More and more I have wanted make some of my own snacks, yogurt and granola. This comes from taking a nutrition class through Coursera.org. Even though nurses learn some nutrition, I have learned that much of what we eat and put into our bodies affects not only our health, but can also help us fight certain disease processes. So much of what we eat also contains preservatives and high fructose corn syrup.
After returning home from Maui, I started making my own granola using olive oil. Quite tasty, I must say! It has oatmeal, olive oil, honey, sesame seeds, a variety of nuts and some dried fruits.
Then two weeks ago, Jordan and I took a walk and happened on a shop called Big Horn Olive Oil Company. This place is amazing! They have plain olive oil as well as infused olive oil, at least 20 different balsamic vinegars (including some white balsamic vinegars), some of which are also infused with fruit flavors. I bought some Blood Orange infused olive oil and made a new batch of granola. The orange olive oil gives another fruity layer to the granola and makes the granola taste even better! I dropped off samples of the granola made with plain olive oil and some of the blood orange olive oil and guess what?! Big Horn Olive Oil Company now sells April's granola!! I am very excited about this. Last week I also made some appetizers using Big Horn products (promoting my abilities, lol). I trimmed white corn tortillas to fit into a mini-muffin pan, then painted the tortillas with Chipotle infused olive oil. I marinated chicken breasts over night in Persian Lime infused olive oil, tequilla, orange juice, salt, pepper and chipotle powder, then roasted them in the oven. Mercedes, the owner of the store gave me some of their black bean and corn salsa to use on these appetizers. So picture little tortilla cups (I know, I need to take more pictures!), filled with shredded chicken, then topped with black bean and corn salsa, a little sprinkle of cheddar cheese and a small dollop of sour cream. Everyone loved them!
Big Horn Olive Oil Company sits next door to Whispering Vines, a wine store that puts on a wine flight night every Thursday evening. Since Big Horn also sells cheese, crackers, maple syrup among other things. I am hoping Big Horn will contract with me to make some appetizers they can use in tandom with the cheese platters they sell to Whispering Vine patrons on Thursday evening. Only time will tell...
Tomorrow, I plan on dropping off some savory palmier samples to see how they go over. It would be nice to work with Mercedes and her crew. They are all very nice people.
I am also hoping to bring my Farm to Table partners over to Big Horn to sample some of everything. Mercedes and her husband came up with a variety of "sodas" that can be made using the white balsamics and Perrier water. They are amazing! And pretty much low calorie. I would like to feature these drinks at our next Farm to Table in September. Lots happening.....(did I say I was excited about all this? Lol)
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