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Posted on March 15, 2019 by Rick Touchstone — Leave a comment

Shamrock Smoothie

This particular Shamrock Smoothie is festive, tasty and falls somewhere between a treat loaded with greens and a straight-up treat.
The Shamrock Smoothie.

Ingredients

1 frozen banana
a handful of fresh baby spinach, about 1 cup packed
¼ cup fresh mint, about 10 leaves
2 tablespoons almond butter
2 ice cubes
¼ teaspoon good vanilla extract
¾ cup Almond Breeze Almondmilk Cashewmilk Original Unsweetened

Instructions

In a blender, combine the banana, spinach, mint leaves, almond butter, ice, vanilla, and Almond milk or Cashew milk. Blend until smooth. Add more milk as needed for desired consistency.
Pour into a glass and serve.

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Posted on March 14, 2019 by Rick Touchstone — Leave a comment

St . Patrick’s Day-Inspired Recipes

Through traditional Irish recipes to the extremely inauthentic, but still delicious, United states versions with beer stirred within, check out these yummy St . Patrick’ s Day-inspired recipes.
St . Patrick’ s Day-Inspired Recipes to Make us Wish this Came More than Once a Year.

Ingredients

1-1/2 pounds lamb stew meat, cut into one-inch cubes
1/3 cup plus 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour, divided
3 tablespoons olive oil, divided
3 medium onions, chopped
3 garlic cloves, minced
4 cups reduced-sodium beef broth, plus a splash for deglazing the pan
2 medium potatoes, peeled and cubed
4 medium carrots, cut into one-inch pieces
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon dried thyme
1/2 teaspoon pepper
1/2 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
1 cup frozen peas
2 tablespoons water

Step 1: Prep and Brown the Lamb

Preheat your slow cooker on low and heat a cast-iron skillet (or any other heavy pan) on medium-high.

Toss the lamb with a third cup of flour until coated. You can do this by sealing the two ingredients in a zip-top bag, then shaking, or by tossing them together in a large mixing bowl.

Once the skillet is hot, brown the lamb with 2 tablespoons of olive oil. You don’t need to cook the lamb long—just enough to get some nice color on the outside. When it’s nicely browned, remove from the pan with a slotted spoon and set aside.

In the same pan, saute the onions and garlic for a minute or two. Hit this with a splash or two of the beef broth—this will help deglaze, or loosen all the tasty browned bits from the pan. Again, you don’t need to cook these completely—the slow cooker will take care of that.

Test Kitchen tip: Even though this recipe relies on your trusty slow cooker to get that fork-tender texture, browning gives ingredients a big flavor boost.

Step 2: Start Slow Cooking

When the slow cooker is warmed, add the lamb and the onion, garlic and broth mixture—you want every bit of flavor from the skillet going into the slow cooker. Then stir in the potatoes, carrots, seasonings, Worcestershire sauce and beef broth.

Let the stew cook on low for 8 to 10 hours.

Step 3: Add the Finishing Touches

Peas cook quickly in the slow cooker, so wait until the last half hour to stir them in.

This is also the time to give your stew a bit more body. So, thicken the stew with a bit of flour. Whisk together 1 tablespoon of flour with 2 tablespoons of water until nice and smooth. Then stir into the stew. Place the lid back on the slow cooker and let the stew bubble away for 30 minutes more.

Butcher box beef is one hundred percent grass fed and grass finished the cattle

ButcherBox beef is one hundred percent grass fed and grass finished the cattle

Butcher box beef is one hundred percent grass fed and grass finished the cattle are free to range on grassy pastures throughout their entire life sucking from their mother for the first 6 to 12 months then eating their natural diet of grass. Space thanks to the climate they graze year-round rather than having to endure seasonal changes where there might be cooped up. The benefits of eating grass-fed grass-finished meat are plentiful besides being delicious the beep is packed with vitamins and minerals. Why grass-fed beef

Grass-fed health benefits are 100 fewer calories per 6 oz serving of steak versus a grain-fed steak.

Lower in saturated fat but high in unsaturated fats like Omega threes and great for your heart brain and reducing the risk of cancer. Higher in vitamins and minerals. The grass-fed beef is more Humane to the cattle guaranteed that these cattle are humanely raised and encouraged to roam free. The taste of the grass-fed beef. Grass-fed meat has more character power much more active so the beat develops a pronounced flavor like wine and grapes grass-fed cattle carry the characteristics of the environment.

Braised chuck roast with red wine and mushrooms. The butcher box boneless chuck

Braised chuck roast with red wine and mushrooms. The butcher box boneless chuck

Braised chuck roast with red wine and mushrooms. The butcher box boneless chuck roast exhibits outstanding marbling yet it's much cleaner than its grain-fed counterparts.

Chuck Roast exhibits outstanding marbling, yet is much leaner than its grain-fed counterpart. Cut from the beef shoulder just above the short rib, it becomes increasingly tender when braised or roasted, and makes an excellent choice for one-pot recipes. Get the most out of your chuck by using a rich and flavorful broth as your cooking liquid, and use the leftovers for a terrific open-faced sandwich! Get 2 FREE Filet Mignons,
Bacon & $10 off your first box at ButcherBox

Braising method.

1) Preheat the Dutch oven.

2) Add oil, once oil is hot sear chuck roast on all sides for 2 to 3 minutes per side until a brown crust forms remove and set aside.

3) Glaze The Dutch oven with the braising liquid in my case a nice Cabernet Sauvignon one cup of that wine should do.

4) Place the roast back into the Dutch oven add any remaining ingredients cover the roast halfway with the brazing list liquids.

5) Bring to a slow simmer and cover with lid.

6) Finish the roast on the stove top at the same low simmer or in a 300 degrees Fahrenheit oven cook for 4 and 1/2 hours or until is fork tender

7) Rest in juices for at least 30 minutes if you don't have a Dutch oven use a deep heavy pot make sure it's oven safe if you transfer to the oven.

Tips from the chef.

1) The deeper The Seer that taste your the roast expect your kitchen to get all Smokey on this one

2) The chef's realtor cooking with wine is it if you wouldn't drink it don't cook with it a decent Cabernet or Merlot will give this braising liquid the deep dish flavors you're after.

Kopi Luwak Coffee

Most Expensive Coffee

Kopi Luwak is by far the most expensive coffee in the world. Retail pricing can be found in the range of $450 per pound, or 10 bucks per brewed cup.

Kopi Luwak is very different from cheap, gourmet coffee most drink every day. Each hand-harvested bean of Kopi Luwak has been digested and pooped out of the system of a small Indonesian cat.

When you try a cup of Kopi Luwak it is fun to figure out whether having cat digestive properties on your coffee beans improve the flavor, or whether this was all just an elaborate prank of these Indonesian farmers. Kopi Luwak Coffee 16 oz – Free Range Kopi Luwak

The Kopi Luwak Coffee aroma is rich and strong, and the coffee is incredibly full bodied, almost syrupy. It's thick with a hint of chocolate, and lingers on the tongue with a long, clean aftertaste. Kopi Luwak is the most expensive and rarest coffee in the world and limited supplies are grown each year. This is the coffee made famous from the movie The Bucket List. Due to the rarity and expensive price of Kopi Luwak there are no refunds or exchanges available on this coffee unlike other Coffees.

Shipped in a large size 16 oz. souvenir bag with a certificate of authenticity numbered to match your bag. 100% Wild Gathered Kopi Luwak Coffee 100% Cage Free Shipping Medium roast Fresh roasted only when you place your order Please check out our Kopi Luwak Coffee 2 oz Sample Size if you are looking for a smaller and more affordable option.

What is Kopi Luwak Coffee?

Kopi Luwak Coffee has a very unusual origin unlike any other coffee bean. The Luwak denizen (a member of the cat family also known as the Asian Palm Civet) of the coffee plantations of Java, Sumatra, and Sulawesi, eats only the ripest coffee cherries. Unable to digest the coffee beans, the Luwak graciously deposits them on the jungle floor where they are eagerly collected by the locals. The stomach acids and enzymatic action involved in this unique fermentation process produces the beans for the world rarest coffee beverage. The secret of this delicious blend, enthuses the Indonesia Tourism Promotion.

Purchase Kopi Luwak Coffee 16 oz – Free Range Kopi Luwak from Volcanica Coffee Company through my links and I earn a commission that will support this site. Get Kopi Luwak Coffee 16 oz – Free Range Kopi Luwak today. Thanks for visiting.

Kopi Luwak Coffee aroma is rich and strong

Due to the rarity and expensive price of Kopi Luwak there are no refunds or exchanges available on this coffee unlike other Volcanica Coffees. Shipped in a large size 16 oz. souvenir bag with a certificate of authenticity numbered to match your bag and all placed inside a gift box.

- 100% Wild Gathered Kopi Luwak Coffee
- Certificate of Authenticity
- 100% Cage Free

Medium roast
Fresh roasted only when you place your order

CUP NOTES: Richly pungent. Rich and plump though simple acidity; lightly smooth mouthfeel. Finish rounds in crisp sandalwood and chocolate.

FLAVOR NOTES: Sandalwood, apricot, dark chocolate, plum blossom, musk and chanterelle-like mushroom in aroma and savory-edged cup. The beans are harvested from the feces of wild of civet cats resident in Sumatra that eat only the ripe coffee fruit.

COFFEE PROCESSING: Semi-washed

DRYING: Sun

About the product

100% Pure Authentic Kopi Luwak Coffee Beans, not a phony blend for an original Kopi Luwak experience.
Wild Civet coffee sustainably sourced and collected by small farmer’s in North Sumatra, Indonesia so no animals are harmed
Rich, strong flavored, and amazingly full-bodied, a perfect cup of coffee to savor. Medium roasted whole beans allowing the true flavor characteristic to come through for a remarkable taste.
The Most Expensive Coffee in the World famously known from the movie The Bucket List

Product description

The most delicious (and one of the most expensive) coffees in the world does not hail from Jamaica or Hawaii, but instead, from Indonesia. Kopi Luwak (Civet) Coffee is extremely rare. It is harvested from the droppings of a cat-like animal (The Luwak). The Luwak's are very selective eaters.

They love to eat raw coffee cherries and will only eat the best (ripest) of the bunch. Their digestive system processes the cherries, removing the outer husk and leaves the green coffee beans intact in their droppings. The droppings are dried, the beans are then removed and thoroughly cleaned and ready to be roasted. The internal digestion process adds a very unique and special flavor to the beans, removing the bitterness. Whether you are looking for a unique gift for someone special, or, you are a coffee connoisseur and want to treat yourself to a once-in-a-lifetime experience, Kopi Luwak coffee is the ticket!

Our Kopi Luwak beans are imported directly from a Luwak farm in Indonesia and are hand roasted by our master coffee roaster in micro batches. We supply very small amounts of roasted and packaged beans to Amazon so, rest assured, the beans are always fresh and you will not be disappointed! Brewing Recommendations: French Press: Coarsely Grind 28 grams of Kopi Luwak Coffee Beans. Place ground beans in empty French Press. Bring 16 ounces of water to a boil. Allow to cool to 195-200 degrees Fahrenheit (10-15 seconds). Add just boiled water to French press and stir.

Place Lid on French Press with plunger extended in a manner that will not allow steam to escape. Let sit for 5 minutes. Slowly push plunger down to the bottom of the French press (20 seconds or so from top to bottom). Pour Coffee and Enjoy! P.S. Do not allow coffee to sit inside the French Press as it will continue to brew.

Final Thoughts

My thoughts about a $10 cup of coffee.

It was absolutely delicious. A different and distinctive flavor. Such a rich aroma, but a mellow and thin body. It had a nutty, and sort of hazlenut tone. No aftertaste, really quite interesting. If it weren’t for the scarcity and experience value – I’m not sure it’s worth the high price. However, wait until you taste it…. WOW.

That familiar coffee bitterness is wrapped up in a mild chocolate flavor. If most mild coffees have the taste profile of milk chocolate, Kopi Luwak tastes like a high quality dark chocolate, sweet with a hint of bitterness at the same time.

It goes down very smoothly, and every sip is a delight. It is smooth, mild and sweet, with a gentle hint of bitterness.

Tried it with a bit of cream and sugar. Not recommended that spoiled it completely, masking the flavors and turning it into just another mild coffee.

I can now say that is check off my bucket list with Kopi Luwak.