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Hibiscus Margarita
Celebrate Cinco de Mayo like never before with this delicious cocktail. The hibiscus infuses a deep rich red color to this libation. Add a slice of lime and Sel de Mer to the rim of your glass and you have the colors of the Mexican flag! Almost cranberry in flavor, it’s got a “zing” that is enhanced by using silver tequila and the homemade spiced simple syrup. Tune in to the mariachi station on Pandora while you whip these up for an absolute fiesta!
Hibiscus Margarita
Ingredients
Instructions
- Place all the ingredients in a medium sized pot
- Bring to boil over medium-high heat
- Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer for 20 minutes
- Strain and pour into jar. Allow to cool to room temperature
- Once cooled, place in refrigerator. Your syrup will keep in the refrigerator for a couple of weeks
- Combine tequila, lime juice and Hibiscus Spiced Simple Syrup in a glass with a couple of cubes of ice.
- Stir well
- Drink
- Repeat
Mayan Cocoa
Heavenly Mayan Cocoa
The delicious comfort of drinking chocolate is ancient ritual. Both the Aztecs and Mayans believed cocoa to be a gift from the gods. This recipe may have changed a bit in the last 500 years, but the taste is still heavenly. Our Mayan Cocoa mix rests on a deep chocolate base with a mellow chile warmth alongside the intricate flavors of almond, true cinnamon and allspice. Whisk together 2-4 tablespoons of Mayan Cocoa per cup of whole milk and heat to just below boiling. Hold at this temperature for a few minutes, then strain to remove any spice chunks. Sweeten to taste and enjoy!
Aleppo Pepper Basil Lemonade
It’s not back-to-school-time in our backyard yet! The sun is shining, the BBQ is fired-up, and a wild game of badminton is underway. The players and onlookers are thirsty and I’ve got just the thing. This refreshing lemonade is perfect for hot summer afternoons like these. The soothing taste of fragrant basil and the zesty flavor of ruby-red Aleppo Pepper create a delicious, thirst quenching treat. The simple syrup can be used to make wonderful cocktails as well. Many thanks to Carol Peterman of SpiceCare for sharing her recipe with us.
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Ingredients
Instructions
- For Simple Syrup - Combine all of the ingredients for the simple syrup together in a medium-sized sauce pan and bring to a boil. Let the syrup boil for 5 minutes and then remove from the heat. Be sure to let cool to room temperature before using it for the lemonade. Once it has cooled, strain and refrigerate it for use in beverages.
- For Lemonade - Combine the simple syrup, fresh lemon juice and water in a large pitcher. Stir to combine, and chill until ready to serve. Pour over ice, adding fresh basil sprigs and lemon slices for a garnish.
Notes
Thank you to our good friend and spice goddess, Carol Peterman of TableFare, for this fantastic recipe!
Tasmanian Pepperberry Vodka
What do you get when you combine some local, hand-crafted vodka with some wild-harvested Tasmanian Pepperberries? Some very happy spice merchants! Flavored alcohols are all the rage right now; we love them and love making our own. So, it was a natural that the minute we received a new shipment of Tasmanian Pepperberries we would slip a few into a bottle in the interest of culinary science. Tasmanian Pepperberries infuse so beautifully; it really doesn’t get any easier than this for flavor and presentation.
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Ingredients
Instructions
- Open vodka bottle.
- Drop Tasmanian Pepperberries into vodka bottle.
- Tightly close.
- Enjoy the visual of the magenta streams of color.
- Flip the bottle slowly twice.
- Allow to sit overnight.
- When the flavor is to your liking, then it's time to strain them out. We typically go 24 hours.
- Serve. We like it straight, on ice, or with a little soda water.
