Peanut Brittle

The Ingredients

1/2 cup brown sugar

1 cup agave syrup

pinch of salt

1 tsp. baking soda

2 tbsp. butter

1 cup peanuts

On medium heat, mix in the syrup, sugar, and salt, until the sugar is dissolved. Make sure the temperature is at 300 degrees so that the mixture is thread-like when placed into a cup of cold water. Remove from heat and add in the baking soda, butter, and peanuts. 

Grease a cookie sheet with some butter and place the mixture over it. Let cool. Then, break the candy up into pieces and enjoy. 

Cooling down

Candy time! 

Carrot Gazpacho

The Ingredients

 9 carrots

3 parsnips

2 potatoes

1 container vegetable stock

ginger

cumin

coriander

black pepper

sea salt

chili flakes

thyme

3 garlic cloves

1 red onion

extra virgin olive oil

3 cups water

4 bay leaves

Place all ingredients into a crock pot an cook for 8 hours. Use an emulsifier to purée the mixture. This can be served hot or at room temperature for a cooler spring treat. Yum! 

Pre-puréeing

Final product! 

Smoked Salmon Spring Rolls

The Ingredients

1 pack of smoked salmon

1/2 container cream cheese

20 sprigs of chives

spring roll sheets

I had smoked salmon, cream cheese, and chives, and realized these ingredients could easily be put into a spring roll. I rolled everything into the roll and fried it in canola oil for around 5 minutes. Yum! 

Rolling in the ingredients

Pre-frying

Final product! 

Portobello and Spinach Spring Rolls

The Ingredients

2 portobello mushrooms

2 cups raw spinach

2 garlic cloves

olive oil

spring roll sheets

canola oil

Place olive oil, chopped mushrooms, spinach, and minced garlic cloves into a pan and sautée at medium heat for a few minutes until water comes out and spinach is wilted. Drain excess water and set mixture aside. Spoon out the mixture and place diagonally onto the spring roll sheets. Use a brush to put olive oil on the corners of the sheet to help it stick together. The finished rolls can be boiled or fried. I chose to boil them. 

The sauté

Laying down the mixture

Folding the corners over

Origami Food

Pre-boiling

Final product! 

Turkey Tataki Burger (No, it's not raw!)

The Ingredients

16 oz. lean ground turkey meat

panko bread crumbs

2 eggs

seaweed flakes

sriracha

soy sauce

ginger

chili flakes

Chinese five space

Mix all ingredients except for the seaweed and form into a patty. Cook with light olive oil and top with crunchy seaweed- it adds great texture to the bite and makes it extremely unique. Enjoy! 

The seasoning

The mixture

The final product!

Stinging Nettle Soup... Soup With a Bite

The Ingredients

3 cups raw stinging nettles

2 shallots

olive oil

2 cups vegetable broth

WARNING: Please make sure you handle the stinging nettles with gloves. These MUST be boiled before eating. 

Set them aside, and in a pot, add olive oil and shallots. Allow them to sweat for a bit, then add vegetable broth. Add stinging nettles and allow to simmer. Then, use an immersion blender to make the soup into a purée. Enjoy! The taste is a lot like spinach- quite yummy! 

Pre-puréeing

A lovely green, ready to eat

Chive Polenta Waffles

The Ingredients

1 cup all-purpose flour

1 cup corn meal

2 tsp melted butter

20 sprigs of chives

1/2 cup water

2 eggs

1/2 tsp baking powder

provolone

garlic and chive cheddar

I had leftover garlic and chive cheddar that I didn't know what to do with. Like any leftover, baking/mixing flour into it is typically the best way of reusing the food. I chose to make a waffle! 

Make sure the chives are chopped (or cut with kitchen shears) and the cheeses cubed nicely. Mix all ingredients and cook for a few minutes in the waffle iron. Enjoy! 

The ingredients

The batter

Waffle me!