Andi & Gabriel's Wedding Recipes

For our wedding in July, we gave guests small jars filled with cardamom or smoked paprika as favors, and promised to post some of our favorite recipes using these spices, as well as recipes for desserts served at the wedding. Here are the links, enjoy!

Cardamom

• Cardamom Cinnamon Rolls
• Freshly ground cardamom is best for this, but an equal amount of preground cardamom can be used
• Chai-Spiced Snickerdoodles
•  A good fall snack - great with tea!
• Chewy Ginger Cookies with Cardamom and Black Pepper
• An imaginative and exotic cookie
• Chocolate Bread Pudding with Cardamom Whipped Cream
• A decadent dessert that makes enough for a crowd
• Apple Cardamom Upside-Down Cake
•  A simple fall or winter dessert
• Rhubarb Muffins with Cardamom Streusel
•  My favorite make-ahead breakfast for houseguests
• Moroccan Chickpea Barley Salad
•  An exotic yet comforting vegetarian meal

Smoked Paprika

• Seared Cauliflower with Couscous and Almonds
• Quick, healthy, delicious "health food"
• Quinoa, Chickpea, and Spinach Salad with Smoked Paprika Dressing
• My favorite filling summer salad: perfect for a picnic!
• Catalan Potatoes Bravas
• Part of the first fancy dinner I made for Gabriel
• Sweet and Spicy Nuts
• We made these for a murder-mystery party that Gabriel wrote :)
• Grilled Shrimp and Sausage Skewers with Smoky Paprika Glaze
• A great dinner party dish
• Spicy Squash Salad with Lentils and Goat Cheese
• Another healthy vegetarian main course

Desserts

• Andi's Almond Cake
• Mango and Raspberry Curds
• Used in the smaller ceremonial cutting cake
• Coconut and Chocolate Macaroons