#Cardamom and Vanilla Rum Syrup

[troooye]

MALDIVES COOKING COMPETITION: TROYE & VANESSA.

Vanessa and Troye put their heads together to create their best dish. Both being pretty decent around the kitchen, they'd say they succeeded. There's only one rule to this power duo: no meat, including seafood. Vanessa, a vegan, and Troye, allergic to shellfish, had to be the first to sample their dishes. / / @vcnessamorgcn, @cityofdreamsevents

APPETIZER: PUMPKIN SALAD.

To start off light and fresh, enjoy a pumpkin salad with flavor! Featuring grated coconut (no matter where you go in the Maldives, coconuts are one of the mainstays of their cuisine, leading the team to start and end with this prized ingredient), Maldivian spinach, lime dressing and pumpkin seeds.

ENRÉE: VEGAN MALAI KOFTA.

Malai Kofta, in short, is a dish that consists of fried dumplings made with potatoes and paneer (a fresh Indian cheese) that are swimming in a spiced, creamy golden gravy. Malai means “clotted cream” and kofta refers to meatballs, though most versions of Malai Kofta don’t contain meat. To substitute paneer, and most accurately replicate its texture, they use super-firm tofu (aka high-protein tofu). The meatball shape remains with the traditional potato dumpling. Other highlights include grounded cashews, toasted whole spices with sautéed aromatics, fresh tomato for the gravy base and a squeeze of lemon juice to balance out the heat.

DESSERT: VEGAN CHOCOLATE TART.

To finish off, their vegan chocolate tart is made with coconut milk instead of cream, uses almond powder instead of normal flour (making it gluten-free), maple syrup instead of sugar (so no refined sugars either) and Ayurvedic. The ultimate chocolate tart that doesn't require baking! They prepare a simple crust and chocolate/coconut ganache. The addition of powdered cardamom and cinnamon, two commonly used spices in Ayurveda, has a warming effect on the body, therefore promoting digestion. Ayurveda always encourages the use of spices for the healing effect that they have.

DRINKS: GREEN TEA CHILI LEMONADE, MIHIRI LEMONADE.

The duo creates two options: a spicy variation of an alcoholic lemonade, containing green tea, Brandy, fresh lime, and some chili. Secondly, a refreshing cocktail: a fruity take with fresh strawberries, aged rum, and vanilla liquor along with soda.

#alcohol tw #food tw #long post tw #codgoestomaldives #cityofdreamsevent

[thiswaycomessomethingwicked]

Spinning off from my question about Grima's favorite and least favorite foods, what about sweets? What sorts of pastries or candies do you think could be found in Rohan, and which ones do you think Grima likes best?

Oh man! Love me some food talk! Especially Grima food talk :D Thank you for dropping this into my inbox~~

As usual, this got hecka long. (This is what happens when I answer on my desktop and not my phone.)

I love food and food history – it’s something I’m super keen on and love nattering on about, particularly as it relates to the medieval and early modern period. Though, for Rohan, we’re really talking late antiquity and early medieval in terms of time but ingredients in European cooking didn’t take a dynamic change until 1492 and the colonization of the Americas began.

I have a lot of thoughts about what Middle Earth has access to in terms of food products from the Americas – because clearly they got tobacco somehow. Also, apparently, tomatoes? And potatoes. Etc. (I know Tolkien has an answer to this but I’m still a little hmmmm/consistency check needed Tolkien about it.) 

My answer will generally work based on the assumption that Rohan has limited to no access to ingredients that are wholly and entirely native to the Americas. Because, as we know, Tolkien intended Rohan to be reminiscent of Anglo-Saxon England and early medieval Scandinavia so I tried to work at least vaguely within those parameters. (I know he was like: it’s Mercia! But I refuse to be hampered by a single kingdom that ranged from 6th to the 9th century because Tolkien didn’t limit himself either.)

my tl;dr is: Grima has a sweet-tooth and loves carbs and dairy products so he's all about them honey cakes and sweet cheese tarts.

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Frist off - base ingredients that the average Rohirrim would be working with as sweeteners are honey, fruits, nuts (e.g., chestnuts, walnuts, almonds), herbs/spices, syrups/confits (fruit or cereal based – strawberry, for example) and cheeses/dairy products.

Pending Rohan’s climate and geography, they might have the correct maple trees for syrup tapping (i.e., sugar maple, red maple, and black maple), which would add an additional flavouring agent to their dessert foods. But I personally find that doubtful. The temperatures in spring need to range from -4 at night to around 6 or 7 in the day for a proper sugar tap and I don’t see Rohan getting that cold consistently enough to make it work.

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For the wealthy, there might be access to sugarcane products (i.e., sugar, molasses, rum ;) etc.), but I just can’t get my head around Middle Earth having sugarcane. If they did, it’d be in lands controlled by Sauron so access would be limited during times of war. Therefore, Grima growing up would likely not have seen any white or brown sugar, if it existed.

Other things that would have been accessible more to the rich in Rohan than anyone else: cinnamon, cloves, allspice, cardamom, ginger, vanilla and other herbs, spices etc. that grow outside Rohan – and in regions, coincidentally, mostly controlled by Sauron and/or have rough trade relations with allies of Gondor.

As this is the case, most of the sweetening Grima would be familiar with would come from honey and fruit. His palate, like most in a late-antiquity and early medieval society, probably ran towards sour and tart. Our palates today, especially in the west, are incredibly sweet in comparison to what our ancestors were used to.

All fermenting was done with wild yeasts and that tends to give you more sour flavour profiles in your ales/beers, meads, and yogurts than the controlled approach to brewing and dairy products we have today. Meat and fish were often preserved via salting, vinegar, or with the sour dairy run-offs from the cheese and yogurt process.

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All this said! Some deserts or sweet snacks Grima would likely be familiar with include, but are not limited to:

Sweet breads (e.g., gingerbread [for the wealthy, in 14th c England a pound of ginger cost the same as a sheep], apple loaf, honey load, nut bread etc.)

Fried breads (think beignets or zeppoli, but also proto-funnel cakes)

Fried, baked or stewed fruits

Sweet cheeses

Custards

Skyr/something similar

Honey

Candied fruits and nuts

Tarts and pies (a very wide range of tarts and pies existed)

Cakes (and there are a wide range of these, too, e.g., I’ve seen an early medieval cheesecake recipe)

Cookies or sweet biscuits

Fried figure-of-eight snacks (an early medieval pretzel, basically)

Fritters (so many fritters, so little time)

Sweet toasts i.e. toastee (most usually topped with spiced honey and available nuts)

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For Grima – I firmly believe the man has a devil of a sweet-tooth and therefore likes any and all things put in front of him that are vaguely sweet in nature.

He’d have grown up on simpler versions of everything listed above – a lot of honey, orchard fruits (e.g., apple, pear, cherry, plum, quinces, medlars) and local berry flavourings (e.g., blackberry, blueberry, strawberry, raspberry, gooseberry, lindenberry). Maybe nuts, depending on what was available. The herbs would have been rosemary, mint, elderflower, heather (get hiiiiigh), lavender (maybe), rose (for special occasions most likely), marjoram etc. Not sure his family would have had the income to access things like citrus of any kind, cinnamon, ginger etc.

Therefore, day to day when he was young it’d have been honey cakes and seed loafs and sweet cheeses and skyr + fruit (not unlike how we eat it today) and fruit or nut tarts etc.

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When he entered Theoden’s household and was able to sit at the high table with the king’s family and chief advisors this is when he’d get the glories of cinnamon bread and candied ginger and lemon tarts and the like. Pineapples.

Grima: We can’t EAT the pineapple. We have to leave it on the table so people know we can afford it.

Eomer: We have more than one pineapple. We can eat it and display it.

Grima: M O R E.  T H A N.  O N E??

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Personally, I think Grima just loves carbs. So he’s the one sharking all the sweet and fried bread products at the table. I think he also likes sweet cheeses and custards so is really happy whenever something is fried bread on the outside and a sweet cheese or something on the inside.

As palates ran tart/sour, I can see Grima enjoying Rohan’s answer to skyr straight with no additions to it. Same for sour cheeses served at the end of the meal.

If I had to rank Grima’s favourite deserts/treats, once he was part of Theoden’s household and can afford/has access to Fancy Things, I think it’d go:

Fried bread with cinnamon (i.e., Rohan-beignets)

Orange infused custard

Saffron custard tart

Honey cakes – preferably with cinnamon or vanilla

Skyr

Candied ginger and almonds

Gingerbread

Sweet cheese filled tarts (Rohan’s answer to the Danish)

Pear or apple fritters

That said, I can see him still enjoying throwbacks to the less fancy sweets of his childhood, such as the fritters, but also the more herbal and earthy flavourings that were available to his family—winter savory, lemon thyme, bay, lavender, mint, borage, rosemary, marigold, sweet marjoram etc.

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I didn't get into sweet beverages (herbal wines, mulled anything, mead, flavoured ales, fruit wines etc.) because that's a whole other thing.

I hope this was helpful! These are many, many thoughts and honestly, I could probably have gone on for another three pages but I thought I should wrap it up.

Thank you so, so much for the ask! It made day :D :D

#lotr #lord of the rings #ask #reply #rohan #lotr meta #grima wormtongue #anon #food history #middle earth #grima thoughts #grima and food

[norascocktailbot]

alcohol

 90 ml rum + 22.5 ml grapefruit juice + 15 ml french vanilla syrup + crushed ice + 3 dashes cardamom bitters + 1 bunch parsley

#alcohol

[jlilycorbie]

One thing that continually bothers me: how dependent on chocolate most ice cream parlors and novelties are in the United States.

Or at least in my area of the US, I'm not an expert on this stuff.

I was complaining about this over the weekend, about how chocolate is great and I like it but I don't need or want it in all the things, and how very much I'd love an ice cream parlor that focuses on fresh fruits and seasonal flavors.

And so I came up with an idea for my own ice cream parlor, probably with a fairy or unicorn theme? Maybe enchanted forest? And then I spent days coming up with ice cream flavors and sundaes for my parlor (and also talking about cannibalism, particularly medical cannibalism, but that's another story).

I figure there'd be a set of always available flavors. Like chocolate, vanilla, and strawberry are required. Maybe matcha? Something coffee based, probably. And all of the always available flavors would also be available in dairy-free and nut-free options. And I've heard how hard it is to find gluten-free chocolate ice cream, so definitely gluten-free options, too.

But the real stars here are the sundaes. There'd be the regularly available flavors and seasonal flavors of ice cream along with a variety of basic and seasonal fruits and toppings. You could build your own, or we'd have a selection of menu offerings. Everything would be topped with whipped cream, of course, except when it's got something like marshmallow fluff instead.

We'd have to have a whole variety of splits. Like, what am I even doing having a fruit-focused ice cream parlor without banana splits?

Including a banana split with dulce de leche ice cream, salted almonds, and hot fudge (because chocolate is still allowed, it just won't be in or on everything).

Or a peach split with roasted peaches, cinnamon ice cream, toasted oat crumble with walnuts or pecans, and brown sugar syrup.

Or a mango split with cardamom ice cream, salted cashews, and browned butter rum sauce.

An apple split with cinnamon roasted apples, vanilla ice cream, almonds, toffee bits, and caramel or butterscotch syrup.

Since it's fairy or enchanted forest themed, I'd want to include floral and herbal flavors, too.

Like for summer, I'd need vanilla lime ice cream with fresh watermelon with mint and lime juice and house-made strawberry syrup.

A warm sugar cookie topped with lemon lavender ice cream and fresh blueberry syrup.

Hibiscus ice cream with strawberry swirl.

Earl Grey ice cream with blackberries and chocolate lavender syrup (maybe with pound cake or a sugar cookie?)

For spring into summer, we could have fresh raspberries and mangoes with matcha ice cream and strawberry syrup.

For early autumn, we could have a peanut butter blondie with honey ice cream, fresh grapes, and peanut butter sauce.

From Halloween to Thanksgiving, we could have pumpkin ice cream with cranberry syrup, toasted pecans, and marshmallow fluff .

For deep winter, something with a clever name referencing Persephone with smoked vanilla ice cream with a clementine curd swirl, pomegranate syrup and fresh arils, and salted pistachios.

And for the people who really want a lot of chocolate, a chili pepper brownie with dark chocolate cinnamon ice cream with cocoa nibs topped with espresso hot fudge and chocolate shavings.

Those are my ideas from the last week (no name for this imaginary place, of course, because I'm terrible at naming things). I still need more ideas that include raspberries, blackberries, apricots, pineapples, and...so many other fruits. Pears. Plums.

I might have to make some of these sundaes for myself sometime.

#my imaginary restaurants #ice cream parlor #ice cream #sundaes #someday I'm going to figure out how to name things

[crinkly-spinkly]

Fuck it. Mengine scents.

This small perfume business has the widest array and most accurate scent descriptions I've ever experienced. I have a good handful of their collection, and here's what I think these seven idiots would smell like.

Edward

Aziraphale (of course) - marshmallow-topped hot cocoa, rice, wool, crêpes, leather-bound antique books, and old, wooden bookcases.

Wuthering Heights - lavender, vanilla, spectral musks, vetiver, tonka, jasmine, tea leaves, oakmoss.

Inspiration: Wuthering Heights (K. Bush)

A Deal With God - fougère accord, olibanum, vanillin, black tea, amber, bois d'encense, tonka, myrrh, benzoin, peru balsam, geosmin, patchouli.

Inspiration: Running Up That Hill (K. Bush)

Lavender London Fog - earl grey tea, steamed milk, vanilla, lavender simple syrup.

Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This) - an essential oil/naturals-only aromatherapy blend, also used in my Dream Balm: Roman chamomile, Bulgarian lavender, bergamot, petitgrain, black frankincense, cedarwood, palmarosa, Peru balsam, dark patchouli, sweet orange, neroli, lemon eucalyptus, ylang ylang, clary sage, mysore wood, German chamomile, benzoin, armoise, hops flower, red mandarin, rosewood, tangerine, white sage, cardamom, and jatamansi. (Not safe for those who are pregnant/nursing.)

Southern Hospitali-tea - sweet tea, marionberry scones, freshly-made strawberry preserves.

Tabula Rasa (essential oil blend) - lemongrass, lemon, bergamot, sage, citronella, gingergrass, palmarosa, clove, lavender, vetiver, white sage*, cinnamon leaf.

Honey-Buttered Crumpets - lightly toasted English muffins, slathered with homestyle creamed honey butter, a *light* smattering of baking spices, and a pinch of sea salt.

Morning Star - thick, rich golden orbs of amber, vanilla, whipped cream accord.

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James

Fougère Accord - My prized, personal house-blended fougère (also used as part of the Wuthering Heights blend): Bulgarian lavender, silvanone, oakmoss absolute, vetiver, tonka, jasmine, cetalox, bergamot, vanillin.

Corpse Bride - black roses, white amber, damp earth, vanilla, tonka, musk.

Forbidden Fruit - fresh, crisp, unadulterated red delicious apple.

I ♥ the 80’s - a Lisa Frank-esque powerhouse: tuberose, orange blossom, white amber, bubblegum, suntan oil, Aquanet hairspray, gummy worms, & fruit-scented erasers.

Amor - white chocolate, raspberry cordial, rose petals.

Vice - lascivious crimson musk, crumpled velvet, leather, amberspice accord, animalic accord, suede, over-ripe figs, rum, raspberry, cognac, smeared red lipstick, tobacco, silken underpinnings, florid skin, cocaine accord, smoke.

Poivre Vanille - vanilla, pink peppercorn, black pepper, amber, cedar, conifers, clove.

Bomb Pop - cherry, lime, blue raspberry.

Bisou - smeared lipstick and warm, flushed skin: vanilla, orris root, violet, sugar, cetalox, skin musk, and safraleine.

Raspberry Rosemallow - marshmallow, buttercream, raspberry-rose compote.

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Toby

Belsnickel - strong coffee, streusel coffee cake, nutmeg, brown sugar, toasted almonds.

Cuir - leather, suede, chamois accord.

Old Scratch - blackstrap molasses, bourbon, pumpkin pie, candied ginger.

Creaky Floorboards - old, weathered wood, aged dark patchouli.

Brightening The Daybreak - grass, clover, hay, sun-warmed cornfields, muguet, honeysuckle, acacia, ozone, meadow air, tree moss, oakmoss, fir balsam.

Coffin Nails - tobacco leaves, tobacco flower, whiskey, ginger, anise, coriander, clove, spices, fruitwood sap, juniper berry, hay, vetiver, benzoin, labdanum, vanilla pods, tonka bean, honey.

Dark Sided! - devil's food cake, cream cheese frosting, cardamom, pipe smoke.

Hand Me My Leather - premium leather/suede accord, vanilla, benzoin, tolu balsam, Peru balsam, olibanum, amber, black pepper, cedar, sandalwood, tonka, musk.

Torture Chamber - leather straps, metal chains, wooden paddles, earthen floor.

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Thomas

Bohemian Rhapsberry - wild berries, aged dark patchouli, vanilla, pu'erh tea, ginger, black pepper, cardamom, tonka, cedar, sandalwood, artemisia, sage, bergamot, neroli, incense, pink pepper, benzoin. Contains natural raspberry isolates.

Oranjulius - the quintessential mall-smoothie of the 70's/80's: orange juice, milk, sugar syrup.

(allergen information: contains Valencia orange & red mandarin essential oils)

Blue Musk - clean, soapy, aquatic.

Middle Earth - chocolate, amber, nag champa, dark patchouli.

Blueberry Crème Soda - blueberry cordial and cream soda with an extra shot of vanilla.

Lucifer - white sage, blue musk, cedar, blackberry, black tea, bergamot, apple.

Doll Head - heliotrope, marshmallow, benzoin, long-forgotten cardboard boxes, plastic, attic wood, vanilla, Bulgarian rose.

Evening Star - golden orbs of amber, cognac absolute, booze accord, cacao absolute*. *the cacao absolute WILL separate in oil form which is totally normal. Due to the expense of ingredients in this blend, this is ONLY available in extrait perfume forms.

Stranger Things - Eggo waffles, chocolate pudding, and upside-down cake.

Amityville – pumpkin pecan waffles, pumpkin brûlée, marshmallow, sugar cookie, vanilla bean noel, salted caramel popcorn balls.

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Percy

Alexandrite - incense, blackberry, raspberry, blueberry, plum, strawberry, dark patchouli, oudh.

Banana Milk - sweet milk, melted ice cream, vanilla pudding mix, banana.

Opalite - confetti angelcake, topped with lemon whipped cream and a melty scoop of birthday cake batter ice cream.

Elemental - lush green cloverfields, dampened soil, petrichor, sunwarmed moss, wet pavement, ozone, rain-soaked thunderheads.

Spirit Temple - vanilla bean pods, Spiritueuse Double Vanille, nag champa incense.

Dreamweaver - sweet pillowy marshmallow, lavender, mugwort.

Cereal Marshmallows - cronchy, sugary, delicious. Also terrible for you, but OH WELL.

(allergen information - contains natural strawberry and raspberry isolates)

Green Musk - clean, lime, soapy, verdant.

Space Cakes - chocolate brownies, ganache frosting, cannabis.

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Gordon

Ambre Vanille - premium warm amber accord and a swirl of rich, elevated vanillas.

Kentucky Bourbon & Woodsmoke - rich Kentucky bourbon, vanilla musk, teakwood, mahogany and light woodsmoke.

Leopardite - Mysore sandalwood, golden sandalwood powder, vanilla husk, chamois accord, Alaskan cedarwood, tobacco leaf, black oak, cardamom, saffron threads, miel blanc.

Chocolate Orange - dark, rich chocolate, and sweet clementine.

Baltic Amber - thick rivulets of golden amber, pinus succinifera, cedarwood, jammy fir absolute, oakmoss absolute, tree moss, verdant musk, cardamom, balsam, lightning-scorched ancient boughs.

Rumrunner - rum-soaked Cuban cigars, pipe smoke, whiskey, bourbon cream, caramelized sugar, bonfire.

Unbaptism - aged bourbon, dark rum, pumpkin purée, frankincense, Daemonorops draco resin, smouldering firewood embers.

Noir - tonka bean, tobacco leaf, vanilla, black cherry, pipe tobacco, maraschino, frankincense, myrrh, labdanum, Peru balsam, benzoin, sandalwood, black pepper, pink peppercorn, clove.

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Henry

Garden Tea Party - petits fours, rooibos tea, lemon curd, rose petals, orange blossom.

Bubblypop - lemon, cola, ginger beer.

Morphine - Steamed milk, lavender buds, honeyed apricots, chamomile tea, honey, white amber.

Candied Violets - sugared violet.

Fleurs Blanches - tuberose, iris, tiaré, paperwhite narcissus, night-blooming jasmine.

Tomate - leafy, vine-ripe, garden-fresh tomatoes.

Laundromat - laundry soap, fabric softener, ozone, and coin-op washing machines.

Cloudbusting - wet earth/soil, ozone, petrichor, light hints of grass.

Thanatos - desiccated leaves, hedgerow blossoms, charred pinyon, aged cedarwood boughs, petrified tree sap, crisp fall air, laurel, clove bud, smoke-tinged balsam, santalum, and graveyard dirt.

#enjoy your smelly men #spinkly speaks #ttte #thomas and friends #thomas the tank engine #ttte human au #ttte james #ttte thomas #ttte edward #ttte gordon #ttte percy #ttte henry #henry the green engine #gordon the big engine #gordon the express engine #edward the blue engine #james the red engine #james the splendid engine #percy the small engine

[thatswhywelovegermany]

Bratapfel

Der Bratapfel is a popular sweet dish during christmas time and the cold season. It is made from whole apples, preferably a tart cultivar like Boskoop. The core is punched out and the resulting hole filled with a mix that can contain any of the following ingredients: chopped hazelnuts, almonds, raisins, jam, honey, sugar beet syrup, butter, rum (flavor), lemon juice, orange juice, marzipan, cinnamon, cloves, and cardamom — develop your own favorite mixture. Bake the apples at medium heat in the oven in a dish until the skin pops open. Serve with vanilla sauce / custard or vanilla ice cream. 

#yummm

[tastesoftamriel]

What have the Tamrielic races got in terms of candy? I know the Khajiit have moon sugar brittle and the Nords got their honey sweets, but what else is there?

There are so many sweets in Tamriel it'll make your teeth hurt, and I'm lucky enough to have tried loads of them! These are some of my favourite treats...

Redguards

I adore going to Hammerfell sweetshops, which are packed to the rafters with fresh candies and pastries dripping in honey. The Redguards enjoy sweet cakes flavoured with exotic spices like cardamom and nutmeg, along with syrups of rose, coconut, and salty caramel soaking right through them. My favourite, however, is deep-fried sugar swirls, which are made from thick coconut sugar syrup that's fried in hot oil, fresh from the cauldron!

Bretons

The Bretons are known for their boozy filled candies, which are quite inventive and pack some punch (literally)! Aside from the famous brandy-filled chocolates, High Rock is home to some of Tamriel's best patisseries. From airy butter tarts filled with brandy jam, to jaw-dropping tiered fruit cakes with absinthe-filled fizzy lemon sweets, you'll be in heaven if you're a fan of desserts!

Argonians

The Argonians don't have much of a sweet tooth, but they do love tropical fruits and a curious nectar from a native Murkmire plant, scuttlebloom. Papaya and watermelon "cakes" are layered fruit wrapped into little rice paper parcels which are then soaked in scuttlebloom nectar and served slightly chilled. Another favourite is steamed sago pudding, served either hot or cold, with chopped yams, preserved palm fruit, barley pearls, and fresh fruits. Refreshingly different and totally moreish.

Khajiit

Now where do I even begin with the Khajiit? From pastries and biscuits to boiled sweets and airy spun moon sugar, sugar-tooth has a double meaning the second you cross the border to Elsweyr. My personal favourite are caramel tarts, which are a sweet biscuit shell filled with caramel pudding, topped with moon sugar, and blasted with a lick of fire (often spells) to grill the top to crackling perfection. And of course, you can try my Moon Sugar Brittle and Senchal Baklava for a taste of Southern Elsweyr too!

Bosmer

In addition to chewing or smoking sweetgnats, Green Pact followers have mastered to an art the creation of naturally sweetened animal meats and milks through generations of selective breeding and a staunch diet of moon sugar cane and fruits. Sugar mammoths are a smaller breed of timber mammoth that fall under the criteria, and their milk is pleasantly sweet and easy to caramelise. It makes it the perfect base for creamy desserts, and the meat of the sugar mammoth is prized for its sweet but meaty flavour. A typical Bosmer dessert would be a baked egg pudding topped with a flame-grilled scuttlecream meringue, which is perfectly sweet and balanced!

Nords

You're right about Nords having a slight addiction to honey, which is the basis of our sugar, though we also grow sugar beets to a smaller degree. Aside from Honey Nut Treats and taffy, we're also famous for our honey-based hard boiled sweets, which are delicious plain or flavoured with berries, juniper, and other herbs. Think of a little ball of mead, unless you dislike mead. I should probably have tried to sell this a little harder, but I do enjoy both mead and boiled honey sweets.

Dunmer

Traditional desserts from Vvardenfell are a bit confusing to mainland Tamrielic tastes, and are often sweet saltrice-based soups flavoured with ingredients like comberry, ginger and ash yams, served with glutinous saltrice dumplings stuffed with roasted gold kanet seeds or sweet ash yam paste. Cakes are common as an afternoon snack, and range from simple marshmerrow sponges to intricate scuttlecream chocolate sculptures.

Orsimer

Orcs aren't huge fans of desserts or candy in general (bad for the tusks), but there are a fair few stronghold staples that are understandably praiseworthy. My favourite is echatere cream cheese torte, which is made from a divinely light cheese creme that has the distinctive grassy scent of echatere milk, set deep in a buttery biscuit crust. It isn't overwhelmingly sweet and is perfect plain, though some variations also include berry compote, vanilla, and even ingredients like citrus and lemongrass among the Wood Orcs of Valenwood.

Altmer

Dessert isn't great for the Altmer figure, but you'll need to exercise serious control when you see the patisseries of Summerset! The High Elves are less prone to munching on sweets, preferring dried fruit such as blood orange peels, pomegranate "raisins", and candied ginger. In fact, candied ginger is the star of a famous Alinor cupcake, which is a little confection of vanilla sponge soaked in lemon syrup and orange blossom liqueur, filled with a fragrant ginger marzipan, and topped with a soft orange crème and candied ginger pieces.

Imperials

The Imperials are famous for their simple yet perfectly balanced cakes and pastries, which feature natural flavours from ingredients imported from around Tamriel. Everything from saffron from Taneth to almonds from Elsweyr can be found at the Imperial City markets, and there are cakes and candies galore you can sample. In terms of a classic Cyrodiilic dessert, I adore a good coffee liqueur cake, made from layers of coffee pudding and creamy rum jelly on a crisp coffee biscuit crust. It's best served cold, with a strong shot of espresso to wash it down!

#Asks #Candy #Dessert #World building #Worldbuilding #TES #The Elder Scrolls #Lore #Long post #Text post #Desserts

[chubbievegan]

I gifted some of my homemade chocolates yesterday. Aren't they the cutest?! The shells are all made from tempered @cadburyuk @cadbury_bournvillein chocolate, and the homemade fillings are as follows: PBJ Donuts = @meridianfoods organic crunchy peanut butter, icing sugar and soya milk filling, @fellowcreaturesuk raspberry white choc topping and crushed @doisyanddam smarties; Hazelnut Mousse Praline = tahini, date syrup, cocoa, cacao, hazelnut extract, and whole roasted hazelnut; Persian Delight Rose = tahini, date syrup, icing sugar, soya milk, rosewater, cardamom; Mint Choc Heart = tahini, date syrup, cocoa, cacao, icing sugar, soya milk, peppermint; Battenburg Gift Box = smooth almond butter, date syrup, icing sugar, soya milk, almond extract, dried apricot; Vanilla Halva Heart = tahini, date syrup, icing sugar, soya milk, vanilla extract and essence, topped with white chocolate stripes; Orange Choc Heart = tahini, date syrup, cocoa, cacao, icing sugar, soya milk, orange extract, topped with dark choclate stripes; Rum & Raisin Flapjack Snowballs = melted chocolate, sunflower spread, golden syrup, oats, raisins, rum essence, rolled in toasted desiccated coconut. #meatfree #eggfree #dairyfree #whatveganseat #veganfood #plantbased #plantbaseddiet #food #veganforlife #foodporn #veganfortheanimals #crueltyfree #vegetarian #instafood #vegansofig #veglife #veganinspo #manchestervegan #easter #homemade #homemadechocolate #chocolate #chocolatier https://www.instagram.com/p/CNRxAqdpn8U/?igshid=1dfh6x6pn0ceo

#meatfree #eggfree #dairyfree #whatveganseat #veganfood #plantbased #plantbaseddiet #food #veganforlife #foodporn #veganfortheanimals #crueltyfree #vegetarian #instafood #vegansofig #veglife #veganinspo #manchestervegan #easter #homemade #homemadechocolate #chocolate #chocolatier

[askwhatsforlunch]

Caribbean Rum Babas

Jules and I realised we never had a Baba au Rhum before -that’s how varied French pâtisserie is; that we’ve never gotten to that classic yet. So, Pâtisserie Week under the Great British Bake Off Tent was our chance to have our first. I decided to make it with rum, because it was our first, so not a time for experimenting with flavours yet; and also, it’s Jules’ liquor of choice. That said, it could not be plain rum. Enter these gorgeous Caribbean Rum Babas, a taste of our Guadeloupe Summer holiday a few years ago, with fragrant Cardamom and Vanilla Rum and passionfruit! Jules said it might have become her favourite dessert!

Ingredients (makes 4):

220 grams/8 ounces strong white flour

50 grams/1.75 ounce caster sugar

1 tablespoon active dry yeast

1/2 teaspoon salt

2 large eggs

1/4 cup milk

100 grams/ 3.5 ounces unsalted butter, at room temperature

1/2 cup demerara sugar

1 cup Cardamom and Vanilla Rum

1/2 cup water

1/3 cup double cream

2 tablespoons Passionfruit Jam + more for garnish

4 thin slices of lime

In a large bowl, combine strong white flour, caster sugar, yeast and salt, making sure you don’t put the salt on top of the yeast, as it might kill it. Give a good stir; set aside.

In a smaller bowl, whisk the eggs and the milk together until well-blended.

With a wooden spoon, gradually stir egg mixture into flour mixture, until a soft, sticky dough forms. Tip dough out onto a lightly floured surface, and knead, a good 10 minutes, until dough becomes smoother. Then, gradually knead in softened butter, until you have an elastic, shiny dough. Return to the bowl, and cover with a tea towel. Prove, one hour, or until doubled in size.

Once proved, knock back the air, and spoon dough into a piping bag fitted with a plain nozzle. Pipe dough equally into 4 11cm/4 1/2″ (silicon) savarin moulds. Prove again, until doubled in size.

Preheat oven to 180°C/355°F. 

Once the babas have risen, place in the middle of the warm oven, and bake, 25 minutes at 180°C/355°F, until a nice golden brown colour. 

Whilst they’re baking, combine demerara sugar, 3/4 of the Cardamom and Vanilla Rum and water in a large saucepan, and heat over medium-high heat, stirring until sugar is completely dissolved. Boil rapidly, a couple of minutes. Remove from the heat and stir in remaining Cardamom and Vanilla Rum. Cover with a lid.

When the babas are baked, remove from the oven, and let cool, 5 minutes, before gently releasing from the moulds. Then, soak the sponges in the warm Rum syrup, working with two at a time, and gently turning them to soak evenly. Gently lift out of the saucepan, transfer to a plate, and proceed likewise with two remaining babas. There should be no Rum syrup left when you’re done.

Chill sponges in the refrigerator, at least half an hour.

In a medium bowl, beat double cream with an electric beater until soft peaks form. Add Passionfruit Jam, and continue beating until stiff peaks just form. Spoon Passionfruit whipped cream into a piping bag fitted with a large star nozzle.

To serve, pipe Passionfruit whipped cream in the centre of cooled babas. Drizzle with Passionfruit Jam, and garnish with a slice of lime.

Enjoy Caribbean Rum Babas immediately.

#Recipe #Food #Caribbean Rum Babas #Caribbean Rum Baba recipe #Rum Babas #Rum Baba recipe #Babas au Rhum #Enriched Sweet Dough #Strong White Flour #Yeast #Caster Sugar #Salt #Butter #Rum Syrup #Cardamom and Vanilla Rum Syrup #Cardamom and Vanilla Rum #Flavoured Rum #Demerara Sugar #Water #Passionfruit Whipped Cream #Passionfruit Jam #Homemade Passionfruit Jam #Double Cream #Lime #Great British Bake Off #Great British Bake Off Challenge #Pâtisserie Week

[grimoire2020aa]

Magical Food Correspondences

abundance and fertility: apples, bananas, barbecued foods, basil, beef, berries, cabbage, carrots, coconut, corn, figs, fish, grapes, honey, kiwis, lettuce, milk, mustard, oats, olives, oranges, peaches, pork, rice, tropical fruit, walnuts

cleansing: barbecued foods, bay leaves, beer, chicken, cinnamon, coconut, fennel, garlic, grapefruit, honey, horseradish, hot peppers, hot sauce, lemons, limes, mint, mustard, onions, oranges, peppers (all kinds), red foods, rosemary, sage, thyme, vinegar, water, whiskey (or any distilled beverage), white foods

comeliness: apricots, avocados, basil, beets, cucumbers, eggs, ham, honey, oats, olive oil, peanut oil, pears, rose water, rosemary, tea, water

creativity: anything made in pot or served in a bowl or cup, allspice, carrots, celery, grapes, ham, honey, mead, milk products, mushrooms, mustard, pomegranates, pork, water, wine

decisions: brazil nuts, caraway seed, celery, coffee, dill, grapes, hazelnuts, honey, mustard, raisins, rosemary, tea, turkey, watercress

knowledge and education: apples, beans and seeds, caraway seed, celery, citrus fruits, coffee, dill, figs, grapes, greens, hot foods and spices, meat, mint, nutmeg, root vegetables, rosemary, savory, tea, walnuts, watercress

employment: alfalfa, almonds, basil, bay leaves, cashews, chamomile, cinnamon, cloves, dill, ginger, grapes, maple syrup, meat, mint, nutmeg, oats, oranges, pecans, pineapple, pomegranates, radishes, salt, wheat

luck: allspice, bamboo shoots, bananas, beer, black-eyed peas, cabbage, champagne, coconut, coleslaw, fish, hazelnuts, kumquats, mincemeat, noodles, nutmeg, oranges, pears, pineapple, pomegranates, red beans, rice, sugar, tea, wine

happiness: apples, apricots, barley, beer, bubbly beverages, celery, cherries, chocolate, cucumbers, cumin, honey, lemons, lettuce, marjoram, milk, mint, olives, oregano, peaches, quince, raspberries, saffron, wine

money: alfalfa, allspice, almonds, bananas, barley, basil, beans, berries, cabbage, cashews, chamomile, chocolate, cinnamon, cloves, dill, eggs, figs, ginger, grapes, lettuce, maple syrup, marjoram, milk, mint, oats, onions, oranges, parsley, peanuts, pears, peas, pecans, pine nuts, pineapple, pomegranates, rice, sesame seeds, spinach, tea, tomatoes, wheat

promises: bay leaves, cumin, figs, garlic, honey, lemons, licorice, mulberries, nutmeg, onions, oranges, peanut butter, plantains, rose water, rye, salt, sunflower seeds, tea, wine

psychic awareness: bamboo shoots, bay leaves, bean sprouts (all), carrots, cauliflower, celery, celery seed, cinnamon, citron, coconut, cucumbers, dill, fish, flowers (garnish), grapes, lemons, lettuce, mace, mint, mushrooms, nutmeg, onions, potatoes, rose water, thyme, tofu, vegetarian fare

relationships: apples, barley, basil, bay leaves, cabbage, catnip, cheese, cherries, chestnuts, chocolate, cinnamon, dill, ginger, honey, kiwis, lemons, marjoram, nutmeg, oranges, parsley, raspberries, strawberries, sugar, tomatoes, vanilla, wine

protection: almonds, artichokes, bananas, basil, bay leaves, birch beer, broccoli, Brussels sprouts, cayenne, chives, cloves, corn, cranberries, dill, eggs, garlic, horseradish, jalapeno peppers, leeks, marjoram, mustard, nettle, olive oil, onions, parsley, peppers, pineapple, prickly pear, radishes, raspberries, red rice, rhubarb, rosemary, rum, salsa, sesame seeds, sunflower seeds, tomatoes, vinegar

sex: beans (men), blackberries, brandy, caraway seed, cardamom, carrots, celery, cherries, chocolate, cinnamon, figs, fish, ginger, honey, mangoes, mint, mustard, nutmeg, olives, oysters (women), parsley, peaches, plum wine, raspberries, rice, rose water, sesame seeds, shellfish, strawberries, truffles, vanilla yams

changes: asparagus, beans, beets, beverages, celery, cheese, citrus fruits, fennel, fermented items, frappés, ginger, grapes, lavender, microwave foods, mint, mulberry, oregano, rosemary, saffron, tea, vanilla, vinegar

health: alfalfa, allspice, almonds, apples, bananas, barley, basil, beans, berries, bran, brandy, cabbage, chicken, cinnamon, cloves, cornmeal, cucumbers, dill, eggplant, eggs, figs, garlic, ginger, honey, kumquats, lemons, marjoram, milk, oats, onions, parsley, peanuts, pears, peas, pine nuts, pineapple, rice, sesame seeds, spinach, thyme, tomatoes, walnuts

 Source: Bubble, Bubble, Toil &Trouble – Mystical Munchies, Prophetic Potions, Sexy Servings, and Other Witchy Dishes by Patricia Telesco  

#witchblr #gilmore #kitchenwitch

[niuniente]

I love ice cream and it is the only thing I miss a lot - and eat at times when I shouldn’t. Especially when I’m traveling and can get new flavors and flavor combinations. 

Here’s a list of the unusual flavors + combinations I have had so far, excluding the traditional strawberry-vanilla, mint-chocolate etc.

salmiakki / ammonium chloride

licorice

cactus+pear

vanilla with orange jam

brandy hazelnut

Bailey’s

whiskey

rum-raisin

green tea / matcha

roasted tea

roasted milk tea with cookie crumble

apple pie with apple jam

blueberry pie

cinnamon roll

carrot cake

blue cheese + licorice

sake

Switz milk chocolate-rum-raisin-almonds

chocobanana 

strawberry + basil

caramel-cashew

strawberrycake

marshmallow

cookie dough

mascarpone cheese

strawberrycake Oreo

peanutbutter

cherry flower

strawberry-cactus

combinations of sorbet + ice cream 

mango-melon

sweet potato

pumpkin pie

yuzu

amanatsu (Japanese citrus fruit)

tiramisu

latte machiato / coffee

tar (from wood)

blueberry + cardamom 

different non-dairy ice creams made from soy, oat, corn and rice

roasted soy beans / kinako

caramel-waffle

maple syrup

pistachio

raspberry+white chocolate

vanilla-cherry-chocolate chips

pine

lemon pie

blueberry + rye

raspberry + chili + salmiakki

lemon + licorice

lingonberry - caramel

black currant

mud cake

Finnish Spoon cookies + raspberry jam

raspberry + salmiakki (ammonium chloride)

cloudberry

coconut

pumpkin

walnut

German Spekulatius Christmas cookie

cashew milk-berries-caramel cookie

salted caramel brownie

blueberry - white chocolate

mango - chocolate

sugar root

azuki red bean 

milkcream

gingerbread

gingerbread + blue cheese

pear marmelade + vanilla

fig + white chocolate

lemon pound cake + white chocolate

Japanese pumpkin

mascarpone-berry

mascarpone-banana

peach

apple

chestnut

vanilla-grape

pistachio-milk

purple sweet potato pie

passion mojito

raspberry cheesecake

bounty killer

orange-ginger

cherry-yogurt

Twix-chocolate bar

mint Oreo

orange

Royal Milk tea

Ruby chocolate

White chocolate + passion fruit

soft orange cake

licorice-mint

ginger-vanilla

mochi-chocolate

mochi-mango

mochi-coconut

strawberry-rhubarb

Tosca bun (Finnish almond-sugar roll)

Kinder Bueno (official)

saffron-honey-caramel

Finnish Dacapo chocolate bar (rum-chocolate)

orange-chocolate brittle

Grapefruit-Salmiakki-Lemon sauce

Tangerine-Yogurt-White chocolate

blueberry-lavender

lemon-lime

Finnish Marianne candy

vanilla-cherry

fig-jogurt

bailey’s-caramel

pineapple-mojito (sorbet )

honeycomb-caramel

pannacotta-caramel

salty caramel-chocolate cookie

salty caramel- chocolate chip

Bailey’s ice-cream (official)

Bailey’s Strawberry & Cream (official)

chocolate-mango

blueberry muffin

honey + almond

lemon + ginger

dragonfruit + chocolate chip

yogurt

apricot

pomegranate

German apple strudel

Nutella

Quark-cherry

Quark-lime

Roasted butter fudge

Fruit Salmiakki

Sea salt - Caramel

Champagne-chocolate

Doughnut

Bubblegum

Black sesame - caramel

Lemon-white chocolate

Orange-Yoghurt

Beer

Kiwi

Cherry-Pavlova

Spruce

Cardamom-Hazelnut-Caramel-Gingerbread cookie dough

Blueberry-Cream

Strawberry-Cream

Blackberry-Strawberry-Blueberry-Raspberry-Cream

Mango-Raspberry

Roasted butter-salty caramel

Peach-vanilla-raspberry

Mango-white chocolate-coconut

Raspberry yogurt + chocolate

Chocolate-marshmallow

boysenberry + cheesecake

peach + vanilla

Popcorn-chocolate-caramel

Rhubarb-raspberry

Orange-soft cake (Jaffa cookie)

Hibiscus-yuzu-dragonfuit-yogurt (with white chocolate shavings)

mochi-salty caramel-blackcurrant

mochi-tropical fruits

Cream - Amaretto

Lime Raspberry

Sangria (vanilla-wine sherbet-wine &berry sauce)

Plum-Chocolate

Apple- Cheesecake

M&M (peanut butter - chocolate [yellow])

Ferrero Rocher

Banana-chocolate chip- caramel

Blackcurrant - Vanilla

#ice cream #niu's life #food

[halfbakedbooks]

Persephone’s Pecan Pie From The Raven Cycle

The rooms of 300 Fox Way are always filled with warmth, love, and scents from Persephone’s baking in Maggie Stiefvater’s The Raven Cycle.  In her second book, Dream Thieves, Persephone offers Adam this pie during their first of many conversations in which Persephone guides Adam through his newfound roles with Cabeswater. Persephone’s character was ethereal, thoughtful, and a bit chaotic, and I hoped to capture a little piece of her character in this pie. Enjoy!

Ingredients:

Pie Crust:

2 cups of flour

1 tsp of salt

2/3 cup + 2 Tbsp of Crisco

6 Tbsp of cold water

1/2 cup of chopped pecans

Filling:

1 1/2 cups of pecans

3/4 cups of hazelnuts

6 Tbsp of unsalted butter

2/3 cup brown sugar

1/2 tsp sea salt

3 large eggs

2/3 cup pure maple syrup

1 tsp vanilla extract

2 Tbsp of rum (or rum extract)

1/2 tsp of cardamom

1/2 tsp of cinnamon

Instructions: 

1. Pie crust: Combine flour, salt, and chopped pecans in a medium bowl.

2. Add in Crisco and water to create a dough. Mix together until all ingredients are fully incorporated. If crumbly, add water 1 tsp at a time. 

3. Turn the dough onto a floured surface and roll to a 1/4-1/2 inch thickness, depending on how thick you would like your crust. 

4. Once the crust is the desired thickness, transfer to a lightly greased pie pan. 

5. Allow crust to chill in the refrigerator for 20 minutes, then move to the freezer for an additional 20 minutes. 

6. While the crust is chilling, preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. 

7. Once the crust has chilled for 40 minutes, poke holes in the dough with a fork and cover with aluminum foil. Bake the crust for 20 minutes. After removing the crust from the oven, reduce the heat to 300. 

8. In a medium sauce pan, melt the butter. Once melted, add the brown sugar, maple syrup, and salt. Use a whisk to stir. Remove from heat once all the ingredients have melted and combined. 

9. Slowly add the three large eggs, stirring constantly.

10. Add the rum, vanilla extract, cardamom, and cinnamon to the maple and sugar mixture. 

11. Finally, stir in the pecans and hazelnuts and pour the mixture into the pie crust. 

12. Bake the pie for 30-40 minutes until the filling is mostly set. 

13. Allow to cool slightly and enjoy!

#pecan pie #maggie stiefvater #raven cycle #dream thieves #persephone #baking

[liminal-storage]

Laughing Magpie Special Cocktail Menu

[This has been sitting around in a notebook for a while, figured I’d go ahead and post it if only for my own amusement, while I chip away at some more substantial writing.]

All of the cocktails listed here are the “Special/Secret” menu that Eva serves up at request. As such, they all contain a small amount of toxin that varies in effect and potency. Patrons will never quite know what they’re going to get. The “normal” menu consists of typical...ish bar choices, and I’ll list those at a different time. 

Adeline- A floral-infused spirit with notes of vanilla. Can be mixed into liquor of choice. Vanilla, lavender, honey, and jasmine petals. 

Nectar- A very sweet, fruity spirit infused with florals. Also mixable with liquor of choice. Orange juice, peach juice, rolanberry juice, rose and lavender extracts. 

Balsam- A sweet, dark, warming spirit infused with ginger and vanilla. Bourbon, ginger, and vanilla. 

Cuir- Dark, strong spirits infused with notes of citrus. Dark rum, birch syrup, and orange juice.

Bouquet- A slightly sweet and grassy spirit, with floral notes. Less potent in sweetness than previous cocktails. Juniper, lavender, rose, rosemary, and clove.

Neroli- Flavorful citrus-infused spirits with strong aromas and spicy notes. Orange-infused rum, allspice, ginger, and clove.

Providence- A twist on a classic cocktail. Vermouth, gin,anise, cardamom, allspice, and juniper berries.

Redbrew- A crimson-colored spirit with an almost perfumed scent and flavor. The Laughing Magpie’s special. Lychee, persimmon, and bloodcurrant-infused brandy.

#Eva Ballard #The Laughing Magpie #rp references

[mocktailclub]

Best Non Alcoholic Drinks For New Year’s Parties

Summary: The following blog gives you perfect idea to serve the drinks at New Year’s parties without alcohol. We have some amazing flavours which help you to enjoy the best New Year’s Eve. You can arrange the best fun drinks for people.

Whether or not the you celebrate early on New year’s Eve or stay up till midnight, it is outstanding to have an alcohol-free cocktail alternative with the intention to toast the brand New Years in with all people else! You should at least have an option with the intention to be amusing and distinct for individuals who are in attendance who do now not like tequila, rum or maybe sweet liquors like golds charger. By using mixing together exclusive flavours, you could find exactly the taste you are seeking out.

Drinks for Parties

One exceptional manner to discover how to create the non alcoholic juice cocktails is by means of having a group of human beings over to the house. You could set out a spread of juices as well as making ice, glasses and other bar staples. People can then have a laugh as they make juice creations from what you have got on hand. The handiest thing you should ask your guests is that they write down what they are doing and the names of liquids they feel are genuinely desirable. This way you can use the recipe at the same time as giving credit to the writer.

Cocktails Without Alcohol to Celebrate

While it gets hot outdoor, people are searching out something a touch more tropical to pick out them up. One of the favoured methods to cool down inside the summer is thru using blender liquids. Those may be tropical in nature by using including in pineapple, orange and coconut. You could add any syrups, sugars of other juices you like to get precisely the right mixture. Remember to rinse out the blender in between uses so you will get rid of the stronger flavours and go away the bowl ready for the following batch to get started out.

Excellent Flavours for Parties

The wintry weather is characterised by way of apple cider drinks. The trouble with many of these drinks is that they do not consist of tons flavour. To create a beverage that allows you to be delicious and warm at the identical, you should start mixing in vanilla bean in conjunction with cinnamon, celebrity anise, black peppercorns and cardamom. You can even preserve the aggregate in a pot over a candle to hold it warm while not having to leave the range on. Those non-alcoholic juice cocktails most effective scratch the surface of what you may create whilst you most effective apply yourself.

Altering Drink Compositions

Many children would really like to have a rattlesnake shot if it did not have alcohol in it. For something like this, you may make a cocktail in an effort to be over ice instead of in a shot glass. Really use Kahlua flavouring, Bailey's flavouring and a chocolate syrup and you may have the same specific flavour as a rattlesnake however without all the alcohol which no toddler must be ingesting. This is straightforward for the bartender to make because there may be no layering of the liquids to mess with.

Fun with a Blender 

Creating something like a white in a blender will be an immediate preferred amongst most kids. This is in part due to the fact kid’s love frozen liquids. It is also due to the fact all of the flavours with the intention to be covered in the non-alcoholic cocktails are flavours most youngsters like. For the reason that flavours can be coming from a syrup rather than from a bottle of alcohol you may note there is less need for milk. You may turn out to be with a candy frozen drink for your listing each infant in attendance will be able to experience.

#non-alcoholic drinks #non alcoholic drinks #new year party #best non alcoholic drinks #non alcoholic drinks for new year #non alcoholic drinks for party #best drinks for party #mocktail drinks for party

[johnnymarkssh]

Best iced coffees to try this summer

Iced coffee is the perfect beverage anytime. However, when you drink it in the summers, it can feel so satisfying. You can have iced coffee in so many ways. Either drink it black or mix it with oat milk or regular milk or with sugar or syrup.

Also, one of the best parts about iced coffee is that it is simple to make at home. Instead of waiting in line at cafes and paying so much for an iced coffee, start making it at home. Want to explore this? Then check out these best-iced coffee recipes and enjoy them in the scorching heat.

Classic iced coffee

The basic iced coffee that you can make requires only two things- Brewed coffee and ice cubes. Get your caffialty pod and brew a strong cup of coffee. In a tall glass, put tons of ice cubes. Now, pour the espresso on it. Your iced coffee is ready. You can add a bit of sugar if you want, but it tastes decadent without that too.

You can make this version (or any) using a drip coffee maker, Aerospace, or even French Press.

The Mazagran

It came from Algeria, but not it’s a famous drink in Portuguese.

To make this, you will need:

Espresso- double or single shot (as per taste)

Sugar or stevia

Rum

Mint leaves

Coldwater

Lemon juice from ½ lemon

To make:

Let the sugar dissolve in espresso and let it cool down

Now, in a big bowl, add the espresso, water, rum, and lemon juice. Mix them well.

In a tall glass, add ice cubes and pour the mixture over them. Garnish with mint leaves and enjoy this.

Frappe from Greece

A frappe ( do not confuse it with the coffee frappes you get in Starbucks) is a popular drink from Greece. Here is how you can enjoy this Greek drink at home:

Instant coffee powder- 2 tbsp

Sugar- 2 tbsp or to taste

Coldwater – 1 tbsp

Cold milk/water- 1 cup

Shaker or blender

To make:

In a blender or shaker, mix 1 tbsp of water along with sugar and coffee. Shake it well till you see a foamy mixture.

Now, in a tall glass, pour this mixture. Now use the rest of the water and make it. You can even use cold milk instead of water.

Brandy iced coffee from Sri Lanka

Sri Lankan coffee is incredible as it is sweet and spicy at the same time. To make this:

Coldwater – 1 liter

Water- 1 cup

Vanilla extract – 1tbsp

Sweetened condensed milk- 500g

Ground coffee- 5 tbsp

Cardamon pods- 10

Cloves-10

Brandy- 1oz

Saucepan, jug, and filter

To make:

In a saucepan, boil the water along with coffee, cloves & cardamom for 10 minutes. Let it cool down.

In a jug, add condensed milk and pour the above mixture through a filter.

Mix the cold water, vanilla extract, and brandy.

Enjoy after pouring in a tall glass.

Simple to make and delicious to drink, iced coffee is the perfect whether its brunch or breakfast or a mid-day treat.

#iced coffees #summer coffee #coffee pods

[olgagarmash]

8 Tips to Make a Healthy Cup of Coffee

Coffee is the ideal healthy weight loss food.

Not only does one cup of black coffee have negligible calories (that makes it a Free Food on the Nutrisystem plan), but a Harvard study also found that drinking up to four cups a day can actually reduce body fat by about four percent. Researchers theorize that this is done by boosting the rate at which we burn calories (metabolic rate).1

Keep your coffee healthy with smart indulgences.

Unfortunately, coffee is one of the easiest healthy foods to make unhealthy. All the mix-ins can turn your daily pick-me-up into one big fat calorie bomb. For example, if you have two cups a day with cream and sugar, you’d better add an extra 300 calories to your food diary. Two ounces of cream is 120 calories (with 12 grams of fat) and two teaspoons of sugar are 32 calories. Switching to whole milk saves you a bundle of calories—two ounces is only 38 calories.2

There are plenty of other, better fixes to help you to get the coffee taste you want with less of a hit on your weight loss efforts. Check out these eight tasty tips for making a healthy homemade coffee.

1. Try flavored beans.

You may not miss the dairy and sugar if your coffee is ultra-flavorful. Most supermarkets and specialty stores carry coffee beans and ground coffee that is already flavored (think hazelnut, vanilla and caramel) and contain no sugar. It’s a simple swap that can really pump up the flavor in your cup of joe!

2. Replace sugar with natural sweeteners.

Stevia and monk fruit extract are both plant-based sweeteners that bring the taste and satisfaction but none of the calories of sugar. Skip artificial sweeteners if you can. Studies have found that they really don’t help when it comes to weight loss.3

3. Spice it up.

All those “pumpkin spice” coffee drinks that appear every fall use spices such as cinnamon, nutmeg and cloves to approximate the basic flavors of pumpkin pie. Who says you can’t replicate your pumpkin spice latte at home? You can easily add those spices to your mug. Feel free to also be adventurous with our spices. Cardamom, ginger, allspice, ground orange and lemon peels all make great blend-ins. You can add them to the ground coffee you make or sprinkle right in your cup.

4. Check your baking shelf for mix-ins.

Extracts aren’t just for making cakes and icing. Add extracts of vanilla, rum, almond or coconut to really dress up your morning brew. Even a small sprinkle of unsweetened cocoa can add big flavor! You can add it right to your ground coffee before you make it.

5. Choose the right syrups.

One pump of a sugary syrup can add loads up calories and sugar to your coffee. If you really love your coffee to taste like dessert, consider zero calorie, zero sugar syrups that are available in supermarkets, specialty stories and online. They come in great flavors too, from plain old vanilla to mocha, caramel, toffee and even amaretto.

6. Lighten more lightly.

Just switching from cream to skim milk could save you almost 100 calories (and you still get the calcium and vitamin D benefits).2 Unsweetened almond milk  is another option. Two ounces only adds about nine calories.4

7. Go decadent.

Fat free whipped topping adds only about five calories in each two-tablespoon serving, plus a whole lot of creaminess and satisfaction.5

8. Foam it up.

Skim milk makes some of the best foam (it’s a food chemistry thing).6 And it’s easy to do, even without a cappuccino machine or a foamer!

Simply pour some milk into a jar (about jam-jar sized) so it’s halfway full or less. Screw on the lid, then shake until it froths. This should take 30 to 60 seconds. Remove the lid and pop the jar in the microwave for 30 seconds. This helps to “stabilize” the foam. You can then easily spoon the foam onto your coffee.7 You can also use a whisk, a blender, an immersion blender or electric mixer.8

Sources:

https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/news/hsph-in-the-news/four-cups-of-coffee-modest-loss-of-body-fat/

https://www.consumerreports.org/coffee/calories-in-coffee-wake-up-call/

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2892765/

https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/1097550/nutrients

https://www.reddiwip.com/classics/fat-free

https://www.ricardocuisine.com/en/articles/food-chemistry/521-the-facts-about-milk-foam

https://www.thekitchn.com/how-to-froth-milk-for-cappuccinos-in-the-microwave-cooking-lessons-from-the-kitchn-100716

https://www.thepioneerwoman.com/food-cooking/cooking-tips-tutorials/a91134/8-ways-to-froth-milk/

source https://wealthch.com/8-tips-to-make-a-healthy-cup-of-coffee/