I was unexpectedly sent a few samples of iced tea from Hampstead Tea. The warm weather and my new Vitamix made me think I should use them in cocktails. And so I did. My favourite tea- the Raspberry, I added to a tin of frozen peaches- more specifically I should say that I emptied a tin of peaches into a tub and froze them. I topped it up with a hefty whack of the fabulous Raspberry Vodka from Howards of Kent and blended until smooth. It really … [Read more...]
{Vitamix} Zabaglione Semi-freddo
After the victory of custard and curd in the Vitamix, I wondered if you would be able to make Zabaglione in the Vitamix. So I tried. I made zabaglione a long time ago and just used the recipe as a base. I put all the ingredients in the Vitamix and ran it on full for about ten minutes. Sadly the result was not what I had hoped. But every cloud has a silver lining as they say. As was true in this case. I added about 150ml double cream to the … [Read more...]
