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I've been meaning to visit the TCHO Factory and store for years now and I just found out that the TCHO Beta store is now open, bigger and better, right off of Pier 17 in San Francisco. This is a fun place to walk on a beautiful Saturday morning after visiting the Ferry Plaza Farmer's Market. So extend your stroll, buy a Blue Bottle coffee, some fresh organic fruit and raw nuts, then head down to TCHO. You won't be disappointed and your taste buds will be delighted with TCHO!
Things We Love About TCHO
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So as I have been trading my morning cup of joe for a strong cup of green tea, I have found Kusmi Tea to be a great replacement to my sugary, creamy, coffee concoction. I found the line of Kusmi Teas at Dean & Deluca recently in Napa Valley and tried the Kusmi Detox tea. I've got to say, it's a great, invigorating tea without the coffee jitters - not to mention all those additional calories. Kusmi Detox tea is a great blend of Maté and chinese green tea with a refreshing hint of lemongrass, which I love.
Kusmi Tea has a 140-year history in teas. Their site offers a variety of teas and recipes too. Their Campus Tea recipe made with Ceylon and dry white wine sounds, extraordinique!
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So a friend and Extraordinique reader has been encouraging me to post about this great gift she got from her dad. Knowing his daughter loves Pelligrino, he bought the family their own "Soda Stream." She loves it and last weekend I saw it in action. Quick, simple, easy and bubbly!!!I love the idea of reducing all of the plastic we buy weekly for our spring and sparkling water. Now, with Soda Stream, you can turn your water or any types of flavored water into sparkling water or your favorite soda. (That is if you have the keys to the Pepsi recipe vault.)
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I don't know how many times I've said, when are they going to make a drink that is the antithesis of all these "heart-attacks-in-a-can." Well, apparently there is now one on our shelves, Slow Cow - a relaxation session in every can. I love it!Website | Where to Buy
Have you ever craved a unique ingredient in your favorite cereal or love mixing different ones together? One of our Extraordinique readers just turned me on to MojaMix as a result of reading this week's SF Bay edition of the Thrillist.Looking in to this more, I think this idea is amazing and fun! Create your own favorite cereal in three easy steps. Choose your cereal, add dried fruits, add nuts and seeds and voila!, you have the the perfect hearty and healthy mix.
I love the "Runner's Fuel" recipe and "Happy Camper" too.
What will your mix be? Check out MojaMix on Facebook and Twitter too!
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You know when your bottle of hot sauce says, "Pain is Good" you're about to punish, yet tantalize your taste buds. Creating micro-batches, Original Juan, maker of gourmet sauces, dips and spreads, looks to "sizzle the soul of chile-heads and tantalize the tastebuds of the meek and mild; to pursue the finest, most complex, and richest flavors from the outmost extremes of heat to the sweet and mild."
Their label shows the intense flavor and spice you'll enjoy.
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It's often the question of the day for the "chef" of the house - What's for dinner? It's also the familiar quest to do something fun and unique at the next dinner party. Preparing meals during the busy week, having some fun on the weekends entertaining or just having a quiet Sunday to relax is only limited now by your imagination. What if you could freeze, mold, even bake with familiar characters and shapes everyone will be talking about.Kick Up Your Mimosas
Recently celebrating our one year anniversary @Extraordinique, our friend and photographer, Calvina, suggested Tyler Florence's fantastic recipe for Orange Cream Mimosas. What was the most fun was using Sillycone's Symbol Ice Trays to toss in frozen @ symbols for our toast! Cheers! Try Buckwheat Pancakes with Vanilla & Cinnamon Butter
Enjoying the smell of sizzling bacon and pancakes on the griddle makes for the perfect weekend morning, but how about kicking it up a notch by making your own infused butter cubes. We used Sillycone Letter Trays and made a mixture of vanilla and cinnamon in softened butter. Poured into the molds and wrapped in freezer wrap, not only were we able to take out what we needed, but we have some left over in the freezer to keep for the next pancake splurge. Yum!Celebrate Colorfully
For a special birthday celebration, I have always wanted to experiment with fondant. The Sillycone trays made shaping the fondant easy and fun to decorate our three layer chocolate decadence cake. Make a wish!
Reverse Your Thinking
Mold to your hearts content, but also think outside the mold. Serendiptously, we found that we could also have some fun with Sillycone's Number Trays and Letter Ice Trays in reverse order. Placing the trays in glass pie tins, we put the trays in shallow water then in the freezer. Pulling the trays out once frozen, we found the perfect imprints of numbers and letters. Add a little food coloring to each letter and voila! - we had a very interesting mold with all sorts of applications to add to your punch bowl or just hours of creative fun for the kids!
What's amazing about Sillycone Trays
is that you can literally do anything with them. They are highly
flexible and can be used safely from freezing to baking. Sillycone even
suggests some other creative ideas like making your own sidewalk chalk,
pouring concrete numbers, molding your own soap, candles, and crayons,
too. With the holiday season coming up, there are all kinds of
applications for homemade fun. They also make for a perfect stocking
stuffer under $20. :)
Website | Where to Buy
Special thanks to Calvina Photography who helped tell the story through her photography, exclusively for Extraordinique.
Mold to your hearts content, but also think outside the mold. Serendiptously, we found that we could also have some fun with Sillycone's Number Trays and Letter Ice Trays in reverse order. Placing the trays in glass pie tins, we put the trays in shallow water then in the freezer. Pulling the trays out once frozen, we found the perfect imprints of numbers and letters. Add a little food coloring to each letter and voila! - we had a very interesting mold with all sorts of applications to add to your punch bowl or just hours of creative fun for the kids!
What's amazing about Sillycone Trays
is that you can literally do anything with them. They are highly
flexible and can be used safely from freezing to baking. Sillycone even
suggests some other creative ideas like making your own sidewalk chalk,
pouring concrete numbers, molding your own soap, candles, and crayons,
too. With the holiday season coming up, there are all kinds of
applications for homemade fun. They also make for a perfect stocking
stuffer under $20. :)Website | Where to Buy
Special thanks to Calvina Photography who helped tell the story through her photography, exclusively for Extraordinique.
