Showing posts with label Jalapeno GSO. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Jalapeno GSO. Show all posts

Monday, April 2, 2012

Tips & Tricks for All Things Wildtree


Tips & Tricks from my hostesses:

*The Southwestern Stew makes amazing Nacho's! Make the stew according to the directions on the package and then spread this mixture over top corn chips along with freshly chopped onions, tomatoes, peppers, jalapenos, if desired, and shredded chedder cheese.


*The Tortilla soup can be made just with chicken broth, ground or shredded meat and chopped tomatoes for a brothier version.
 OR add a can of tomato sauce for a thicker, more tomato based soup.
 Thanks to my great hostesses - I've had both and they are both wonderful!!


*Don't forget the infused oils when it comes to Sunday brunch or other times of the week when you are making eggs for your family/guests. The jalapeno grapeseed oil adds some heat to mexican omelets or breakfast burritos, the basil pesto and garlic oils are equally wonderful in scrambled eggs, the butter flavored is great when poaching eggs and when you combine the oils and any number of spice blends (basil pesto, scampi, garlic and herb, Ranchers Steak Rub)-- you are talking 5 star!!


*USE THE WILDTREE SWEET BREAD MIXES TO MAKE PANCAKES!! How cool of an idea is that? One of my best Wildtree customers & supporters attended a tasting recently and shared with the rest of the group that recently she went to make pancakes for breakfast and realized she was out of the Wildtree Buttermilk Pancake mix -- so she improvised and adjusted the Banana Banana bread mix to make pancakes with that. We're guessing you can do the same with the Pumpkin Bread and the Cranberrry Orange bread when it's back in season. And to make them even healthier -- add some ground up flaxseed to increase the fiber content. 


*Another Wildtree Rep on my team has this great recommendation: Add the Roasted Tomatilla Salsa to the Tia Rosa's Enchilada sauce for a great taste combination as well as a great way to extend the Enchilda sauce. Again -- Great thinking!! 


*Yet another great suggestion I heard at a tasting was to use the Roasted Red Pepper Blend on Pot Roast made in the crockpot. Can't you just smell that right now??


Sunday, December 25, 2011

Who needs chips? Baked garbanzos are my new snack!

Baked Garbanzo Beans!!
What a surprise these are! All the years I've been using garbanzo beans to make bean & grain burgers and to toss on my salad -it never occurred to me to roast them until recently. But with 6 grams of protein/6 grams of fiber & 20 grams of carbs (net carbs would be 8!) for a ½ cup they make the ideal snack!  The sky is the limit regarding what spice blends you use - they can be savory, smoky, spicy - you choose!


Ingredients:
1 can garbanzo beans
1 tablespoon Grapeseed oil - any of the flavors work. We've experimented with garlic, hickory & bacon so far & I want to try lemon as well.
Your choice of Spice Blend - we've enjoyed Ranchers, (of course!), Lemon Rosemary, Cajun, Chili & I'm thinking Adobo, Chipotle Lime Rub & Garlic Galore would be good as well. 
If you try this and have a favorite - be sure to share with all of us! The amount completely depends upon you and the intensity of the blend. For instance - I found myself using a larger amount of the Lemon Rosemary which is fairly mild as opposed to the Cajun which is rather pungeant.
After you've rinsed the beans, pat them dry with a papertowl. Then toss with grapeseed oil & spice blend and spread on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper or your DeMarle Silpat on a Holey Sheet(this works best!!)  
Bake at 400 degrees for 30 minutes - stirring the beans about halfway through.
Store in a container with an airight lid. (that is if you have any left to store!!)

Award Winning Chili

DONNA'S AWARD WINNING CHILI 

Ok - so the "award" is only from my husband and family -- but that's who matters the most to me so I'll take it with pride!!This is a recipe that I've tweeked and tweeked over the years and now that I have Wildtree it is complete! Warning: We like our chili with a bbq/sweet/spicy flair -- so if that doesn't fit your tastebuds don't say you weren't forewarned!!

1 lb ground beef or venison
1 lb spicy turkey sausage
Wildtree Jalapeno Grapeseed Oil
2 cans of chili beans,drained (we like Cannellini as opposed to Kidney but either work)
1can of black beans
1 28 oz can of tomato sauce (or if you have frozen tomatoes like me - defrost them and throw in the Magic Bullet)
1 6 oz can of tomato paste
1 cup beef broth
1/2 cup Wildtree's Own Ketchup
2 Tablespoons of Leslie's Chili Spice Blend
1/2 cup Leslie's Smoky BBQ Sauce
1 tablespoon Wildtree's Hickory Grilling GSO
1 large sweet onion, chopped
3 stalks of celery, chopped
1 red bell pepper, chopped
1 tsp. dried basil
1 tsp. sea salt
1 tsp. black pepper
1 tsp  Wildtree Jalapeno Pepper Blend (adjust to your taste buds)
1 tsp. paprika
1 tsp. Maple Syrup


Brown the meats in the Jalapeno Grapeseed oil --then add to crockpot along with all the other ingredients and let slow cook for several hours. Taste test as you go and adjust the sweetness...smokiness..hotness...to your tastebuds.