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Edame Dip

Ohhhh-My-Gawd!!!! This is off the chart...


12 oz. package of frozen shelled edamame
1/2 cup chopped fresh cilantro
1 bunch green onions
1-inch chunk of ginger
4 cloves of garlic, peeled
1 tsp. salt ( and please use your fussiest sea-Himalaya-lava volcano salt here)
1/4 cup of olive oil
zest and juice of 1 lime
1 Tbls. of toasted sesame seed oil
Crackers/crisps. Sesame seeds for garnish.

Put it in the food processor and give it a whirl.

Want to kick it up a notch, as someone used to say?: Add a tsp. of wasabi powder.

 
Tangerine Brandy

Makes 1 quart.

Juice and grated rind of 12 tangerines.
2 cups sugar
1/4 tsp each of: coriander, cloves, and cinnamon
3 cups cheap cognac
1 cup cheap vodka

Combine the tangerine product with the sugar and spices in a saucepan, bring to just under a simmer, or until the sugar is dissolved. DO NOT BOIL!

Pour the mixture into a heatproof jar, let cool to room temp, and add the cognac and vodka.

Let sit for 1 month. Preferably in a cool basement in the dark.

Strain. Let sit in bottles in dark place. If you have more sediment, and don't like that, strain again through damp layers of cheesecloth.

 
Richard's 2016 Christmas Martini

On the rocks or straight up, whichever you prefer, this is yummy:

2oz. vodka
1/2 oz. tangerine brandy
1 tbls. Campari.

Shake vodka and tangerine brandy in a cocktail shaker with ice. Strain into frozen martini glass. Dribble the Campari on top. Serve.

 
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