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Blood Orange Gose Glazed Mixed Berry Pavlova

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Blood Orange Gose Glazed Mixed Berry Pavlova is a perfect mixture of tart and sweet beer glazed fruit on top of a whipped cream covered meringue cloud.

Blood Orange Gose Glazed Mixed Berry Pavlova is a perfect mixture of tart and sweet beer glazed fruit on top of a whipped cream covered meringue cloud!

Obviously I’ve had a thing for all things blood orange lately.  From cakes to margaritas I think I’ve been a little obsessed.

Blood Orange Gose Glazed Mixed Berry Pavlova is a perfect mixture of tart and sweet beer glazed fruit on top of a whipped cream covered meringue cloud!

I clearly have a thing for meringue too.

Blood Orange Gose Glazed Mixed Berry Pavlova is a perfect mixture of tart and sweet beer glazed fruit on top of a whipped cream covered meringue cloud!

But can you blame me?  There’s nothing quite like some fruit covered in blood orange gose glaze on a fluffy cloud of whipped cream and sweet meringue.

Blood Orange Gose Glazed Mixed Berry Pavlova is a perfect mixture of tart and sweet beer glazed fruit on top of a whipped cream covered meringue cloud!

This Blood Orange Gose from Anderson Valley Brewing Company has been one of my favorite beers to start off the summer.  I’m loving it in my glass and in my food!

Blood Orange Gose Glazed Mixed Berry Pavlova is a perfect mixture of tart and sweet beer glazed fruit on top of a whipped cream covered meringue cloud!

It was the perfect beer to use in this recipe because it’s not super salty like some gose style ales, but it’s deliciously tart with a hint of salt that went really well with the fruit.  All that business made the perfect topping to cut through the sweetness of whipped cream and meringue.  This Blood Orange Gose Glazed Mixed Fruit Pavlova would make any Dad happy on Father’s Day.  It’s also a great dessert for any 4th of July cookout or party!  Cheers, friends!

Blood Orange Gose Glazed Mixed Berry Pavlova
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Blood Orange Gose Glazed Mixed Berry Pavlova

Ingredients

  • 4 egg whites room temp
  • 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
  • 2 teaspoons corn starch
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 4 cups mixed berries and fruit
  • 1/2 cup blood orange gose
  • 1/4 cup strawberry preserves or jam
  • 8 - 10 ounces Whipped cream

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 215
  2. Add egg whites to the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the whisk attachment
  3. Start out on low speed and whip the egg whites
  4. Add vanilla and corn starch and when the eggs start to get foamy, increase the speed to medium
  5. Add sugar slowly, one tablespoon at time
  6. After about half the sugar is incorporated, increase the speed to medium high
  7. Continue adding sugar one tablespoon at a time and beat until stiff peaks form and can stand up on their own without falling over - this process takes about 15 minutes
  8. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper
  9. Spoon meringue onto parchment paper in a 9 inch round circle with a concave center
  10. Bake 90 minutes or until dry to touch
  11. Turn off oven and let cool in oven completely
  12. In a sauce pan heat beer and preserves/jam until thick and syrupy
  13. Transfer to a large mixing bowl and let cool
  14. Toss berries and fruit in beer/jam mixture to coat
  15. Top meringue with whipped cream and spread all the way to the edges
  16. Spoon glazed fruit on top and pour any remaining glaze over top
Blood Orange Gose Glazed Mixed Berry Pavlova

Blood Orange Gose Margarita

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Blood Orange Gose Margarita is a colorful and festive cocktail using both beer and tequila for a refreshing beverage perfect to celebrate Cinco de Mayo

Blood Orange Gose Margarita is a colorful and festive cocktail using both beer and tequila for a refreshing beverage perfect to celebrate Cinco de Mayo

It’s Margarita Week!

Blood Orange Gose Margarita is a colorful and festive cocktail using both beer and tequila for a refreshing beverage perfect to celebrate Cinco de Mayo

What better way to celebrate Cinco de Mayo than with a collection of all things margarita! Kate at Hola Jalapeno has rounded up 7 days worth of margarita cocktail recipes and margarita inspired food recipes from food bloggers and influencers from all around the interwebs to bring you everything you could possibly need all in one place.  Be sure to swing over to Kate’s Margarita Week page and keep checking back because the list gets updated daily.  You won’t want to miss any of these delicious recipes.

Blood Orange Gose Margarita is a colorful and festive cocktail using both beer and tequila for a refreshing beverage perfect to celebrate Cinco de Mayo

My contribution is a Blood Orange Gose Margarita.  I was inspired by a Blood Orange Gose beer from Anderson Valley Brewing Company.  This beer is tart, fruity, and refreshing and in my opinion a perfect addition to this margarita (and magically delicious on its own).

Happy Margarita Week and have a fun and safe Cinco de Mayo celebration! Cheers!

Blood Orange Gose Margarita
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Blood Orange Gose Margarita

Ingredients

  • Juice of 1 blood orange about 6 tablespoons
  • 8 ounces silver tequila
  • 4 ounces triple sec
  • 1 can blood orange gose beer
  • Margarita salt for the rim
  • Lime and blood orange slices to garnish optional

Instructions

  1. Combine blood orange juice, tequila, and triple sec in a cocktail shaker with ice and shake
  2. Pour some beer in a bowl and margarita salt in another bowl
  3. Dip the rims of two tall pint size glasses into the beer then the salt to coat
  4. Add ice to the glasses, pour tequila mixture over ice, top with remaining beer, garnish with orange and lime slices if using

NOTES:

  1. This recipe made two Blood Orange Gose Margaritas
  2. I didn’t use lime juice because this beer is a sour style gose and it’s a perfect balance to the sweetness of the juice and triple sec
  3. I used Blood Orange Gose from Anderson Valley Brewing Company – I usually stick to North Carolina breweries, but I also happen to really love Anderson Valley and we can actually get it here

Blood Orange Gose Margarita

Blood Orange Wheat Ale Pound Cake

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Blood Orange Wheat Ale Pound Cake with Blood Orange Glaze is so pretty and pink making it perfect for a spring holiday or Easter gathering.

Blood Orange Wheat Ale Pound Cake with Blood Orange Glaze is so pretty and pink making it perfect for a spring holiday or Easter gathering

I want to say thank you to all of you who left such kind words.  Chris and I so appreciate each and every one of you and your support has been amazing.  Thank you.

Blood Orange Wheat Ale Pound Cake with Blood Orange Glaze is so pretty and pink making it perfect for a spring holiday or Easter gathering

2017 has not been kind to us so far and we don’t celebrate Easter, but I do like the idea of new beginnings. Most of the world seems to use the new year celebration as an opportunity to start over or make improvements.  For me, spring is a time of rebirth, new growth, planting gardens, and just a general positive outlook on everything.  I don’t know about you, but I find so much happiness and hope in seeing blooming tulips, green grass, and flowers on plants that I know will bring the most delicious summer tomatoes.

Even though I’ve said we don’t really celebrate Easter, I know many of you do, so I’ve come together with a bunch of my fantastic internet friends to bring you everything you could ever need to have an amazing celebration.  There are links below to some amazing dishes to put on your holiday menu.

I really hope that spring is the start of new beginnings and happier things to come. For me and for you. Cheers, friends.

Blood Orange Wheat Ale Pound Cake with Blood Orange Glaze
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Blood Orange Wheat Ale Pound Cake with Blood Orange Glaze

Ingredients

For the Blood Orange Wheat Ale Pound Cake

  • 2 sticks butter plus more to coat the pan
  • 8 ounces cream cheese
  • 1 1/2 cups sugar
  • 4 eggs
  • 1 tablespoon vanilla
  • 1 blood orange juiced
  • 1/4 cup blood orange wheat ale
  • 2 cups flour plus more to coat the pan
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt

For the Blood Orange Glaze

  • 1/4 - 1/2 cups blood orange juice about 2 - 4 oranges
  • 2 cups powdered sugar

Instructions

For the Blood Orange Wheat Ale Pound Cake

  1. Preheat oven to 350
  2. Whisk together flour, baking soda, and salt
  3. Beat butter and sugar together until fluffy
  4. Add cream cheese, vanilla, juice, and beer and beat to combine
  5. Add eggs one at a time
  6. Beat in flour until combined
  7. Coat a bread or loaf pan with butter then flour and shake off excess
  8. Transfer batter to loaf pan and bake for 55 - 65 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean from the center
  9. Cool for about 10 minutes in the pan then remove and cool completely on a wire rack

For the Glaze

  1. Add powdered sugar to a bowl
  2. Stir in blood orange juice 1 tablespoon at a time until desired color and thickness is reached
  3. Pour over top of cake

#BloogersDoEaster Virtual Party:

Spring Roasted Carrot Noodle Salad with Thyme Vinaigrette from No Spoon Necessary

Earn Serious Bunny Points, And Make Easter Basket Cupcakes from The Sweet Nerd

Mini Egg Chocolate Bundt Cake from Girl Heart Food

Maple Bacon Deviled Eggs from Beyond Mere Sustenance

Lemon Curd Pavolva from Seasons and Suppers

Cookie Cutter Chocolates from Contemplating Sweets

Blood Orange Wheat Ale Pound Cake with Blood Orange Glaze from Beer Girl Cooks

Easter Mini Egg Cookie Bars from Salt and Lavender

Ham and Cheese Scones from Kevin is Cooking

Marbled Easter Egg Truffles from Sugar Hero

Angel Food Cupcakes with Compote Filling from Meg is Well

Easter Hazelnut Meringue Layer Cake from From Scratch Mostly

Spring Green Salad with Asparagus from Seasonal Cravings

 

 

 

Blood Orange Ale and Cranberry Baked Brie

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Blood Orange Ale and Cranberry Baked Brie is the perfect appetizer to for any party that beer lovers will thank you for!

 

Later 2016.

Blood Orange Ale and Cranberry Baked Brie is the perfect appetizer to for any party that beer lovers will thank you for!

I’m keeping things short today and just popping in with a last minute easy appetizer to ring in the New Year. This Blood Orange Ale and Cranberry topped baked brie is easy and has very few ingredients.  You can make the cranberries and bake the brie at home, keep the cheese warm, and assemble at a party or serve at your own New Year’s Eve celebration.

Blood Orange Ale and Cranberry Baked Brie is the perfect appetizer to for any party that beer lovers will thank you for!

Blood Orange Ale and Cranberry Baked Brie is the perfect appetizer to for any party that beer lovers will thank you for!

Whatever you do this weekend to celebrate the end of 2016 and the promise of a new year, I wish you all a safe and Happy New Year.  Cheers!

Blood Orange Ale and Cranberry Baked Brie
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Blood Orange Ale and Cranberry Baked Brie

Ingredients

  • 12 fresh cranberries
  • 1/2 cup beer
  • 1 cup sugar
  • pinch of salt
  • 1 brie cheese wheel

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350
  2. Combine cranberries, beer, sugar, and salt in a sauce pan
  3. Bring to a boil, reduce and simmer over medium low heat until thick and some of the berries burst - about 10 minutes
  4. Unwrap brie and transfer to a baking sheet or baking dish
  5. Bake at 350 about 15 minutes or until soft and melty
  6. Transfer brie to a serving dish and top with cranberry mixture
  7. Serve with bread, toasted baguette, and/or crackers

NOTES:

  1. I happened to find a 35.2 ounce/2.2 pound wheel of brie on sale for $14.99, so I went with it.  You can certainly use a smaller one, but you will only need about half of the beer/cranberry mixture.  If you want the same amount, just use two smaller brie wheels.
  2. To make things easier, you can bake the cheese in a baking dish that can also be used as a serving dish.  If you transfer the cheese, just use a large spatula and be careful not to let it fall or separate because it will be soft.
  3. I used Kind of a Big Deal Blood Orange Wit from Triple C brewing, but any orange flavored beer will work.  They cranberries don’t cook very long, but long enough to concentrate flavors, so keep that in mind when choosing a beer.  I wouldn’t recommend anything too hoppy.
  4. Out of all the serving options listed, I prefer a toasted baguette for the crunchy texture.
Blood Orange Ale and Cranberry Baked Brie

Blood Orange Ale and Cranberry Baked Brie