean to be rude at all, I’m just confused because that would never sustain my activity (gym), which I see you participate in as well.
on Jun 11th, 2008 at 10:35 pm
Yum I’m going to have to try out that mango bread since I have a TON of mangoes to use up!
on Jun 12th, 2008 at 2:31 am
Anon,
Nope, I’m not trying to lose weight. I’m actually really surprised by your comment. I think you may have missed my lunch post– my lunch consisted of a can of tuna with capers and relish, a salad, and a Larabar. My afternoon snack was an English muffin and some dates. In general, I typically eat between 1700-2200 calories per day.
on Jun 12th, 2008 at 7:03 am
Have you tried white whole wheat or whole wheat pastry flour for baking? They often are lighter than regular whole wheat and a better 1:1 sub for AP flour. Sorry if you have, i read too many blogs
on Jun 12th, 2008 at 7:29 am
agreed, whole wheat pastry flour is the way to go!
on Jun 12th, 2008 at 11:38 am
Oh, you are right; I thought that was a previous day. My mistake – thanks for clearing that up. Makes me feel better!
on Jun 15th, 2008 at 4:57 pm
I want to share a great place where I always shop for organic and gluten free products. Whole And Natural. They have lots of great stuff including organic ketchup.