Gourmand Library

Please scroll down to see recipes in the following categories: Tea and Drinks, Main Courses, Small Plates, Soups, Desserts, Jams, Pickles and Preserves.

Seasonal Favorites

Spring | Summer | Fall | Winter

Spicebox

Allspice | Anise | Asafoetida | Bay Leaf | Black Pepper | Cardamom | Chili Pepper | Cinnamon | Clove | Coriander | Cumin | Curry Leaves | Ginger | Mustard Seeds | Nutmeg | Orange Blossom Water | Pink Pepper | Pomegranate Molasses | Rosewater | Spice Blends | Saffron | Star Anise | Tonka Bean | Vanilla | Violet | White Pepper

Reviews of gourmand fragrances can be found via Perfume Reviews by Note : Gourmand.

Tea and Drinks

Rose, Jasmine, Osmanthus : The Pleasures of Floral Teas

Jasmine of Angels, Jasmine of Madonna

Blue Butterfly Pea Flower Tea

Magnolia Wine and Grandiflora Cocktail

White Acacia Tisane

Expanding Your Smell Vocabulary via Wine Tasting

Lapsang Souchong Tea : Smoky Harmony

Jasmine Pearl Tea

Estonian Blue Tea

Warmth and Comfort: Perfect Teas for Autumn

Bitter and Sweet Chamomile : Perfume and Tea Note

Rhubarb Rose Sherbet

In Praise of Jasmine Tea

Guerlain Shalimar Tea

Tisanes : Fragrant Caffeine-Free Teas

Orange Blossom and Mint Lemonade

Teas for Summer

Japanese Green Tea with Toasted Rice : Genmaicha

Sakura Tea : Tasting Cherry Blossoms

Le Palais des Thes Flavored Teas : Tea Review

Tea Primer Part 5 : A Guide to Buying Quality Tea

Tea Primer Part 4 : How to Brew a Perfect Cup of Tea

Tea Primer Part 3 : Tea Brewing Basics

Tea Primer Part 2 : Green, White and Herbal Teas

Tea Primer Part 1 : Black and Oolong Teas

White Teas : Perfume in Your Cup

Brussels Flower Carpet and Cafe Blanc : Lebanese Orange Blossom Drink

Melon Heaven: Melon Seed and Lime Horchata

A Guide to Surviving a Rainy Summer : Perfume and Hot Chocolate

Tea Tasting Lesson at Le Palais des Thes

Everything is Coming Up Roses : Rose Tea

Jasmine Ratafia and Rose Liqueur

Scented Garden : Geranium and Spiced Arancello Recipe

Scented Garden: Palmarosa and Lemonade Recipe

Opal Basil and Lemon Sherbet Recipe

Love Potion #99 Aromatic Drink

Green Oolong Teas

Le Palais des Thes The du Hammam : Tea and Candle Review

Spices

Easter Eggs Colored With Onion Skins

Perfume With the Aroma of Gingerbread

Yellow Marigolds and Blue Fenugreek : Georgian Spices

Coriander and Cumin or The CC Powder

Dry Perfume for Gingerbread : Spice Blends

Breads

The Art of a Perfect Flatbread : Chapati

Cookbooks

Menu for a Georgian Feast, with Three Cookbook Reviews

Top 15 Cookbooks for Fall : From Venice to Sri Lanka

Summers Under The Tamarind Tree and Grilled Spicy Chicken

Saraban : Persian Spiced Hazelnuts

Main Courses

Georgian Chicken Stew with Tomatoes and Herbs : Chakhokhbili

Summers Under The Tamarind Tree and Grilled Spicy Chicken

Miso Grilled Salmon with Honey and Orange

Orange Trout with Garlic, Ginger, and Sesame

Indian Flattened Rice Pilaf (Poha) : Layering Flavors

Autumn in Brussels : Pork Loin with Peaches and Thyme

Autumn Perfumes : Pasta with Roasted Hazelnuts and Pancetta

Belgian Journal : Coriander Scented Chicken Kofta Kebabs with Mint Chutney

Buckwheat and Mushroom Pilaf Recipe : Toasty, Savory Notes

Lagman Uzbek Lamb and Noodle Soup Recipe

Pilaf with Apricots, Dates and Saffron Shirin Plov Recipe

Pasta with Broccoli Rabe Recipe and The Scent of Spring

Sofrito Recipe : The Magic of Flavor and Fragrance

Aphrodisiac Dinner for Valentine's Day and Beyond

Mussels in Pink Pepper and Tomato Sauce : Recipe

Chicken Arabie : Apricot and Spice Marinade

Small Plates

Cucumbers and Honey

Persian Olives in Walnut-Pomegranate Sauce

Cauliflower with Saffron and Coriander

Rosemary : Herb and Note

Honey Marinated Peppers

Saraban : Persian Spiced Hazelnuts

Green Salad with Egg and Dill Dressing : Summer

Spinach with Pomegranate Molasses, Honey and Caramelized Onions

Rose Petal and Raspberry Infused Vinegar

5 Simple Summer Pleasures

Simple Bean Salad Recipe With Variations

Two Orange Salads Against Winter Blues

Herbes de Provence and Escalivade Recipe

Spicy Laotian Beef Salad (Lab, Larb Recipe) : Bold Flavors of Laos

Musabbaha Whole Chickpea Hummus Recipe

Red Kidney Bean Salad Georgian Style (Lobio) : Flavor Recipe

Pomegranate Cucumber Salad

Black Pepper and Potato Salad

Soups

Tasting Spring : Green Borscht (Ukrainian Sorrel Soup)

Lentil Soup with Coriander, Cumin and Peanuts Recipe

Lagman Uzbek Lamb and Noodle Soup Recipe

Desserts

How to Candy Violets

Chocolate Cake with Pistachios and Apricots

Pomegranate and Orange Blossom

Rum Raisin Cake

Apricot Poppyseed Cake

Haft Seen

Persian Rice Cookies (Nan-e Berenji)

Crepe Cake with Sweet Cheese, Raisins and Raspberries (Solozhenyk)

Uzvar : Ukrainian Spiced Fruit Compote

Walnut Crescents : Vanilla and Cinnamon

Mango Paletas : Frozen Flavors & Scents

Jan Hagel Dutch Cinnamon and Almond Cookie

Persimmon Toast

Strawberry Orange Blossom Compote

Viennese Vanilla Crescents with Tonka Bean (Vanillekipferln)

Belgian Gingerbread Treasure : Speculoos (Speculaas)

Dreaming Florence : Hazelnut, Orange and Cardamom Biscotti

Rice Pudding with Strawberry Compote : Vanilla and Orange Blossom

Almond Crescents and Splendid Fin de Siecle Vienna of Katharina Schratt

Exploring Edible Flowers : Hibiscus Sorbet Recipe

Rhubarb Strawberry Fool with Orange and Vanilla

Indian Sesame Cardamom Candy (Til Gul Ladoo) Recipe

Ukrainian Wheat Berry and Poppyseed Pudding Recipe (Kutya, Kutia)

Ukrainian Gingerbread (Medivnychky) Recipe

Tender Butter Cookies (Kurabie) Recipe

Hazelnut Orange Chocolate Cake Recipe

Saffron Cake Recipe

Persian Orange Blossom Cookies : Scented Baking

Indian Saffron and Rose Yogurt Mousse (Shrikhand)

Jams and Pickles

Rose Jam Kyiv Style

Sweet Orange Salt, Bitter Orange Sugar

Sweet Tomato Chutney with Pistachios and Raisins

Rose Jam

Vanilla and Nutmeg Scented Plum Jam

Bergamot (or Orange) Marmalade

Raspberry Cognac Jam

Green Plum, Erik : Tart Taste of Spring and Tkemali Sauce Recipe

Candied Blossoms and Flower Perfumed Syrup

Hot and Spicy Cranberry Sauce

Rose Petal and Raspberry Infused Vinegar

Belgian Strawberry Capital and Russian Strawberry-Rhubarb Jam

Candied Orange Peel (Pierre Herme Recipe) : Star Anise and Vanilla

Vanilla and Homemade Vanilla Extract Recipe

Essays on Flavor and Fragrance

Menu for a Georgian Feast, with Three Cookbook Reviews

Salty Licorice

Gifts From The Silk Road

Jenever Belgian Liquor : Juniper, Rose, Lavender

Chocolate, Violets, Bread : A Call for New Gourmands

Le Palais des Thes Jardin Tea Series

10 Ways to Use Orange Blossom Water

10 Ways to Use Rosewater : Perfume, Beauty & Food

When Chefs Follow Their Nose

Tea Tasting Lesson at Le Palais des Thes

Civet Cake and Musk Candy

Olfactory Desserts : On Gourmand Fragrances

Cooks, Follow Your Nose : My Article in Zester Daily

10 Ideas to Enjoy Strawberries : From Main Course to Dessert

A Year In Scents and Flavors

Autumnal Scents and Tastes

Chocolate Fragrances : From Flowers to Woods

Floral Pleasures in Chocolate

Saffron : The Flavor and Fragrance of Joy

Harold McGee on Taste and Olfaction : Flavor and Fragrance

Peaches and Cream : Quest for Ultimate Peach Fragrance

Green Mango and Coconut Milk

Latest Comments

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  Judy in Neela Vermeire Creations Niral : Fragrance Review: Hi, Silvermoon. I haven’t used Nahema in many years (I’m really old) but the very plum-forward top note always grabbed my attention. Niral seems similar to me on the top… April 21, 2018 at 6:05pm
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  Silvermoon in Neela Vermeire Creations Niral : Fragrance Review: Judy, you caught my attention, when you wrote that Niral reminded you of Nahema. Please can you elaborate a bit more? I love Nahema and wondered what aspects of it… April 21, 2018 at 2:18pm
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  Mayfly in 10 Perfumes For a New Spring: Thanks for suggestion, I will look on their website. April 21, 2018 at 10:31am
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  Austenfan in 10 Perfumes For a New Spring: That’s a lot. I visited the Loire region (around Tours) for the first time in 2012, and revisited in between Angers and Saumur last year. On both occasions my maximum… April 21, 2018 at 9:35am