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Sabroso - Winter2008
KITCHEN AIDS
By Jillian A. Mills
Photography by Marty Snortum Studio
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Plush Puffs
Gourmet Marshmallows
M is for marshmallows and coincidently the sound you’ll make when you’ve tasted these little beauties…MMM! Plush Puffs Gourmet Marshmallows, has created such a wonderful line, it truly earns the title of gourmet. With holiday flavors like Pumpkin Praline, Peppi-Mint, Maple Pecan and Sydney’s Cinnamon, even non-marshmallow enthusiasts are likely to find themselves in taste bud nirvana!
Available at: plushpuffs.com or
info@toyourheartscontent.com
Holiday Farms Divinity
By Dave
If you’re dreaming of a white Christmas here in the Southwest, you might have to settle for it in the form of a sinfully rich confection. Never in candy history have sugar, egg whites, corn syrup and a few other everyday ingredients teamed up to culminate into such a fabulous result. For those of us who don’t have the time or the patience to make our own, (divinity can be tricky) we give you the next best thing to homemade—Divinity by Dave. Tricky or not, pecans or plain, Dave turns out some of the most delightful divinity available. No fuss, no muss, just the best darn sugar rush this side of heaven.
Available at: www divinitybydave.com or 512.556.6952
Decorative Holiday Bakeware
Bundt pans have come a long way since the all-purpose versions our mothers used for everything from cakes to gelatin molds to wall decorations. In addition to pans that are beautiful and perfect for any occasion like the Bavaria, the Fleur de Lis and the Rose—to name only a few—suppliers have created lines that are perfectly suited to the winter holidays as well. You can find pans in the shape of Christmas trees, the Star of David, wreaths, fairytale cottages, poinsettias, trains and more. If you are feeling a bit more adventurous, there are also flat forms on which to make the walls of a gingerbread house that you can decorate alone or as a fun project to share with your children. Muffin pans are even themed to bring that special sense of the holidays to your breakfast table. Once you see the amazing selection, you may find the only things that need frosting are Santa’s cookies.
Selections available at: Las Cosas Kitchen Shoppe in Mesilla 575.541.9735
and Dutch Oven in El Paso 915.584.7025
Vosges Haut Chocolat
Vosges, which uses only the finest ingredients, sources their pecans exclusively from Del Valle Pecans (which is located right here in Las Cruces.) And, what could be better than crunchy, delicious organic pecans? Why folding them into a fabulously decadent golden caramel made with rich cream and organic butter and then enrobing them in premium dark or milk chocolate, of course! You’ll find this combo in Vosges’s confection whimsically named: Wink Of The Rabbit Caramels. If you are not nuts about pecans, Vosges also has an exotic caramel collection featuring 18 caramels for under $30 that anyone with an appreciation for quality will be thrilled to find under the tree.
Available at: vosgeschocolate.com or 1.888.301.9866
KitchenAid Standing Mixer
Pastry Chef, Jonathan Bowden, of the Greenery Market gave ¡Sabroso! his recommendation regarding stand mixers. Chef Bowden stands firmly behind his tried and true KitchenAid mixer. “It’s a workhorse. I use it every day.” His personal favorite is the Pro 5 Plus, but KitchenAid has many models to choose from including the Artisan, which comes in 21 yummy colors including pistachio, caviar and bing cherry. With optional attachments and accessories including a pasta roller, ice cream maker and much more, you might just find use for this appliance year round. Pro tip: When Chef Bowden was asked what accessory he’d recommend if the average consumer could buy only one he suggested an extra bowl. “It’s convenient to have an extra bowl so that you don’t have to scrape out the one you are using if the recipe requires certain ingredients to be mixed separately.”
Available at: Las Cosas Kitchen Shoppe in
Mesilla 575.541.9735 and The Dutch Oven in
El Paso 915.584.7025
Margarita Bloom
Bath Products
Looking for some delicious treats that have no calories? Visit the Bakery. The Bakery link on the Margarita Bloom site, that is. The menu includes Frothy Hot Cocoa Bath Syrup designed to clean and scent you like nothing else and Bakery Truffles, which are chocolate scented balls of shea butter actually dredged in cocoa powder and sugar that you can drop in your bath and luxuriate in the aroma. For a revitalizing winter exfoliation, opt for Sugar n Spice and Everything Nice Gingerbread Scrub, which is a foaming scrub enriched with macadamia butter and brown sugar or Perfect Pumpkin Pie Body Sugar, which smells like the real McCoy and offers vitamin E for a softer, silkier you. What better way to pamper yourself and still fit into that little black dress?
Available at: www.margarita-bloom.com
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