I thought these looked like chocolate turtles, but those sweets have caramel in them. These were just two leftover ingredients from other things - melted dark chocolate and pecan pieces - and I didn't want to waste them. So I stirred the pecan pieces into the melted chocolate and dropped them by tablespoons onto a piece of parchment paper. I pressed one more pecan piece into the top. Super easy.
Last week, I participated in the Wine Pairing Weekend event 'New Year, New Wine." I paired Crni Rižoto with Dingac Vinarija’s Pelješac...and you can read my post: here . I was pouring a Croatian wine and decided to make a traditional Croatian dish. Every seafood restaurant in Croatia has a Crni Rižoto (black risotto) on its menu. Crni Rižoto is risotto dyed black with squid ink; I used cuttlefish ink for the same effect. However, since arborio rice is not Whole30 compliant, I made a version for myself that used caulibits instead of rice. Ingredients 1 C fish stock (or a combination of fish stock and vegetable stock) 1 T olive oil 1 medium shallots, peeled and minced 1 cloves garlic, crushed and minced 1/4 lb shrimp 1/4 lb squid tubes, cleaned and sliced into rings 1/4 lb scallops 1/4 lb clams, scrubbed 1/4 lb mussels, scrubbed 4 C caulibits, or chopped cauliflower 1 T fresh parsley, minced juice and zest from 1 organic lemon 1 t cuttlefish ink
Something similar to this, (that is also delicious) is chocolate over chow mien noodles. You know, the crunchy ones that you find atop salads? Those. Mmm. So good.
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