Rosemary Gimlet

Pretty good. First round I put in like 3 shots of gin to 1.18 shots of simple syrup. The second round was 4 shots of gin and 2.5 shots of simple syrup (to use it all up), which was too sweet. Would try the below 2:1 ratio next time.
Recipe taken from:
https://www.davidlebovitz.com/rosemary-gimlet-gin-cocktail-recipe/

(For 3 servings)
Ingredients:
-3 shots of gin
-1.5 shots of rosemary simple syrup (2:1 ratio)
-1 key lime

Rosemary simple syrup:
Put 3 sprigs of rosemary in the hot simple syrup while it cools

Directions:
1. Shake in shaker with ice
2. Pour in glass
3. Fill glass with ice

4. Put the rosemary sprig on top

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Monkfruit Simple Syrup

Taken from urbancowgirllife.com

Ingredients:
-1/4 cup monkfruit (erythritol)
-1/2 cup distilled water
-pinch of xanthan gum
-5-10 drops of stevia (didn’t use)

Directions:
1. Heat medium on stove and stir constantly to break up clumps of xanthan gum.
2. Boil for 45 sec when thickened
3. Take off stove to cool

4. Can put in mason jar to shake if still has clumps

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Chicken Tikka Masala

TL;DR - too much work if you don't have garam masala on hand. 

Recipe modified from allrecpies.com as it is Chef John's recipe. Took some suggestions from the comment section

I've made multiple times since the first, and Eric always loves it.

Added a small can of Adobo chilis for some added smoky flavor - small can didn't stand out too much

Ingredients:

-1.5 lbs of chicken, cubed

-avocado oil (for marinating chicken)

-ghee (for cooking chicken)

-1 yellow onion (SEPARATE FROM OTHER VEGGIES SINCE COOKING LONGER W/ GARLIC)

-Veggies: bell peppers, cauliflower, zucchini, garbanzo beans

-1/4 cup tomato paste (HALF OF THE TUBE)

-4 cloves of garlic (THE WHOLE GARLIC)

-1 Tbsp grated ginger (1.5 INCH CUBE CUISINARTED)

-1 cup crushed tomatoes (just used whole can) - 2 LARGE ROMA TOMATOES

-1 can of coconut milk (used the low fat one) - 1/2 CAN OF FULL FAT ONE

-1/2 cup chicken broth - 1 BOTTLE OF BONE BROTH

-chopped cilantro

-red pepper flakes (HAVEN'T USED SINCE I USE SERRANOS)

SPICES (if you have garam masala):

-1 tsp kosher salt

-2 tsp garam masala

-2 tsp ground cumin

-1 tsp ground coriander

-1 tsp smoked paprika

-1 tsp turmeric

-1/2 tsp black pepper

-1/4 tsp cayenne pepper

-1/8 tsp ground cardamom

-extra dash of cinnamon

-extra dash of ground cloves

SPICES (if you do NOT have garam masala)

-1 tsp kosher salt

-2.5 tsp ground cumin

-1 1/3 tsp ground coriander

-1/2 tsp ground cardamom

-1 tsp ground black pepper

-1/4 tsp + dash more of cinnamon

-1/4 tsp cloves

-1/8 tsp nutmeg

-1 tsp smoked paprika

-1 tsp turmeric

-1/4 tsp cayenne pepper

Directions:

1. Marinate chicken with avocado oil and spices 

2. Heat ghee in pan in med-high heat

3. Cook chicken in pan and then set aside

4. Sauté onion, garlic, serranos in pan (5 min) 

5. Add tomato paste and ginger, and stir until caramelized (5 min)

6. Pour crushed tomatoes into pan and boil

7. Pour coconut milk + chicken broth + red pepper flakes in pan

8. Add veggies

9. Simmer for 15 min

10. Add in chicken plus chicken juices

11. Garnish with cilantro

Coconut lime popsicles

These were pretty good. Taken from Onelovelylife.com

Ingredients (for 6 popsicles):
-2 cups of coconut milk (fill to 16 oz line)
-2 limes (used key limes)
-3 tbsp honey (estimates)
-lime zest if you have time

Directions:
Pour in the blender cup. I add the milk last to fill to the line.
And blend

And pour into molds.

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Rum & Coconut Milk Cocktail

Got coconut milk and oat milk to taste test with the almond milk.  Almond milk won, but coconut milk was a close 2nd for me.
Looked up some cocktail drinks and this one was pretty good from food52.com (of course modified)

3 servings

Ingredients:
-3 shots of coconut rum (1.5 oz each)
-6 shots of coconut milk
-1 tsp monk fruit or other sugar
-1/4 tsp vanilla extract
-nutmeg & cinnamon

Directions:
-Mix in shakes with ice cubes (half full of cubes)
-Divide into shooters
-Sprinkle nutmeg & cinnamon on top

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Balsamic glaze (good on Brussel Sprouts)

In small nonstick saucepan, boil balsamic vinegar at medium heat, then turn heat down to simmer.
Continuously stir for about 15-20 min.
Do not let it cool before serving or else it will congeal!

Good for one night only.

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Frozen Whipped Pineapple

Just made these via @CleanFoodCrush on instagram

Ingredients:
-5-6 cups of frozen pineapple chunks, let sit out for 3 min = 1 large pineapple
-1 cup of milk (used coconut milk)
-touch of sweetener (used a little honey)

Directions:
Blend on low

Notes:
Pineapple was frozen in ziploc bag for 4-5 hours which was definitely not long enough for it to get frozen. Tasted good more like a drink since not frozen enough. Probably didn’t need the honey.
Can try different milk if needed.
Made 9 servings using 3 small square bowls and 6 of the small Pyrex stored in the freezer.

Could work as pops instead.

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