This morning when I walked through our Gluten Free room, it amazed me how fast our product and the other gluten free stock has sold. So today I will make gluten free mixes - muffins, sweet breads, cookie mixes, some breads, cakes, and scones. Soon I will have our mixes ready made and then frozen to sell. So look for our muffins, cookies, scones and other goodies in the freezer.
I must also prepare for our Cooking with Wines and Spice class that will be taking place on October 16th. I have so many favorite recipes that I must decide which ones to make and also which ones to include in the handouts. I will need to give this a great deal of thought, but I definately know that I will include my Braised Pork Ribs recipe. It is always a hit when I entertain. I often work with my neighbor - Ryan's Wine and Spirits to choose special wines to feature. They are a great group of folks at Ryan's and what better thing to cook with than wine and spices?
Yesterday, I cleaned up the back store room. It is amazing to me how much paper accumulates on desk tops, work stations, tables, and even the floor. I have never been the greatest at filing, and it just proves to me that I MUST get better at it. So now the workstation is clear, my desk has papers in multiple piles to be files, the garbage must be taken out - 4 bags of recyclable paper!
Also yesterday, I will share with you some of my experince with spice blending. I have a loyal customer that had asked me to make her an adobo blend. She had brought me a packet from Goya and told me she would like it as close to that blend as possible, but with no salt or MSG. So, I read the ingredients, cut out the MSP, salt and fillers and begin blending. There is very little left to blend after removing the salt, MSG and fillers! That is always what amazes me about commercial blends. Beware what is in it!
By her nose and visual inspection, the first batch is not orangey [in color] enough, and there is something that is too strong a smell in the blend. Second batch - no that's not right either, too much onion maybe...... By the third batch I am cutting back on the onion, increasing the turmeric and walah! we have a winner. She is happy, I am pleased to have met her need and we now have a blend that we can offer other taste testers to see if their feedback is favorable and we want to add it to our regular inventory. Taste testers are very important in the spice blending business.
Well, unitl next time, check out our website at http://www.canandaiguaspice.com
Michelle
Owner
Canandaigua Spice Company
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