Culinary Adventures with Camilla

Tequila and I are not actually very good friends. Maybe I need to buy more expensive tequila. But I am a fan of cooking with it! Still when I saw an invitation from my blogging pal Heather at girlichef   to make something for #NationalMargaritaDay, I jumped right in. Last year I made Top Shelf Truffles . I considered doing something savory this year, but opted for a margarita shortbread cookie kissed with a tequila drizzle. Salud! Ingredients Shortbread 3 C white whole wheat flour 1-1/4 C organic granulated sugar 1 T tequila zest from 1 organic lemon (you can use a lime, but we have a Meyer lemon tree in our yard - and I like to use what I have) 1/2 t fleur de sel  1 C olive oil Glaze 1 C organic powdered sugar 1 T freshly squeezed lemon juice (or lime juice) 1 T tequila salt (I used a green-hued smoked salt) Procedure Shortbread Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F.  In a large mixing bowl, whisk together the flour, sugar, tequila...

If you've been following me this month, you'll know that I attended a Truffle Making class  right before Valentines' Day led by Jenn of  Rook No. 17 . She is a chocolatiering wizard and an incredible culinary inspiration. She had us make a trio of dark chocolate decadence: one with champagne and gold leaf, one with raspberry dust, and one with granulated honey. I went home and decided to make some saffron-infused truffles for my Spice It Up! class. The kids had voted to learn about saffron that week. I made a kid-friendly White Chocolate-Saffron Truffle and a Strega-Spiked Saffron Truffle for grown ups. Liquore Strega - in case you're unfamiliar - is a saffron liqueur from Italy. So, for this event - girlichef 's National Margarita Day round-up - I decided to try my hand at a tequila  truffle. Here we go...these have a healthy dose of tequila in a Kaffir lime-infused ganache and are finished with a fleur de sel sprinkle on the top. Lime, salt...that al...