http://www.honey.com/ The National Honey Board
http://www.abfnet.org/ American Beekeeping Federation
http://www.pollinator.org/ N. Am. Pollinator Protection
http://www.tropicbeehoney.com/ Purchase Honey online!
http://www.helpthehoneybees.com/ for the kids (and you) check out this fun, interactive website sponsored by Haagen-Daz.
These sites offer a plethora of wealth information, for your health and your pocketbook, check it out!
http://www.abfnet.org/ American Beekeeping Federation
http://www.pollinator.org/ N. Am. Pollinator Protection
http://www.tropicbeehoney.com/ Purchase Honey online!
http://www.helpthehoneybees.com/ for the kids (and you) check out this fun, interactive website sponsored by Haagen-Daz.
These sites offer a plethora of wealth information, for your health and your pocketbook, check it out!
Recently I had the pleasure of visiting a local and national supplier of specialty honeys in Edgewater, Florida, TROPICAL BLOSSOM HONEY CO, INC.
I happened to visit on a Saturday when they are normally closed to retail, but they were kind enough to see me in the parking lot and invited me in anyway. This is hospitality at it's finest in my opinion, because of course I couldn't just keep quiet and grab one or two tiny items (I try, really I try to behave myself but once I'm inside I'm like a naughty two year old in a new toy store; I plead that I'll JUST LOOK for a minute! Of course that's what all two year olds say and then they start picking up and touching everything they come even close to and showing it to you, and asking if they can have it, and isn't it all lovely and well, you know what I'm talking about here. Usually my husband reels me in, but he had the good sense to stay behind.) OK, back to the honey...
The Tropical Wild Honey, pictured, is unfiltered, uncooked and produced from the nectar of plants in the Everglades and piny woods in Florida which are not cultivated, chemically sprayed or fertilized. This gives it a pure taste and a clear amber color. I have been using it for cooking with excellent consistency results and flavoring breads with it instead of sugar. It's a good value and produces a flavorful aftertaste.
The Tupelo Honey, with it's slightly green hue was truly mouth-watering, it's naturally high content of fructose allows you to use half as much since it's so sweet. It's one of the rarest types of honey in the world and is only produced in quantity from the area of the Apalachicola River basin that surrounds the tributaries in Northwest Florida where the gum trees grow.
Citrus Honey with natural essence of Key Lime and Tangerine was a perfect match for my Honey Infused Chicken recipe. I've made this simple recipe for my family for many years but was pleased with the "just-right tang" this new version produced. It has inspired me to work on a few new recipes using it.
Finally, The recipes...
Honey Infused Chicken
2 lbs. organic chicken legs and thighs (breasts if you like, better w/ dark meat)
1 cup Citrus Honey with natural essence of Key Lime and Tangerine
4 TBS butter
1/2 lemon
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 tsp powdered ginger
1. Wash and dry chicken and place in glass rectangular baking dish. Pieces should not overlap.
2. Combine all remaining ingredients in a glass bowl and microwave for 1 minute.
3. Pour over chicken to coat, cover pan with plastic wrap and place in refrigerator to marinate for 4 to 6 hours.
4. Preheat oven to 300 degrees. Bake chicken slowly for 2 hours.
*This is a great winter dish because it helps heat the kitchen slowly when everyone is coming in from a chilly day and it smells wonderful! Talk about comfort food, this is it!
Arugula & Citrus Honey Salad
1 5oz. Baby Arugula*
2 navel oranges, peeled and sliced into circles
1/2 cup pecans, toasted in oven for 5 minutes at 350 to release flavor.
1/3 cup Citrus Honey with natural essence Key Lime and Tangerine**
1/8 cup apple cider vinegar
3 TBS olive oil
1 tsp lime zest
1/4 tsp sea salt
1. Arrange arugula on salad plates per person.
2. Place one thick slice of navel orange on top of arugula.
3. Sprinkle nuts over orange slice.
4. Whisk together the honey, vinegar, oil, zest and salt until well blended.
5. Drizzle over salad and serve immediately.
Your Life...Line Notes
*Earthbound Farm Organics Company sells this in most stores or buy from Farmer's Market.
**Purchase online at http://www.tropicalbeehoney.com/
You can substitute any high quality honey or any lettuce greens for salad, but the 2 listed ingredients make it spicy (arugula) and citrusy-sweet with this particular honey.
I happened to visit on a Saturday when they are normally closed to retail, but they were kind enough to see me in the parking lot and invited me in anyway. This is hospitality at it's finest in my opinion, because of course I couldn't just keep quiet and grab one or two tiny items (I try, really I try to behave myself but once I'm inside I'm like a naughty two year old in a new toy store; I plead that I'll JUST LOOK for a minute! Of course that's what all two year olds say and then they start picking up and touching everything they come even close to and showing it to you, and asking if they can have it, and isn't it all lovely and well, you know what I'm talking about here. Usually my husband reels me in, but he had the good sense to stay behind.) OK, back to the honey...
The Tropical Wild Honey, pictured, is unfiltered, uncooked and produced from the nectar of plants in the Everglades and piny woods in Florida which are not cultivated, chemically sprayed or fertilized. This gives it a pure taste and a clear amber color. I have been using it for cooking with excellent consistency results and flavoring breads with it instead of sugar. It's a good value and produces a flavorful aftertaste.
The Tupelo Honey, with it's slightly green hue was truly mouth-watering, it's naturally high content of fructose allows you to use half as much since it's so sweet. It's one of the rarest types of honey in the world and is only produced in quantity from the area of the Apalachicola River basin that surrounds the tributaries in Northwest Florida where the gum trees grow.
Citrus Honey with natural essence of Key Lime and Tangerine was a perfect match for my Honey Infused Chicken recipe. I've made this simple recipe for my family for many years but was pleased with the "just-right tang" this new version produced. It has inspired me to work on a few new recipes using it.
Finally, The recipes...
Honey Infused Chicken
2 lbs. organic chicken legs and thighs (breasts if you like, better w/ dark meat)
1 cup Citrus Honey with natural essence of Key Lime and Tangerine
4 TBS butter
1/2 lemon
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 tsp powdered ginger
1. Wash and dry chicken and place in glass rectangular baking dish. Pieces should not overlap.
2. Combine all remaining ingredients in a glass bowl and microwave for 1 minute.
3. Pour over chicken to coat, cover pan with plastic wrap and place in refrigerator to marinate for 4 to 6 hours.
4. Preheat oven to 300 degrees. Bake chicken slowly for 2 hours.
*This is a great winter dish because it helps heat the kitchen slowly when everyone is coming in from a chilly day and it smells wonderful! Talk about comfort food, this is it!
Arugula & Citrus Honey Salad
1 5oz. Baby Arugula*
2 navel oranges, peeled and sliced into circles
1/2 cup pecans, toasted in oven for 5 minutes at 350 to release flavor.
1/3 cup Citrus Honey with natural essence Key Lime and Tangerine**
1/8 cup apple cider vinegar
3 TBS olive oil
1 tsp lime zest
1/4 tsp sea salt
1. Arrange arugula on salad plates per person.
2. Place one thick slice of navel orange on top of arugula.
3. Sprinkle nuts over orange slice.
4. Whisk together the honey, vinegar, oil, zest and salt until well blended.
5. Drizzle over salad and serve immediately.
Your Life...Line Notes
*Earthbound Farm Organics Company sells this in most stores or buy from Farmer's Market.
**Purchase online at http://www.tropicalbeehoney.com/
You can substitute any high quality honey or any lettuce greens for salad, but the 2 listed ingredients make it spicy (arugula) and citrusy-sweet with this particular honey.
1 comments:
These look so appetizing! Makes me want to get in the car and drive South!!
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