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Happy New Year - Please!!
Why you need something sweet in your life - Jaggery Powder
Jaggery (which you may know as Guda or Indian Gur sugar) is a whole, unrefined sugar that is as pure as any sugar from sugar cane can be. Compared to most sugars, especially refined white sugar, Jaggery has great properties.
Jaggery is made by boiling down raw sugar cane juice until it solidifies and is formed into a block. From there it takes on different forms for consumption.
According to Ayurveda, pure Jaggery powder has Ushna (hot) properties and eating some daily after meals improves your digestion and can prevent constipation.
Though Jaggery does not meet your daily iron needs, it is an excellent source of plant-based iron and can be a good daily step to ward off anemia.
The Jaggery with its antioxidant and mineral properties can work to clear the mucus in lungs and help the digestive system to function better by giving cytoprotection to your cells.
All these properties help with your immune system, a good thing to have in the winter when you are out playing in the snow, or at the beach, warding off the flu or whatever might be out there.
And for some it might even curb your desire to eat more cookies!
Jaggery has a rich aroma of molasses and sugarcane. Jaggery powder is like a wonderful perfume of sweetness.
At ChefShop we have a crushed form, that has little round globe-like pieces as well as finer granules. Eat the little globes with your fingertips to get a shot of adrenaline and a hit of flavor, even regularity.
If you like sweet like I do, you should consider adding some Jaggery to your life! Use as you would white sugar and eat it with abandon, just like you would like life to be. All out!
Sweet and happy, this is a sugar I have to have in my personal essential pantry!
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Golden Milk
Turmeric Masala!
It might most often exist for drinking, but we think Golden Milk is the secret ingredient to add to cakes, muffins, pancakes, just about anything, really, especially hot chocolate.
Often known as "Golden Chai" or "Golden Tea" - this is Jaipur Avenue's version and it's DELISH!
Usually taken before bed, this Turmeric Latte mix has no black tea extract -- which means no caffeine. And no dairy, either!
A luscious combination of turmeric, ginger, black pepper, cassia cinnamon and cardamom - and made with pure Indian jaggery (sugar) - it's ready to mix with the milk or cream of your choice.
Original Masala Chai is a classic -- and this Turmeric Masala Chai is a perfect balance between the warming cinnamon and cardamom spices, and the sweet flavors of your "milky" choice.
It's a soothing "night night" routine that will become truly addictive - and better than a traditional dessert - or at least we think so!
My favorite way to use this Golden treat is to add a spoonful to my hot chocolate - creating a sweet and spicy drink - perfection!
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Olives
Stuffed with Anchoives
These terrific olives - firm, extra fancy-grade Manzanillas from the south of Spain - are stuffed full of anchovies that come from the Bay of Biscay off Spain's northern coast. A very popular combination in Spain, anchovy-stuffed olives are harder to track down here, but we wouldn't know what to do without them!
Even if anchovies aren't your cup of tea on pizza or in Caesar salad, you might give these a try...their flavor is subtler here, and paired with the olives, the combination of tastes is ideal.
These Spanish Manzanilla olives are a real treat on a relish tray, or for special hors d'oeuvres, and of course, for those very dry Martinis. High-quality ingredients and craftsman-like attention to detail in processing and packing. What more could you ask for!
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Unique Black Ginger Syrup
with Hebesu Citrus
Like all good stories it started with the taste of a magical potion. An elixir guaranteed to induce love. (Merriam Webster, 1843).
This Ginger syrup is indeed full of love. And like much love, it is more complex than what’s on the surface or in a name.
First, Ginger draws you in because you know she is so good for your core (protects and heals the gut, hastens movement in your gastrointestinal tract, increases your defenses against the flu and common cold,) and because she turns on the spirit in your taste buds.
The sweet smell is sugary ginger, recognizable, yet not.
You want more, though a little is all you need. This is really, really good stuff!!
Excellent, Unique Flavour!
"Very interesting flavour. It's great with mochi or other wagashi, or even Western sweets. It's even good on its own. You can definitely smell the citrus and taste the tang of the citrus and ginger. It is also not overly sweet. A nice delicate taste. Worth it to try once. Highly recommended. Nice glass bottle, and a little goes a long way, for sure."
-- hiroshi
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Toasted Sesame Oil
from Japan
This golden brown toasted sesame oil adds a rich, nutty flavor to your vinaigrettes, stir-fry and BBQ marinades. Not overpowering, this oil adds just the right amount of toasty sesame punch.
Sesame oil, also known as Gingelly Oil and Til Oil, is an ancient ingredient. The Assyrians used it as a cooking oil more than 2500 years ago. It was an expensive delicacy back then, and a hundred years later in Persia, it was still an oil only the rich could afford.
Today, it's still used as a medicine in India, and oil pressed from raw sesame seeds is commonly used as a massage oil in Ayurvedic medicine.
La Tourangelle has partnered with one of the oldest Japanese oil mills to bring you this toasted sesame oil, crafted in central Japan following traditional methods that are over 270 years old.
The quality of Sesame Oil varies depending on the quality of the seeds, and the length and temperature of the toasting process. These sesame seeds are slowly roasted at low temperatures.
La Tourangelle's Japanese partner uses only the freshest, highest quality seeds that they then painstakingly clean and slow toast to produce the best quality product, all the while maintaining the integrity of the oil and creating a unique and wonderful flavor.
The result is a lighter-colored, more richly flavored oil with a subtle, toasted taste.
Sesame seed oil is low in saturated fatty acid content and high in polyunsaturated fatty acid (about 40% omega 6 and 40% omega 9) content making it a very healthy oil - although best to keep it refrigerated once opened, as the high concentration of unsaturated fatty acids makes sesame oil somewhat delicate, with a medium smoke point of 275 degrees.
Raw sesame oil has a much higher smoke point due to the high concentration of anti-oxidants, and raw is suitable for high-temperature cooking, where toasted sesame oil is used primarily as a flavor-adding ingredient to Asian and Indian dishes.
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Carrot and Fruit Conserve
with Coriander and Jaggery
To the nose, this fruit and carrot relish (a conserve) makes your nostrils pucker right up! And it is so intriguing that you go for another sniff and twisty twinge. It's that good!
To the mouth, it is full of the familiar and full of unknowns.
To the eye, the carrots - in strips - you can recognize by shape; everything else is blended into the color and shapes are unrecognizable.
To the taste, it is a plethora of fun! This conserve has sweet 'n' buzz. It has a spicy side, a crunchy side, a soft side. Every bite is completely different.
This fruit and carrot relish is full of interesting notes, flavorful ones, in fact!
This mix conjures up many harmonious tunes with fruit, like a one note pear, on top of a dreamy cheese, perfect on grilled pork chops and it will sing with corn freshly sliced off the cob in nice strips.
The spoon does not lie and this is a total spoon worthy conserve!
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Cheeky Chili Salsa
from Hawkshead Relish!
A very red salsa (thanks to tomatoes) that you might anticipate will be super-hot, but it isn’t.
You’ll look inside the jar and think you see corn kernels and when you take the bait you realize it is indeed corn, and somehow it’s the perfect combination of tomato, chili, corn and spices.
At the end of your taste, after the majority of the salsa is gone, your tongue and the inside of your mouth will feel tingly and prickly – but it’s very pleasant.
After multiple spoonfuls there will be a swell of spicy - quite delicious!
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Roasted Vegetable Relish
A very gentle name for a spicy bite.
Now mind you it’s not super spicy, but it has a tingle and a tangle and can make you know it’s got some heat.
The bite is simple and smooth and yet complex in all the elements in play. There’s heat in the spices, but also texture from the vegetables. No super crunchies, just a gentle soft texture.
Onions, tomatoes, yellow peppers, aubergines, courgettes, garlic, smoked salt and smoked paprika create a surprising and delicious taste.
From the first bite, a wonderful surprise – this roasted vegetable relish is a true delight!
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What's Miso Got To Do With It?
Make your life better with miso.
If you don’t know miso, you should! It is a miracle paste that can enhance so many foods. From sweet to sour to baking, it can give a dish that extra push to magic.
What is miso? Simply, miso is a fermented paste of koji (Aspergillus oryzae) which breaks down the structure of rice, soybeans or barley, or a combination of them. This creates amino acids, fatty acids and simple sugars.
This potion is a way to add punch to a meatless broth or make a creamy salad dressing swoon!
Here are some really easy ways to try miso.
1) Combine miso and toasted sesame oil and spread it on the next fish you broil or grill.
2) Combine jam, vinegar and miso with sage, rosemary, and thyme and brush over a roast before cooking.
3) Mix miso and butter, 1 to 1, then heat to melt to a liquid state and then drizzle over cooked broccoli, Brussels sprouts, or green beans.
4) Add a quarter cup of miso to a soup and enhance the whole pot.
5) Make mustard miso by taking hot Chinese dry mustard (2 tsp. mustard - 3 tsp. water) as you normally would, add mirin (2 tbsp.), white miso (1/3 cup), purple sweet potato vinegar (3 tbsp.) and jaggery ( 1 - 1/2 tbsp.). Think of it as mustard for your next sandwich or to dip one of Scotty’s pretzels.
6) Make mayonnaise better - 1/2 cup mayo with 1 tsp. miso paste and a little vinegar.
7) Make a brown sugar - mix 2 tbsp. red miso with 1/2 cup Murakami Syouten Crushed Brown Sugar from Hateruma Island. Use as you would brown sugar in baking.
So many options and creative ideas for using miso. Just a little will make a big difference in your life.
Shop now for Namikura Kyoko Shiro White Soy Miso!
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Gomasio Nutritious Sea Blend
A Locally Made Furikake!
What do we love about this furikake? The kelp imparts the salty sea and the nettle adds a hint of vegetable. Along with the sesame crunch, it is more like an ingredient than a spice. Imagine frying a nice fillet of fish with gomasio on the flesh side or topping your morning eggs and potatoes.
It adds an additional layer of flavor and a lot of healthy goodness at the same time.
If you like furikake, you will love this Landsea Gomasio. My favorite way to consume it is to pour a little bit into the palm of my hand and toss it back into my mouth! This is my go-to nighttime snack food.
Wonderful!
"This is my new favorite, I looooooove it. And I love that it's locally made. I basically inhaled the first bottle I purchased. Goes great with so many dishes, and it's a great healthy snack by itself."
-- leigh
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The Sweetness of Sardinia
100% Pomodoro of Sardinia!
We like these. The tomatoes are whole and nestled beautifully inside the can. The taste is pure tomato, the way a canned tomato should be, with no added elements, allowing you to be in control of how they’re flavored.
It has been for almost 20 years that we have had one favorite canned tomato from Italy.
So, when this can of tomatoes came into our lives one day, I was a bit stubborn, and hard-pressed to find a reason we should change.
And then I used them in my basic tomato sauce and knew they would become my new favorite. These are consistently sweeter tomatoes, with a richer, fuller color, and with nice soft ends. These tomatoes work just as they should, adding to a dish, without being too strong. Perfect.
They have just 3 ingredients: tomatoes, tomato juice (juice from processing), and citric acid. No salt added, Non-GMO, Gluten-Free, BPA-Free, Pesticide-Free. 100% Pomodori Sardi Tomatoes from Sardinia. Like all great ingredients, there is a difference from one brand to the next!
These are truly exceptional tomatoes.
Shop now to get Posardi Sardinian Whole Tomatoes - Canned!
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Fregula Sarda
Couscous!
The term "fregula" (also "fregola") may derive from the Latin word fricare, meaning rub: little fragment, splinter, crumb, scrap, corpuscle. These tasty little balls of pasta are created by rubbing coarse semolina into balls in the presence of water.
Unlike North African or Middle Eastern Couscous, the little nuggets of Sardinian couscous are then toasted in an oven, giving them a toasty, rustic-homey taste. This medium fregula is a staple in the Sardinian kitchen, both on the coast and in the interior.
Fregula Sarda pasta is suitable for meat and seafood dishes or try it with a bean dish like Fregula con Fagioli, the Sardinian version of Pasta i Fagioli, or Pasta with Borlotti Beans and Kale.
Fregula Sardinian Pasta may be seasoned with tomato and sausage or used to make its most famous dish, "fregula con cocciula" (fregola with clams) from Cagliari. Given its density and texture, it can absorb a ton of liquid without becoming mushy, and so it just may be the ultimate pasta for soups. Serve it like the locals, in “brodo” (broth) - either beef, chicken or mushroom.
Fregula Sarda pasta is best when cooked in boiling water for 10-12 minutes.
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Black Sesame Seed Toffee Brittle
This is addictive!
I love this toffee! And so does everyone I share it with! It is super addictive!
my kind of treat!
"This black sesame seed toffee brittle chocolate is my kind of treat. It’s the perfect amount of sweet to feel indulgent but not guilty. The rich burnt sugar taste of the toffee is great with the black sesame crunch, pulled out with a smidge of salt. Coated in chocolate. Really good."
-- tina
Toffee Brittle with Black Sesame Seeds!
"Bought for son and his wife and they both really liked it and gave it 5 stars!!"
-- jennie
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This Week's Recipes |
Chocolate, Chocolate Chunk Cookie Recipe
Hey - when in doubt, add more chocolate.
Homemade Spicy Harissa Mayo Recipe
This homemade spicy harissa mayo recipe is amazing with fresh veggies for a new spin on the classic vegetable tray, or a good way to add heat to healthy sweet potato fries.
Monster Cookie Recipe
I cannot remember who gave me this recipe...it was a long time ago, but thank you!
I used to make this for the crew when we had an exceptionally tough and long shot list for the day. Calories and sugar are important to getting things done with a smile on your face.
This cookie recipe came about when I filmed Big Foot, the truck at a Monster Truck Rally in the Kingdome - way back when - and the cookie became a "Monster" (not a "Big Foot").
The key was to double or triple this recipe, use margarine instead of butter, and both chocolate chips and M&M's. Then make the balls of dough ice cream scoop size or bigger. Don't cook it too long, as it is meant to be a little soft'ish and it will tighten up as it cools.
I think they keep, I can't quite remember. If there were any left after a day of shooting crime scenes, my friend Scout and I would eat them for dinner. Those were the days.
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