Planning A Staycation, Brown Sugar Peach Ice Cream, Mosaic Garden Art, and Simple Embroidery for Beginners are this week's featured posts.
Hello and welcome!
Our time at camp is going well, we have met so many nice people from all over! Most of the campers are from our own state of Montana, but we see more and more license plates for surrounding states as well as one from as far away as New York...which as it turns out is a state we hope to visit someday.
I have been working on different dried fruit (so easy to pack and store when camping!) poached in black tea and honey syrup. I have to say, it is so delicious, even though when I poached the dried figs I had in the camping pantry, they were not very pretty. My second attempt was with home-dried plums and those little jewels were delicious spooned overcooked oatmeal. The method couldn't be simpler, and it is perfect for just about any dried fruit you have in your pantry. You could even change out the tea flavor if you choose.
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| Black Tea and Honey Poached Dried Plums served for breakfast over oatmeal. |
Tea and Honey Poached Fruit
by the seat of my pants!
2 black tea bags
2 c water
2 c (loosely packed) dried fruit
2-4 T honey (if your fruit is sweet like figs, use the smaller amount) as desired
dash of salt
Place water, tea bags, and fruit in a medium-sized pan. Bring to a boil. Turn off heat and let "steep" until room temperature. Remove tea bags (do not squeeze out, the tannins will affect the flavor), bring back to a boil, add honey and simmer until half of the liquid has evaporated.
Let cool. Enjoy!
#campfood!
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Thanks for featuring my brown sugar peach ice cream! It's one of the best things I've made all year.
ReplyDeleteLike I said I know my hubby will love it! He remembers the strong smell of peaches each time he went to visit his grandparents as a young boy. Peaches remain his favorite fruit.
DeleteThanks for hosting! I'm sharing link #45, memo board thrift store upcycle. Have a fun 4th of July weekend!
ReplyDeleteLooking forward to seeing your Memo board! Have a safe weekend, we are off camping...
DeleteThat is extremely interesting poaching in tea. I've never seen that before. Looks good. Thanks for sharing it.
ReplyDeleteI have tried dried figs and our own home dried plums. Each was delicious. The figs are not as pretty as the plums, brown food never is!
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