mandarin freezy

Okay, hear me out on this one. I’m certain some of you might think this sounds like salad dressing or that saffron is expensive, or maybe you think this sounds amazing. It is all of those things. Everyone keeps saying to put out your best work, blah blah blah, well, I don’t know what is my best work, but what I do know is that these photos may not be amazing (lighting is different for each of them) but you should be drinking this drink. So, here are the photos for now and the recipe for the drink. I drank the second test recipe out of the Cuisinart cylinder, and I don’t like the glass pictured here. It’s a port-style glass, and but ordinarily, a bucket glass would be used. I don’t think the glass will change the flavor, so use whatever glass you want. Garnish with the top of a mandarin orange.

Ingredients

1 heaping tablespoon ish of Nutritional Yeast

5 peeled and frozen mandarins

1/2 cup of PITAYA FOODS frozen aloe chunks

10 raw walnut halves

Several strands of saffron, a small pinch is several

1/8 -1/4 teaspoon.. think a dash and I mean a dash of apple cider vinegar as to not over power the drink

1/4 teaspoon dried turmeric powder

1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper (activates the turmeric)

2 tablespoons of Erewhon sage honey or honey of choice this is more for taste and added sweetness

Water for fluidity. I eyeballed the amount. Less creates a thicker consistency similar to sorbet and more for more of a shake consistency.

Method

Wash and peel mandarins. Add them to a container and place them in the freezer. Once frozen, remove them and add them to a blender. Add the remaining ingredients to the same blender. Blend all ingredients until smooth. Pour into a glass of your choice and enjoy. A tangy, sweet, earthy, and good-for-you goodness in a glass.

Where to buy the goods? Glasses, blending machines and such? Blonde Behind the Bucket Storefront, of course.

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Oh, and this paper came from a company called Wall Pick. You can also purchase similar items from my store front link above listed in category Photography. The oranges can be peeled off the paper, added to any walls, and easily removed and reused. How cool is that? That’s originally why I bought them, as my kitchen needed a little something, but then I had the idea – a photo backdrop! What do you think? Leave comments below. Thank you!