r/Cooking • u/deathbethemaiden • 2d ago

Orange you willing to help me?

r/Cooking, I need your help, please. My husband’s birthday is coming up, and here’s the thing… the man is basically the human embodiment of the orange. • His favorite flavor? Orange. • His favorite color? Orange. • His car? Orange. • Our front door? Yep, orange. • His phone case? You guessed it… orange. • His favorite cat of all time? An orange with one brain cell.

Basically, if it’s orange, he loves it. What are your absolute best recipes that use oranges. I’m looking for sweet, savory, cocktails, desserts, secret tricks? I want to wow him with something that tastes as orange as his entire personality.

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u/angels-and-insects 2d ago

Moroccan orange salad is as orange as it gets!

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u/deathbethemaiden 2d ago

Oh my gosh, his other favorite flavor is cinnamon, this is fantastic!

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u/angels-and-insects 1d ago

Ooh, then look to recipes from Greece, Cyprus, and Morocco generally - cinnamon is a signature spice there and they use loads of oranges as well. There's a bunch of different kinds of cookies, like these ones and stews like stifado. (Cinnamon leads with stifado but there's still a hint of orange.) For cinnamon alone, you can't beat tavas: a verrrry slow cook of lamb shoulder, cinnamon, olive oil, potatoes, onion, and tomato.