Sun-dried Tomato, Chives and Goat Cheese Scones # Baking Partner's Challenge

After a long time, this month the Baking partner's were challenged to bake something savory. Archana of  Mad Scientist in Kitchen chose Tomato, Thyme, Sage, Double Cheese Tart from BBC Good Food March 14 issue and Cheddar and Sage Scones from BBC Good Food as the bakes for the month.  I being me, of course chose the quicker option and baked a batch of scones. And since combining recipes and tweaking good ones have become second nature, I did that and mulled over the goodness of the combined flavors throughout dinner that night. 

Red Hot Cranberry Jam

Fresh cranberries are not common in India and I hadn't tasted any till recently.  All the cranberry desserts in blogosphere were making me curious so I got home a bag  last week and after tasting the first one, thought that they somewhat resembled Kul or Jujube Fruit. Having eaten enough sweets already, my family wasn't in the mood for another one so I decided on a cranberry jam instead... a hot one because that last jalapeno had to be used right away and the combination of tart cranberry with hot jalapeno felt just right... 

French Fridays With Dorie : Goat Cheese and Strawberry Tartine

You know how I had been gawking at all the dishes that the Dorista's were making for French Fridays with Dorie. So last weekend I picked up a copy of "Around the French Table" from the library and soon after ordered a copy of the book and i registered myself as a member of the club. My book arrived day before yesterday. Ever since I have been flipping the pages, drooling over the photographs and bookmarking the simpler dishes which the members have completed.... I sampled a simple and fantastic recipe last night and packed some for mister's lunch today. more on that soon. For now let talk about Goat Cheese and Strawberry Tartine. 

Even before joining the club I had bookmarked this recipe. The combination of sweet strawberries with salty goat had seemed startling. But the simplicity of the recipe was inviting enough to want me to make these. So trusting the chef's expertise on the combination I had decided to try it out and finally i made these fancy French sandwiches this morning. 

Of course there is no denying the fact that the tartine look gorgeous. I liked the combination. However I did not find it extraordinary. It tasted as we had expected it to taste.  Since the strawberries I had weren't very sweet I liked the tartine better with a bit of whipped cream on top. 

Would I make these again ?  Probably yes. because they are so pretty to look at. I will however slip in a few baguette slices with goat cheese and sliced red grapes along side, since i love that combination so much more..

As a member of french friday's with Dorie I am not supposed to post the recipe on the blog.  You can however take a peek into the book and order your copies of Around the French Table from Amazon or from The Book Depository.