Flavored Marshmallows

Chocolate

Vanilla

Pistachio (come and be surprised if you have never had this before)

Strawberry

Cardamom

Brownies

Dark Chocolate (decadent and healthy)

Golden Raspberry

Cheesecake

Vanilla with almond crust

Golden Raspberry with chocolate crust (tart and sweet melt-in-your-mouth sensations)

Cupcakes with Vanilla Buttercream… in a jar…convenience for your tastebuds

Lychee Rosewater Cupcakes

Chocolate Stout Cupcakes

Biscotti

Orange Chocolate

Pistachio Cardamom

Brownie Cheesecake Cups (for those who can’t get enough of either)

Dark chocolate brownies with cherry cheesecake swirled in

Enjoy!

Here’s a recipe for marshmallow cornflake wreaths, I found the original one in Rose Beranbaum’s book, Rose’s Christmas Cookies. I have made a few changes, mostly in the amount of vanilla and green colour, so the recipe is still hers. 

Holiday Wreaths

Ingredients.

4 cups cornflakes

7.5 oz. vanilla marshmallows (3 cups)

1/2 c (one stick) butter

1 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract

1 teaspoon green liquid color

Red cookie icing.

The cooking process in the recipe is quick, so ensure that you have all your ingredients measured or weighed out before you start. Also, if you are like me, ensure that you know where you have kept each one of these!

Cover 4 large cookie sheets with wax paper or parchment paper and grease them lightly with cooking spray. Melt the butter in a medium sized saucepan till frothy. Add the marshmallows all at once. I used homemade tahitan vanilla marshmallows made by my dear friend Pia. These really elevate these treats to some kind of a special dessert. 

Stir the mixture on low heat, till the marshmallows have dissolved and the mixture is one bubbly glob. At this point add the vanilla and green liquid food coloring and mix well. Be cautious here because the marshmallow mixture will splatter with the addition of these liquid ingredients. 

At this point transfer the mixture to a hot water bath (see note). Drop a tablespoon full of the mixture onto the greased cookie sheet and shape into a wreath (a ring) using lightly greased fingers. These will probably be an inch and a half in diameter. Work fast as the marshmallow mixture begins to harden and becomes less pliable.  

Let the wreaths set in a cool, dry space overnight. Use red cookie icing to pipe dots all around once the wreaths have set. Admire the pretty greens and eat them as soon as you can!

The Red Cookie Icing can be made by mixing 3 drops of red liquid food coloring with 3/4 cups of confectioner’s sugar. You can add additional confectioner’s sugar, if required. You do want a thick icing, not one that simply coats the back of a spoon. 

The hot water bath is created by placing the bowl with the marshmallow mixture in a larger bowl with an inch of very hot tap water. I transfer the mixture to a glass bowl before immersing in a hot water bath because glass is a slow conductor and retains heat for longer periods of time.

The homemade marshmallows have real tahitian vanilla bean, so I have used 1/2 teaspoon vanilla less than recommended in Rose’s recipe. 

Happy Holidays! Enjoy!

We would love to hear what other people think about seasonal flavors. Do people want to enjoy the flavors of pumpkin, apple, cinnamon, pomeogranate, cranberry while they are in season? Or would they rather be reminded of spring with a honey-lavender splash or a raspberry tingle? Or be taken even further into summer with the smells and tastes of mango, watermelon, passion fruit? Someone please speak up, even it is Father Christmas!

Another question for fair veterans or just any one who wants to share some insight into consumer behaviour – Would you, in the holiday season, rather buy a single helping of brownies or do you think you would prefer to have a brownie sampler to share with friends and family or better still, gift to your loved ones? 

Just some musings while cooking up a new set of treats. Watch this space to see what we will finally have on our platters. I can assure you though they will be the best you will try this season. Happy Holidays!

Rich, fudgy, moist, soft......

Dark Chocolate Fantasy Brownies

Belgian bittersweet chocolate, coffee, butter, eggs, flour, white sugar, brown sugar, sea salt, vanilla, belgian dark chocolate chunks & walnuts.

          Full of dark chocolate, rich in anti oxidants rich in taste!        $4 each, $7 for 2

• Tiger Swirl Fudge

          Belgian dark chocolate swirled into a fusion of white chocolate & peanut butter. You can have a mouthful of all your favorite favors.  

Dark Belgian Chocolate swirled into a fusion of premium white chocolate and creamy peanut butter.

$4 for 1 pack, $7 for 2           

3oz in each pack

• Apple Struesel Muffins

Red delicious apples, flour, vegetable oil, eggs, sugar, apple cider, vanilla, nutmeg, cinnamon, brown sugar, butter, sea salt

Cruchy apples hidden in a crisp streusel covered muffin

          Crunchy streusel topping hides juicy apples in a moist muffin.          

       $2 each, $3 for 2

• Crunchy Chocolate Granola

Rolled oats, baked rice cereal, premium bittersweet chocolate, pecans, dried cranberries, honey.

          Eat healthy, vote better!  

Crunchy, healthy, nutty.

$3 for each packet, $5 for 2           

Each packet contains 4oz or 4 servings

• Vanilla Marshmallows

Powdered Sugar, corn syrup, sea salt, vanilla.

Soft, chewy, hmmmmmm…..the best! EVER!

$3 each, $5 for 2

• Valrhona Chocolate Marshmallows
  

  Valrohna Chocolate Marshmallows

   

      Valrhona chocolate, powdered sugar, corn syrup, sea salt.

      Soft, chewy, rich, luscious, decadent…..More.     

    $4 each. $7 for 2. 

• Vanilla Fleur-de-Sel Caramels
  

  Vanilla Fleur de Sel Caramels

   

Vanilla Fleur-de-Sel, cream, butter, sugar, sea salt

Chewy, lightly salted, … sure to bring back memories of warm and happy holiday times. 

$5 each. $9 for 2. 

• Pumpkin Whoopie Pies
  

  Pumpkin Whoopie Pie

   

Pumpkin, cinnamon, ginger, cloves, butter, vegetable oil, eggs, vanilla, flour, cream cheese, brown sugar, sea salt, powdered sugar.

One bite will tell you how the ‘Whoopie’ got into this pie!

$2 each.

We had a wonderfully successful debut at the West 4th Street Fair yesterday. Thank you folks for purchasing our goodies! We hope you are enjoying savoring them as much as we enjoyed creating them. Also, thanks to those who just stopped by to encourage us as you walked along the fair. 

We had great success with the caramels, marshmallows, muffins, gluten and fat free jelly slabs and cookies. We are assuming that they tasted great and will stay well for a long time (though, we probably will never find that out because you cannot put down the pack until it is finished!). But do give us feed back about what you thought of the products, packaging and your experience with the stall. Also, share with us what you thought of our spiced almonds and marzipan covered hot chocolate truffles. 

We will be at another street fair soon and will put up a post about it!

Watch out for us at fairs and keep reading our posts for steady updates and recipes!

Once again, thanks for stopping by!

• Melt-In-Your-Mouth Cookie Stacks

Take home our aromatic and flavorful cookie stacks. Enjoy them with a cup of milk, cup of coffee, cuppa’ tea, sandwich them with some fruit preserves or chocolate spread; dip them in chocolate or maple syrup or just eat them the way we do-right out of the bag.

Who needs accompaniments to crisp shortbread cookies in flavors of orange, almond, vanilla, mint and coffee. These are vegetarian. They are made from pure butter, four and sugar but no eggs.

$5 per pack

• Nutcases

What do you get when you put fine roasted almonds (rich in vitamins and antioxidants) in aromatic spices like cumin, turmeric, chillies and black salt and then caramelise them with brown sugar and add a dash of lime and finally wrap them in festive baskets?

You get nurcases

$5 for each basket

• Sinless Treats

Yes, they exist. Gluten-free and fat-free and very tasty jelly slabs.

A light, fluffy biscuit made from rice flour and eggs sandwiches sweet, tart and spicy jellies.

One very X-citing treat. A “must sample” one. Price meant to encourage sampling — $1/piece

• First Kiss

Rich, indulgent dark chocolate made hot with harissa paste; wrapped around a sweet, soft, moist marzipan center.

One oooo-delicious mouthful!

Guaranteed to remind you of your first kiss!

$1.50 for a twin pack

• Vanilla Fleur de Sel Caramels

 

Now a caramel in your mouth would resurrect many nice, happy memories. Vanilla caramel would take it a step further and bring to your mind a picture of bliss. But a Vanilla – Fleur de Sel Caramel…aha! This one takes it a notch higher  - from nice to Naughty. This chewy, soft and ever so lightly salted caramel, will melt in your mouth, make you close your eyes and take you to that place in your heart that was last touched at prom night or the super fun frat/sosrity party or that date that you cannot get over ….. all at once!

 

Come and get one or … regret it!

• Pear and Ginger Muffins

We have made a firm commitment to delight you with every mouthful. That is promise is kept once again in our muffins where we have paired or should we say pear-ed sweet, succlent Bartlett pears with spicy ginger and tossed them gently with spices like Jamaican allspice, Nutmeg and Cloves. We have further mixed this with sour cream and sea salt to bring you the most delicate muffins you would have had!

• Vanilla/Cardamom Marshmallows

The festive season cannot begin, or end, without marshmallows. And what better time to have one than when the economy is down, elections are approaching and the year is soon going to end leaving us all older and perhaps, wiser????? Get your spirits up with our Vanilla or Cardamom marshmallows that are bursting with the goodness of Tahitian vanilla and Cardamom. We recommend that you stock up on these, they are sure to lighten your day when the sun is taking a break. 

See you there!