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Fire Up Father’s Day

June 12, 2012 by

The Meadow

The double whammy of Father’s Day and the onset of summer more or less guarantees some good times with fire. This is the season to celebrate with fun cooking and big flavor and maybe the lavishly refreshing cocktail or two you’ve been fantasizing about through the long winter months. Inspiration for that and more, below.
Sal de Gusano salt on a Tortilla
Sal de Gusano Salt and Fried Catfish
Himalayan Salt Block Cook and Serve Set
Bacon Flavored Truffles
Alaska Smoked Salt
Fee Brother's Gin-Barrel Aged Orange Bitters
 Sal de Gsano – You can tell more about people from their condiments than you can from probably anything else. Lick sal de gusano from your wrist and taste the wizened zing of hand-harvested Oaxacan sea salt, the celebratory sizzle of chile de árbol and chile puya, and the umami bravado of Oaxaca’s legendary gusano rojo and you will taste the full mirth and majesty of true Mexican cuisine. Gusanos, or chinicuil, are the larva that feed on maguey and agave plants, the famed worms you see in the bottom of a mezcal bottle. Sal de Gusano, a topping for everything from eggs to fish to corn on the cob to ceviche, is sort of a ten ton bomb version of Tabasco and BBQ sauce combined – yet utterly modest, approachable, friendly, and practical.
Cook and Serve Himalayan Salt Set- Two salt blocks is better than one. Nobody should have to decide between serving up a superb platter of fruits and cheeses or salt searing a butterflied chicken on the grill under a 500 degree salt block. This set of one cookware and one tableware brick of salt is a great staring place for anyone looking to dive into the technique of cooking and serving food on Himalayan salt. Grill up everything from Thai-spiced shrimp to Texan-minimalist flank steak on your Cookware block while salting watermelon, apple, cheese, and more on the Tableware block.

Each set comes with a set of instructions that will walk you through every step of the way toward cooking and serving food on Himalayan salt. Check out our online guide, recipe ideas, or call us with your questions!
Bacon and Chocolate Truffles by Xocolatl de David – Bacon + Chocolate = a happy camper. Supine Greek aristocrats being handfed grapes didn’t have a clue what they were missing. Bacon chocolates and bacon salted caramels is a truly classic pleasure. Or if it isn’t, it should be.
Alaska Smoked – The ultimate salt smoky outdoor boldness added to seafood and meats, even when you’re cooking indoors. An aromatic, bright, balanced salt that is a perfect finishing touch whenever you crave a little fire in your flavor.

Icelandic Flake – An incredible crackling-sparkling topping on hamburgers, hearty garden vegetable dishes, and grilled fish. This is superbly crunch, mineral-fresh salt produced entirely using geothermal hot springs for energy!
Fee Brothers Gin Barrel-Aged Orange Bitters – Botanical bodaciousness. The best bitters by Fee Brothers yet! Fee Brothers got their hands on four barrels used to age Old Tom Gin, a lightly-sweetened style you might find in an 18th century British tavern. Add a dash or two to a gin and tonic, over fruit salad, into a dressing for green salad with hazelnuts, sour cherries, and Roquefort, or go wild and dash liberally into a glaze for BBQ pork ribs.

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