Thursday, August 9, 2012

Shishito Peppers + Grapefruit


Picked up some beautiful shishito peppers and grapefruits at the farmers market the other day. Thought they were interesting flavors and beautiful colors to combine. I pan fried the peppers with some olive oil and sea salt and then garnished with grapefruit. They were a big hit!

Lavender Sea Salt Chocolate Bark

If you know my family, you know our obsession with chocolate. I can proudly say we are the only family I know who has an entire drawer in our refrigerator solely purposed for chocolate. However the other day I found myself in an unusual position - craving a chocolate we didn't have. 
Consequently, I went around making my own lavender sea salt dark chocolate bark. Lavender grows like a weed in my garden, so I cut off a few twigs and finely minced the it until it was fine and powdery. I melted down dark chocolate (72%) and mixed in the lavender powder and a fair amount of sea salt. I then poured the chocolate onto a chilled baking pan and put it in the freezer until it hardened. About 20 minutes later it was solid enough to crack into thin bark. 



SO delicious, have to make this more often!