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Fabulous Marmalades
A grilling secret!
From the epidural layer to gastronomical relief: here are two marmalades you'll feel good about eating.
These two “marmalades” are sweet but not made with citrus. One has aloe and the other ginger. Though often we go directly to toast in thought, marmalades love to pair with cheeses and proteins. Something about the sweet and bitter that tastes just right.
I first came to appreciate the health benefits of fresh aloe vera when I totally burned my legs to a crisp in a short moment in Hawaii.
My friend Andrew stopped by the side of the road and cut up a little plant. Slicing it open, he placed it on my burned legs and relief set in immediately.
Aloe has been touted through history as a wonderful medicinal plant. And though we don’t know about that, we do known we like this Aloe marmalade.
Like a very runny Jell-O before its been set, it has a unique flavor that can only be described as aloe’d’lishess.
Ginger in preserves is nothing new
The Brits have been doing it probably forever. Used most often as an accompaniment to a fruit of some kind like grapefruit.
But if you love Ginger straight, ginger marmalade like this one might be just right for you.
Look inside the jar and you will see chunks of ginger suspended in the jelly. The flavor and taste is like a soft gelatin texture, the ginger has just the right resistance, and it is a bit spicy, just like it should be.
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Top Eight ideas for Cocoa Powder
When in Aspen… ask the Chefs.
They are everywhere here in Aspen and I get to “chat” with them!
It’s hard work working behind the scenes, the stages, but in the breaks between the crazy fires and being in the weeds, we talk with the Chefs. So I asked them what was the best way to use our cocoa powder. Here is what three of them said (no recipes so you’ll have to make them up).
1) Pork belly brined in salt, sugar, chili and cocoa powder. Or just rub the pork belly with cocoa like a rub.
2) Make a chocolate stout milk shake.
3) Mole sauce on a whole chicken.
4) A whole grain cocoa bread. Just add a touch of cocoa to the mix.
5) Make simple syrup with your cocoa powder.
6) Cocoa powder and coconut sugar on popcorn! Or better yet fry the corn in coconut oil and top with cocoa powder, coconut sugar and a touch of vanilla.
7) Cocoa curry smoked lamb.
8) And of course brownies made with freeze dried coffee, chocolate bitters and caramelized cocoa nibs.
Now with 22% to 24% Cocoa Butter Cocoa Powder and real Vanilla makes this better than before!
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Essential Summer Cooling
Beat the heat with Sweet!
While the heat was on here, with the caveat that 88 degrees to Seattle is like a 125 to the Mojave, it seemed like a good time to test some drinks.
Cold water, refreshing ice water is always better, but alas, earlier in the day all the ice was used to keep the cherries cool! Next on the list was a root beer float, but the ice cream just wasn’t refreshing. An Arnold Palmer is always good, but in the heat all I wanted was more ... and the test kitchen (my office in the sun) was way past 92 now.
And then (and finally) cold water (remember no ice available) with a jigger of Elderflower Syrup.
And you guessed it, it was the cat’s meow, the duck’s quack, eel’s ankles, elephant’s arches, and even the bee’s knees! It was refreshing, calming and it felt cooling.
If the bottle has anything left in the fall you can bake a cake, or a muffin or two, but in the heat of the summer Elderflower syrup is the cat’s pajamas to twisting any mixed drink!
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