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Preserving Herbs: Dry Freezing

03 Thursday Apr 2014

Posted by snackingkitchen in Healthy, Ideas

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freezing, herbs, preserving

How to Preserve Herbs ~ Freezing3

How is it that there is always a bag of herbs, slowly wilting in my fridge?  I try my best to use them up, wash and dry them ahead of time, but still I fail.  It seems that almost weekly I end up throwing out bunches of cilantro and parsley.  I’m sorry my dears! I wish I would have taken better care of you.

In the past, to solve this unfortunate death, I’ve made pesto, and froze it in ice cube trays for later use in sauces, soups, etc.  But what if I didn’t want to use oil, salt, pepper, garlic, etc. to store the herbs?

In comes my friend Dana.  When visiting her home, I peaked into her freezer to find a glass jar with something green inside.  Turns out it was parsley!  Dana claims her family has been using this freezer method to preserve herbs for ages.  Good enough for them?  Good enough for me!

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The method is quite simple.  You start by thoroughly washing and drying herbs.  A salad spinner works like a charm, or you could dry them in multiple layers of kitchen towels.  If you would normally not eat the stems of the herb you are preserving, go ahead and discard the stems (or better yet, save them in the freezer to flavor soups and stocks).

All clean and dry?  It’s time to get chopping.  I used my mini food processor to chop the herbs, but you can certainly use a knife.  I’d suggest going for a rough chop vs a mince, you don’t want to release too much juice.

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Once you are all chopped up, transfer the herbs to a freezer-safe container.  You might want to even label and date the containers.  Try freezing individual herbs  or make a blend of a few.

They stay bright green and fragrant.  So much better than premature death, don’t you think? 🙂

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Beast Mode Vodka ~ Seahawks Football

16 Thursday Jan 2014

Posted by snackingkitchen in Allrecipes.com, Drink, Seattle, Video

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12th man, football, seahawks, skittles, superbowl, vodka

beast mode vodka seahawks cocktail

It’s not every day that the Allrecipes.com video team searches for Skittles candy at 8:30 am.  We were, however, on a special assignnment to make the Video for the Beast Mode Vodka to celebrate our local football team ~ Seahawks!

Do I admit that I don’t watch football?  Do I admit that to me, “football” still means “soccer”?  Do I admit any of this?  Perhaps, I do not.

Instead I will admit to how fun it was to separate 9 large bags of Skittles Darkside candy into the Seahwaks blue and green colors.

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If you are a fan of Seattle Seahawks and want to make this flavored vodka to cheer during the game, do follow the recipe.  If you happen to cheer for a different team, you could use a different color of Skittles to match.

Ready for the video?  Check out the Allrecipes production of this Beast Mode Vodka Recipe:

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Suja Juice 3-day Cleanse Giveaway

02 Thursday Jan 2014

Posted by snackingkitchen in Healthy, juice, Kale

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cleanse, free, giveaway, juice

SUJA Juice Cleanse Giveaway

Happy 2014!  As the year rolls in, so are the resolutions for the happiness, healthy eating, more exercising, less stressing and more sleep.  Have you made your resolutions yet?  I personally tend to avoid making resolutions, but fully support getting more hours of sleep, eating a few more pieces of fruit and vegetables, and smiling more in the New Year.

If you are short on fruits and vegetables in your daily diet and wanted to start the year with clean eating, you are in for a treat.  After personally trying a 3-day Suja Juice Cleanse myself, I will be giving away a 3-day Juice Cleanse to one of you!

SUJA Juice Cleanse Giveaway

The 18 bottles of juice arrived at my door packaged as a present.  Each of the 16-oz bottle is dairy, soy and gluten-free, non-GMO, Vegan, and Kosher and Organic certified.  I was off to a good start!

SUJA Juice Cleanse Giveaway

The box included full insturctions for the Juice Cleanse as well as complete description and ingredients for each of the juices, the daily schedule of juicing and helpful tips and suggestions.

One of the things that makes Suja Juices stand out is the fact that they undergo High Pressure Pascalization instead of heat.  This process enables the juice to stay safe, yet raw, keeping the most essential vitamins from fruits and vegetables.

Truth be told, I was both excited and anxious to start on the cleanse.  Three days without solid food?  Could I really do it? Would the juice taste good?  Would I be hungry?  What about headaches?

I began by labeling the juice bottles in order of the consumption and by meal (breakfast, snack, lunch, snack, dinner, dessert).  Just looking at the amount of juice I was to consume daily, I felt as though hunger will not be an issue.  And I was right.  Honestly, I did not feel hungry.  I did though miss the act of chewing food and experiencing different textures.

Every single one of the juices were delicious, in their own right.  The Glow, Fiji and Green Supreme, packed with  kale, spinach and celery, tasted healthy and gave me a boost of energy.  Sweetened with apples, they had a pleasant, light taste.

My favorite two juices, by far, were the Purify and Fuel.  Purify, with a combination of carrot, apple, celery, beet and lemon was a gorgeous crimson red color and slighter thicker than the other juices, giving it a pleasant mouthfeel.

SUJA Juice Cleanse Giveaway

The Fuel juice, my favorite color – orange, packed with carrots, oranges, apple, pineapple, lemon and turmeric was bright as sunshine.  I would be happy to drink a bottle of it on daily basis!

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Results?  I battled with mild cases of headache throughout the 3 days, though the symptoms did decrease at the end.  Drinking more water and getting a few extra hours of sleep helped me to feel better.  So did the idea of eating solid food in the near future.  By the end of the cleanse, I honestly succumbed to the desire, and ended the cleanse one meal earlier.

What I learned is that I don’t require as much food to be satisfied and not-hungry as I thought I might.  I also learned how different all juices taste and how truly delicious Suja juices are.  Having juiced myself in the past, I have also come to appreciate the convenience of the Suja juices.  Come already packaged and ready to consume, there was no need for grocery shopping, cleaning fruits and vegetables and most importantly cleaning the juices.

Are you ready to juice?

For your chance to win the 3-day Suja Juice Cleanse giveaway please do the following, and leave a comment on this post when finished.

I will announce the winner on January 15th.

1. Leave a comment on this post why you would like to win the giveaway and what is your favorite juice.

2. Follow and share the link to the post on Facebook, tagging Snacking in the Kitchen and Suja Juice .

3. Follow and share the link to the post on twitter, tagging @snackingkitchen @sujajuice.

4.  Follow on instagram @snackingkitchen @lovesuja

The participants must be a legal resident of the United States with a valid address, no PO box please.  The juice cleanse will be shipped directly to you.

Good luck!

Disclaimer: I have received the 3-day Suja Juice cleanse at no cost and was not compensated for this post.  All opinions stated in the post are my own. I was under no obligation to write the post.

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