Showing posts with label Scampi Blend. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Scampi Blend. 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??


Bruchetta

AMAZING BRUCHETTA


1 vine ripened Tomato
1 tsp. Garlic Galore Blend
1 tsp. Scampi Blend
1 tablespoon Roasted Garlic Grapeseed oil
Crusty bread of your choice

Brush sliced bread with Garlic GSO. Chop tomato & add the seasoning blends. Top each bite sized piece of bread with tsp. of tomato mixture and sprinkle with Parmesan cheese. Put under the broiler for about 10 minutes.

Scampi Veggie Kabobs

SCAMPI VEGGIE KABOBS 


Garlic GSO
Scampi Blend
Zucchini
Corn
Onion

These are soooooo easy and taste soooooo good! 

Cut up fresh zucchini in bite sized pieces. 

Clean fresh corn and cut the ears into 2-3" pieces. 
Peel a sweet onion and cut into 1 1/2 to 2 inch pieces. 
Put all veggies in a bowl and cover lightly with Garlic GSO
Next sprinkle with Scampi Blend until all are well-covered. 
*For best flavor - let the veggies marinate in the refrigerator for an hour or so.*
Skewer the veggies and place on the grill. 

Keep a close eye - as it only takes them about 10-15 minutes on a hot grill. 

Sunday, December 25, 2011

Shrimp Scampi

AND HOW ABOUT GOOD OLD SHRIMP SCAMPI?
It doesn't get any easier than this:

1 lb fresh or frozen shrimp that you've defrosted & peeled
5 tablespoons Wildtree Garlic Grapeseed Oil
4 Tsp Wildtree Scampi Blend
1/2 lb of linguine or other type pasta (or no pasta at all - you can serve the shrimp with a variety of vegetables & salad)


If you are serving with Pasta - cook it ahead of time and reserve 1/4 cup pasta water before draining.

Place 3 tablespoons of the grapeseed oil, 1 1/2 tsp. of the Scampi Blend and the shrimp in a COLD skillet.  Toss and bring to a low heat, cooking until shrimp are pink, turning often. Remove shrimp from the pan leaving the cooking juices behind. Add the remaining 2 tablespoons of Grapeseed oil, 1/4 cup of pasta water and 2 1/2 tsps Scampi Blend to the skillet. If you don't have pasta water - just add 1/2 tsp. of cornstarch or potato flour to 1/4 cup water. Add the cooked pasta  or vegetables to the pan and toss on low heat. Toss with the shrimp.