Tea Time

This is Day 16 of no Diet Coke

Trying different teas has become my latest thing

Jenn from Rook No. 17 recommended Harney & Sons

I was very excited this past Saturday

when I discovered that Williams Sonoma

carries Harney & Sons Teas

I admit I bought Paris for the name

but also because

 it's a black tea

with vanilla, fruit & citrus flavors

I discovered True Brew tea at Kroger

I do not typically like bottled teas, but this one is very good

I need caffeine to get going in the morning

So these are perfect when I do not have time to brew my own

What makes it even cooler

This company is based here locally

in Plano Texas

Whole Foods recently opened this store

in Dallas

off Park Lane & Central Expressway

I cannot wait to try out the these teas

Black & White

This is one of my favorite color combinations

Heath Bar German Chocolate Cake

Heath Bar German Chocolate Cake

Ingredients

1 box german chocolate cake

1 can sweetened condense milk

1 bottle or jar caramel sauce

1 tub cool whip

4-5 Heath or Skor Bars (chopped)

Directions

Bake cake per directions on the box

Cool 5 minutes

Poke holes in the cake

Combine sweetened condense milk and caramel sauce in a separate bowl

Pour over cake

Refrigerate until cool

Cover with cool whip

Top with chopped heath or skor bars

Dallas Farmers Market - Jorge Cruz's Recipes

Here are the recipes I promised from my earlier post

Pan Fried Cornmeal Crusted Deviled Eggs

Ingredients

1 dozen eggs

1 cup yellow cornmeal

1/2 cup flour

1/2 cup buttermilk

1 cup Texas Olive Oil

Directions

Boil eggs for 15 minutes, drain, cool  and remove shells

Combine cornmeal and flour in a bowl

Place buttermilk in a separate bowl

Pass eggs through the buttermilk, then the cornmeal/flour mixture

place on a flat pan with parchment paper until ready to cook

Heat olive oil in a saute pan to medium hot temperature

Gently place eggs in oil & turn to brown

(about 3 minutes)

Cut in half, garnish, and serve

Roasted Jalapeno Aioli

Ingredients

1 cup mayonnaise

1 tblsp fresh lime juice

1 large roasted jalapeno

1 tblsp chopped cilantro

Salt & Pepper

Directions

Combine all ingredients in a food processor until smooth

Salt & pepper to taste

Citrus Pickled Red Onion

Ingredients

1 large red onion, julienne cut

2 cups red wine vinegar

1 fresh  lime cut in wedges

1 fresh lemon cut in wedges

1 fresh orange cut in wedges

Bring vinegar to a boil in a stock pan & add onions

Cook until translucent and done

Remove from heat and allow onions to sit in vinegar

until cool and ready to use

Drain the vinegar and discard

Combine onions with citrus

Add salt & pepper to taste

Lamb Chop "Lollipops"

Ingredients

1 pound Domestic Rack of Lamb

1 ounce Texas Olive Oil

Salt & Pepper

Directions

Heat saute pan to medium hot temperature

Pan sear lamb 3 minutes on each side (for rare to medium rare)

Salt & Pepper to taste

Texas Chimichurri Sauce

Ingredients

1/2 cup Texas Olive Oil

1 tsp chopped fresh rosemary

1 tsp chopped fresh thyme

1 tsp chopped fresh parsley

1 tsp chopped fresh garlic

Salt & Pepper to taste

Directions

Combine all ingredients in a large mixing bowl

Fresh Blackeyed Pea Relish

Ingredients

1 pound fresh blackeyed peas

1 tblsp chopped fresh red bell pepper

1 tblsp chopped red onion

1 tblsp chopped cilantro

2 tblsp Texas Olive Oil

2 tblsp fresh lime juice

Salt & Pepper to taste

Directions

Cook peas in boiling water with salt for 15 to 20 minutes until done

Drain and chill

Combine with remaining ingredients

Dallas Farmers Market Chef @ the Market Cooking Demo

Dallas Farmers Market started hosting free cooking demos

 in May featuring chefs from local restaurants

They are on Saturdays in Shed #2

1st Demo @ 10am

2nd Demo @ 11:30am

This past Saturday,  Jorge Cruz from Hector's on Henderson

was the featured chef

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Within 30 minutes, Chef Jorge prepared 2 awesome dishes

"Killer Eggs"

Pan Fried Cornmeal Crusted Deviled Eggs

with  Roasted Jalapeno Aioli

&

Citrus Pickled Red Onion

"Lamb Chop Lollipops"

Pan Seared Rack of Lamb "Lollipops"

on a bed of Fresh Farm Blackeyed Pea Relish

topped with Texas Olive Oil Chimichurri

Hector Garcia, the owner of Hector's On Henderson

 was there as well

This is a restaurant I've been really wanting to try

so I was very excited

to meet both Hector and Jorge

Hector's on Henderson will be participating in Restaurant Week

kicking off on August 13th

I totally recommend the cooking demos at DFM

Saturday, July 31st - they are featuring James Johnston from Spiral Diner

(If you are a vegan, or interested in vegan food - check this one out)


I will be posting the recipes to the above dishes in a separate post later today!