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  • 08Jan

    Orangecello

    Hi, all. I hope that the first week of the new year has been good to you. I know a couple of people who have lost people very close to them this week, so my heart goes out to them. It’s not an auspicious way to start the year, but one can hope that things can only get better from here.

    Let’s get drinking…

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    Filed under: Beverages, Culinary Experiments, Spirits, Uncategorized, alcohol
    Tags: kumquatcello, limoncello, orangecello
    2 Comments
  • 24Apr

    Latin Feast!

    Hi, everyone. This past week, I decided to have myself a Latin feast. I’ll tell you all about it, but first an update on the kumquatcello.

    Okay, so the kumquatcello sat for two weeks and the vodka picked up a really nice citrus-y scent and the faintest orange tint. (This is very different from limoncello, which takes on a beautiful lemony color.) I made a sugar syrup by boiling water and sugar together. If you decide to give this a whirl, don’t let this mixture cook too long because it will darken and give the liqueur a muddy look. (In fact, this is the beginnings of caramel and if you cook it long enough, that’s what you’ll get.) Then I combined the sugar syrup, kumquat vodka, and fresh vodka and split it into various containers.dscf0023 Now, we sit and wait. I can be drunk at this point, but the longer it sits, the better it will be. Can’t wait to try it.

    Now for the Latin feast!

    ¡Vamanos!

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    Filed under: Cooking Tips, Culinary Experiments, Recipe Tests, Recipes, cooking
    Tags: avocado salad, kumquatcello, latin feast, latin food, pao de quiejo, surrullitos, tamales, tostones
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