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Homemade Marmalade with a Twist!

I know it's easy to walk into a grocery store and look down a long aisle of various jams and jellys, but believe me, making your own is often healthier, more satisfying and oh so easy! I love to be able to experiment with a variety of spices and textures until I get the flavors just right.

Last night, I served this amazing marmalade over corn bread which just came out of the oven. It was delightful and I hope you enjoy it as much as we all did! :)

Recipe:
1 orange, flesh diced into 1/4 cubes
1 orange zest
1/4 tsp ground cloves
1/2 tsp nutmeg
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1 Tbsp vanilla
4-5 Tbsp agave nectar (or another sweetener to taste)
1 Tbsp of canola oil
pinch of sea salt

Heat the oil until it is warm (be careful to not overheat the oil). Then add the spices along with the orange zest and let the fragrances combine for about one minute. Then add in the diced orange, sweetener, and vanilla. Then stir the mixture until it starts to boil. After you see bubbles appearing, reduce the heat to a medium simmer and keep a lid over the pot, but slightly uncovered.  Cook this mixture down for 10-15 minutes depending on how chunky you'd like your marmalade to be. Let it cool for about 30 minutes or let it chill in the refrigerator until it is ready to serve. I'd suggest serving it with some freshly made corn bread...the combination is delicious!  :)

Make me Sushi with Everything!

 How many times have you gone to a sushi restaurant, ordered sushi with tiny pieces of avocado and cucumber and just wanted more? Well, try this homemade sushi with the works and you'll never want to go to a sushi restaurant again!

My bro is a HUGE fan of sushi and we passed this sushi by him and even he couldn't resist. The next week he went home and taught himself to make sushi just so he could recreate this with lots of veggies and a lot of variations.  I'm not going to list out how to make sushi, because you can find lots of how to videos online...but what you won't see often is creativity with your sushi fillings. So here are some ideas for what to fill your sushi with:

Sushi Filling:
sliced avocados
sliced cucumbers
sliced and steamed or roasted sweet potatoes
finely sliced red peppers
sliced mangoes (my fav!)

This combo was amazing, but it's up to you to be creative. The touch of mango in the sushi added an exotic and unexpected flavor which I really loved......happy eating! :)