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What do you like to do with oranges when you have an over-abundance of them? Last week we became the grateful recipients of some delicious, tree sweetened oranges. I already was able to can some Cranberry Orange Marmalade, but that only made a small dent in our inventory. I promised you more recipes, and today I have a really sweet one for you, perfect for a Valentine's Day dessert.
Everyone has probably heard of citrus curds. Lemon curd is the most well known. It is delicious on scones or in a pie. I have seen recipes for grapefruit curd as well. So, I thought why not an orange curd? Of course, it turned out sweet and wonderful. But, you know how I am, the gears started turning and I thought about how much we like chocolate with oranges. Those chocolate covered orange sticks are a family favorite, and those chocolates that are shaped like an orange come to mind. So, I thought, why not an orange curd meringue pie with a layer of chocolate ganache? I hadn't really even made a ganache before. It was so easy! If you haven't made one, you will wonder what you have waited for. So, lets start making this delight, one step at a time.
First I made the Orange Curd. After you make it, it has to cool for an hour. During that time is when I made the pie crust and the ganache. Here is the orange curd recipe:
After I put the pie shell in the oven, I made the chocolate ganache. Here is the recipe:
Seriously, that is it! So simple! Depending on how sweet you want the ganache, use that sweet of chocolate in it.
After the shell is out and slightly cooled, I spread a thin layer of the ganache over the bottom of the shell. I had enough to coat two pies. Then I let it cool a bit. When the ganache is fairly cool, spread the orange curd over the top of it. The final step is to add the meringue. I whipped up the 6 whites that were left over with a little cream of tartar and when they started to get whipped, I added sugar (to taste) until stiff peaks formed. Then, I piled it onto the pie. Now, you put it in the oven set at 450 degrees F for about 5 min. (Well, as you can tell, I left mine in a little longer. I got distracted. What you really want is for the meringue to be set with golden brown parts on the peaks.)
Now, you need to refrigerate the pie until it is set. We had a little trouble waiting quite long enough, but the result was delicious.
There was enough orange curd for 1- 9" pie. If you are wondering what I did with the other ganache coated pie shell, I filled it with chocolate pudding and topped it with whipped heavy cream! you can't go wrong with that!
Now, for the rest of these oranges, I will let you know how my orange chicken turns out!
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My girls and I threw an early Galentine's Day party at Lindsey's house. Alicia couldn't be there of course, since she lives in California, but Lindsey and Maddy came, along with my two DILs, my granddaughters (except Sofia, Alicia's baby) and my "adopted" daughter Charly. Maddy and I decided to team up today to talk about our favorite ideas for decorating and enjoying your own Galentine's Day, because, after all, who enjoys a sweet, pink party more than a bunch of girls?
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Hi Everyone! I am so excited about today's post because I have some exciting information to share with you!
You may think that a post about canning at the beginning of February is strange. But, here in Phoenix, it is very normal. At this time of year, people's citrus trees are loaded with fruit like lemons, oranges and grapefruit that they are begging people to come and pick. We have been the lucky recipients of some of this bounty! I am going to give you a recipe for Cranberry Orange Marmalade that I've come up with that makes use of the bushels of oranges we have been blessed with.
Before I do that, I want to tell you about a company that we have just teamed up with! Have you heard of Zaycon Fresh? Zaycon Fresh is a unique way to order meats and you can save 30-50% off store prices by cutting out the middleman (i.e. the grocery store). This company is very diligent in ensuring the quality of their meats that if a local farming supplier does not meet Zaycon's standards, they will stop business with that farm.
Here is how Zaycon works. The meat is ordered in bulk 2-4 months in advance. The product is delivered to your local area in a refrigerated truck, with pickup in a private business or organization’s parking lot (like that of a church).
You don't even leave the car when you pick-up your order! You simply pull-up in the car line, give the representative at the site your name, pop open the trunk and the volunteer(s) load up your vehicle with your meat selections (even laying plastic down to protect the car). You can click on the link to take you to their site and find out when and where the orders will be available in your area just by typing in your zip code.
Zaycon just opened June's pickup offering for the boneless, skinless chicken breasts and it was decided last minute that an awesome way to kick off the sale would be to offer the $0.99/lb sale. So this sale will start today...
This offer is for new customers! So, when you make your order and go to check out, use the code SHARE99 to get this fantiastic deal!
I am so excited about this deal because, if you have followed 3 Winks very long, you will know that I love to can, and yes, I even can meat. I am placing my order today for this great deal on quality meat. It will arrive in June and I will be doing some canning. One of my preparedness goals for this year is to do more canning, so I have been on the lookout for some good deals and this is a great deal. Later on this summer, I will show you my meat canning tips.
If you don't can meat, You can fill your freezer with some high quality chicken at a very good price!
If you are a returning customer to Zaycon Fresh, don't despair because I have a discount for you as well! If you order today, through 2/10/18, you can use the promo code JUNECHICKEN and receive 21.16% off of your order!
I hope you will give Zaycon Fresh a try with me this year!
Now, lets get back to what I have already canned! As I said, we have loads of oranges to use right now, and believe it or not, I still had fresh cranberries to use up! Those little things keep pretty well, but I needed to use them. So, I decided to put them together into a Cranberry Orange Marmalade. It tastes really good! I may tweak it a little later, and if I do, I will let you know, but for now this recipe is great and will be delicious on bagels, muffins or biscuits.
We still have lots of oranges, so watch for more recipes using them soon! I hope you give this one a try! And, don't forget to try out Zaycon Fresh! -Helen
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Time for a thoughtful post!
Later this month, the daughter of some close family friends is getting married. Her bridal shower was the other night and I wanted to get her something special. I started looking around my house for things I was given as a wedding gift, 38 years ago, that I still use. Of course, there are just a few things that have stood the test of time and speaking of time, one of the gifts that I noticed first is this clock that we received as a gift from some of my relatives.
Throughout our marriage, this clock has hung on our kitchen wall wherever we have lived. For 38 years, it has faithfully ticked away the hours, minutes and seconds of our lives. I can only remember having to change the battery 2 or 3 times over all of the years that we have been married. (My memory may be failing me, but seriously, changing the battery doesn't happen very often!)
As I thought about the fact that this clock has been the one that I have looked at the most when I needed to know if it was time to pick up my children from school, or if it was time to start dinner, or time for my husband to get home from work or time to leave for church. I started to feel a little bit nostalgic about all of those little moments that this clock has been there for. I began to think about what a precious thing our time is and how often I have wasted it or under appreciated it. I thought about some of the little memories that are only fleeting little moments, just seconds long, that will always stay in my heart. Such as the laugh of a baby, a surprise hug or kiss from a child or my husband, a moment of dancing to the music or singing along with it, and so many more little treasures that have happened in this life of our marriage. When I look at this clock, it represents the precious time with those I love and my recognition of how quickly the time passes.
I believe that this life is just a tiny part of my existence. I believe that our spirits are eternal and that our lives will continue after death. In our religion, we believe that we can have an eternal marriage and not one that ends at death. So, while time is such a precious commodity during this part of our lives, eventually, in the eternal realm, time will mean nothing as we experience the joy of being with those that we love, forever, including those that have gone before us. But, making the time in our lives now count for good is very important to us if we want to reach that celestial place.
As I think about our friend's daughter and her fiance, just starting out together like my husband and I did 38 years ago, I feel so happy for them and for all of the moments in time that they will be seeing in their lives as time progresses. I decided that a clock would be the best gift I could give her for her Bridal Shower. (I think this is the one I got for her! I also love this one or this barnwood one.) I wrote her a note to tell her how I feel about it. She may think I am just being a little silly and mushy. You may be thinking that as well. But, I feel blessed that time has brought me to this place in my life where I feel thankful for the times of my life and excited for others to be able to have their own experiences and I pray that they will use their moments wisely so that one day they can cherish those moments as I do.
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Helen Reynolds: Mother of six children , grandmother to eleven! I love to cook, craft and create things and I especially love doing that with my family, So, when my lawyer daughter, Lindsey, my artist daughter, Madalynn, and I came up with the idea of Hot Cocoa Bombs, this blog was born. Then, one more daughter, with her technical and science skills, plus creativity has joined in to round us out! Read more about us here! Archives
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