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Friday, 9 January 2015
Thursday, 8 January 2015
Electronic cupbearer
We have the perfect gift for family or friends next meeting: an electronic cupbearer. It is very light, very easy to use and its battery is rechargeable.
The electronic cupbearer is a device that thanks to its powerful lithium battery and a pump automatically enables pour cider. It has a support for the glass that makes cider directly on the glass break getting a perfect "culín".
Enjoy cider at home without splashing anyone with the same taste as it is poured by a professional.
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Wednesday, 7 January 2015
Cider route down the street "Gascona"
Asturias has excellent conditions, from a natural point of view, to have a cider apple tree plantations top notch.
Therefore, the plan for this week is a cider route down the street "Gascona" in Oviedo (in the north of Spain). In the historic center of Oviedo, is the popular pedestrian street of Gascona, called "the cider boulevard" because it is full of cider bars. it is one of the most visited sites in the city and nightlife district first time, where it will take "culines" of cider and snacks, and also provide rations and dishes from the Asturian gastronomy.
The different cider bars that are located on this street are: Tierra Astur, Mater Asturias, the Pigüeña, Rincon de Gascogne, the Cachopito, Villaviciosa the Pumarada, Asturias and the Noceda.
A partnership was created among all cider bars in order to celebrate food festivals, promotions or various competitions (such as pourers) that give greater height and number of visitors to the area.
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Tuesday, 6 January 2015
Cider kit of Mr Beer
Do you dare to make apple cider in your own home? Sure after seeing the finding of this week you will not have any doubt.
Mr Beer kit includes everything needed to make cider at home. Contains concentrated apple and yeast, enough to make 8 liters of cider. The fermentation process will result in our cider is 4 to 4.5% by volume of alcohol.
In addition, the kit includes a fermenter for up to 8 liters of drink and several bottles for packaging the cider after fermentation is complete. Both elements, the fermenter and the bottles are reusable and if your want to make cider in the future, it will be sufficient to acquire spare parts which are sold separately.
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Monday, 5 January 2015
Cider
The cider is a drink that, in general, has a low alcoholic degree that oscillates between 4º and 6º and a clearly fresh character that makes it particularly desirable, especially in summer and autumn; however, in my opinion, any time of the year is perfect to drink a cider.
Its moderate consumption exerts a protective function of the vascular apparatus against arteriosclerosis and avoids the appearance of liver stones. Besides, it has been verified trough studies made by epidemiologists, that the number of deaths caused by myocardium infarct is clearly smaller in moderate cider drinkers that in abstemious ones. In addition, the cider helps the digestion process and corrects badly breath in those people who suffer gratrointestinal affections.
On the other hand, the cider elevates the vital and affective tone and creates corporal euphoria. The cognitive processes under these circumstances improve: imagination, association if ideas, empathy, loquacity, etc.
All of the above, the recommendation for this week is the moderate consumption of cider.
Following, we show you the four types of cider that exist today:
1.- Sweet cider, is coming our directly to squeeze the apple. It is performed immediately after collecting apples in October and at this time, in many parts of Asturias is consumed with roasted chestnuts.
2.- Natural cider is fermented sweet cider. It is the cider par excellence which is regular drunk in cider bars and acquires all its properties when you pour it and drink it immediately. It has not gas.
3.- Sparkling cider is fermented in the bottle from a base drink produced by the traditional method. This cider is good companion of all kinds of desserts and it is usually drunk at Christmas time.
4.- Cider of New Expression is a product of recent creation that can be incorporated to those establishments for their facilities may not have the traditional drink, with low acidity and does not require pouring. Its aim is to subtract white wine market. It is an ideal accompaniment to appetizers, seafood and fishes.
Which is your favorite?
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Following, we show you the four types of cider that exist today:
1.- Sweet cider, is coming our directly to squeeze the apple. It is performed immediately after collecting apples in October and at this time, in many parts of Asturias is consumed with roasted chestnuts.
2.- Natural cider is fermented sweet cider. It is the cider par excellence which is regular drunk in cider bars and acquires all its properties when you pour it and drink it immediately. It has not gas.
3.- Sparkling cider is fermented in the bottle from a base drink produced by the traditional method. This cider is good companion of all kinds of desserts and it is usually drunk at Christmas time.
4.- Cider of New Expression is a product of recent creation that can be incorporated to those establishments for their facilities may not have the traditional drink, with low acidity and does not require pouring. Its aim is to subtract white wine market. It is an ideal accompaniment to appetizers, seafood and fishes.
Which is your favorite?
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Friday, 2 January 2015
Twelfth Night, King Cake and Hot Chocolate
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Thursday, 1 January 2015
Hot Chocolate
Our drink
to enjoy a delicious King cake, at the Epiphany, is a hot chocolate.
If you have
a chocolate shop near you, we recommend you a warm one, but if not, you can
also make it at home, it is very easy.
You need:
1 square of
black chocolate for desserts
½ litter of
milk
Pour the
milk in a pot and add the chocolate cut into pieces, then heat the mixture
until the chocolate is completely dissolve.
Finally bring the hot chocolate to
a boil and turn off the heat as soon as it starts bubbling.
If you like
the thicker chocolate you can also add a little cornstarch up to desired
thickness. And if you prefer a soft chocolate, add milk.
Wednesday, 31 December 2014
King Cake
The dessert
that we recommend you to celebrate the Epiphany is the King cake, also called
kingcake, kings’ cake or three kings cake.
It's a
sweet bun, in the shape of a hollow circle, made with colourful candied fruit
that you can find not stuffed or with cream, truffle or chocolate.
It is a
tradition in many countries to eat it as a dessert or afternoon snack on January
6th, closing the last of the Christmas celebrations, despite not
having a religious origin.
It seems
that this cake was already prepared for the Roman Saturnalia (in the second
century BC), dedicated to the god Saturn (god of agriculture and harvest), when
it was celebrated that the days began to grow longer, after the winter
solstice.
Since then a
dry bean is hidden into the cake and subsequently it is also included a small
figure. In its beginnings who receives the dry bean in his/her portion of bun was
named king of kings for the day, but with the introduction of the figurine and
to date, who receives the bean will be the one to pay the cake and who receives
the figurine will be the king of kings that day.
Who will be
King of Kings this year?
Tuesday, 30 December 2014
Decor for the Twelfth Night
The
decoration for that day can not be other than the Three Wise Men, so we suggest
you to make the Magi with a foamy of bright colours and glitter.
To make the
head use an empty egg. To do that, first wash very well the egg, and then make
a small hole on each side of it, then blows through one of the holes to drain
the yolk and white.
In our case
we used a brown egg and two white but if you only had eggs of one colour, you
can also paint them.
To dress
each king we used 3 main colours and the black and silver colours to decorate the
capes and fur.
Below you
have the pictures of the Three Wise Men that were made by our special partners “Jesusete”
and Paul.
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Monday, 29 December 2014
Twelfth Night
The night
of the 5th to 6th of January is Twelfth Night, and every
year the Three Wise Men of Orient bring gifts to those children who have been
good during the year. For that, during the Christmas, children should send a
letter to the Wise Men with the gifts they want to receive and the merits that the
have made during the year to deserve them. The Three Wise Men and their assistants,
the pages, will carefully read the letter of each child and they will give him/her
those gifts that they would think better for each child.
On December
24th, after the birth of Jesus, the Magi, which came from the East, will
follow the Star of Bethlehem that will guide them to pay homage to Jesus and
offer him the following gifts: gold (as a symbol of kingship on earth),
frankincense (as a symbol of deity), and myrrh (as a symbol of his future
suffering and death).
And after paying
homage him they would go towards to deliver the gifts to all children in the
world.
As you can
imagine, that night, the Magi have a lot of work, since they have to deliver
many gifts for just one night, and despite being wizards, they appreciate a
little help, so we have to put our shoes on the window so that the Magi and
their pages can quickly find those homes with children who have asked gifts. As
they would be tired, sure they appreciate that you leave a glass of water for
them and milk for their camels.
So you know,
write your letter for the Magi as soon as possible, and the night of January 5th
put your shoes on the window. Do not forget to leave something for them and
their camels!
We wish you
a magical Twelfth Night!
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Friday, 26 December 2014
New Year's Eve
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Thursday, 25 December 2014
Engraved glasses with wishes
The first toast of the year is magical, and therefore we toast our dearest wish, so our decor idea for New Year's Eve is to engrave with our greatest wish the champagne glasses to make our first toast.
You just need to buy a small bottle of acid to write on the glass and write what you want. If you have not a very steady hand you can buy templates with letters suitable for working the glass with that acid. Leave it on for a few minutes, then remove it with water and the glass is engraved with the word chosen (there are also templates with drawings).
As it is acid, this product scratch the glass, so that the engraving is permanent, and therefore you can wash the glasses whenever you want, in the dishwasher or by hand.
We preferred to use templates, as they are very comfortable, and this is the result:
We wish you very Happy New Year and may all your wishes come true !!
Wednesday, 24 December 2014
Pineapple sorbet with champagne
I like a lot this sorbet to enjoy it in New Year's Eve. It is very refreshing and simple to do.
You need:
50ml lemon juice;
100ml of orange juice;
1 peeled pineapple cut into pieces;
200g sugar; and
Champagne
Grind all ingredients except for the champagne until you have a smooth cream, without lumps.
Pour the cream into the bowl of the mixer and put it in the freezer, stirring every half hour in order to avoid the ice.
Once the mixture is frozen and without ice, beat it to obtain a cream.
Finally pour the mixture into a glass of champagne (about 3/4 parts) and finally poured the champagne (1/3 part), stir the mixture and you will have it ready to serve.
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Tuesday, 23 December 2014
Orange cream with berries
One of the digestive
desserts that I like after the New Year's Eve is an orange cream with berries. It
is very soft, light and easy to do.
For 4 servings you will need:
4 oranges
4 oranges
1 lemon
125g sugar
140g of butter
2 egg yolks
2 eggs
20g cornstarch
To decorate
you need a handful of some red fruit such as raspberries, blueberries or small
strawberries. Being New Year’s Eve, we have chosen icing cherries.
The steps are:
- First grate the skin of an orange and reserve it;
- In a separate bowl, beat very well the 2 eggs, 2 egg yolks, 75g sugar and 20g cornstarch, until you get a smooth cream;
- Then squeeze the juice of 3 oranges and lemon;
- Strain the juice and add 75g of sugar and 140g butter. Heat the mixture until it begins to boil;
- Add to the cream the juice and the zest of the orange that we have previously reserved, beat very well and cook the resulting cream over low heat, stirring until the cream thickens;
- Once the cream thickens, let it cool and then put it in the refrigerator until it will be completely cool;
- Finally decorate it with red fruit that you like.
Enjoy!
Monday, 22 December 2014
New Year's Eve
New Year’s Eve is one of the most magical nights of the year, when we hope that many of our desires will be fulfilled and our luck will be better with the begining of the New Year. So we transmit all kind of rituals from generation to generation that we insist on doing, however strange it may seem, since it is always funny to do them, even more when the group of the people is large.
There are
so many rituals that circulate throughout the world that I think it is best to organize
them to know what we have to do before midnight, just at midnight, and
immediately thereafter:
To receive the New Year:
1.- Clean
your house: this ritual brings new and positive energy.
Clean thoroughly
your house, through out everything old and deteriorated, so that at the stroke
of 12 midnight your home receives in good condition the New Year, reflecting
how your new year will be.
2.- Lemons:
eliminate the envy and bad energies.
In the corners of your home place lemons cut in four parts overnight, and those will remove negative energies and the envy and will bring harmony.
In the corners of your home place lemons cut in four parts overnight, and those will remove negative energies and the envy and will bring harmony.
3.- Bath: it
purifies the soul and attracts positive energy.
Get ready
to welcome the new year with a bath with essences: roses attract love, cinnamon
attracts passion, tangerine attracts prosperity and money, chamomile brings soul
healthy, sea salt gets away envy and sandalwood gets away the negative energy.
4.- Underwear: attracts love, luck and clothing.
If you want
to attract love you should wear red underwear, and if you want luck it will be
yellow. Note that you can not buy that underwear for you, you must receive it
as a gift and you should wear it for the first time.
If you want
not to lack clothes for the new year, you should wear it inside-out.
5.- Candles:
attract different desires, depending on the color:
Before
midnight light candles of different colors to welcome the New Year with them
on. Each color brings a different desire:
Red:
attracts love and passion;
Yellow and
gold: attract money and abundance;
Green:
attracts health;
White:
attracts peace and harmony;
Orange: attracts
energy and career success.
6.- Lights:
attract clarity and eliminate the dark energies.
Receive the
midnight with all the lights of your house on, those will remove the dark
energies and lies from the New Year.
7.- Sheep:
attracts wealth and abundance.
Before
midnight give a small wook sheep to your guests and it will provide them good
luck and fortune. It is best to leave it hanging from the doorknob throughout
the year, especially since 2015 is the Chinese Year of the Sheep.
8.- Tickets:
attract economic prosperity.
It is
recommended you have money in your wallet, pocket and shoes, to start the New Year
with money. Tradition says that it is better to have bills than coins.
At midnight:
9.- Twelve grapes: attract your desires, luck and
prosperity.
During the
last seconds of the year you must eat a grape at each stroke, one for each
month of the year, while you make a wish for each grape. And if you are able to
eat the 12 grapes your will have a prosperous year.
10.- Windows: eliminate negative energy and bad luck.
Receive the
New Year with open windows, that lets out the bad luck and enter the positive
energy.
11.- Water: gets
away tears.
At the
stroke of midnight throw a glass of water to the streets to ward off sadness and
tears.
12.- Right
foot: attracts luck.
Start the New
Year stepping with the right foot just after the midnight, to begin "a
good start" year.
13.- Broom: clears
out the negative energy.
At midnight
sweep your house from indoors to outdoors, and that will eliminate negative
energy and jealousy.
After midnight:
14.- The
first toast of the year: attracts luck and happiness.
To attract
luck and money for the New Year you should toast with all attendees with a gold
ring in the glass.
If the wine
is sparkling, bubbles will attract happiness, and if the ring is a wedding ring
it will bring stability to the couple.
Do not take
out the gold ring before drinking it completely and before hugging all your
guests right after.
15.- Luggage: Brings travels in the New Year.
If you want
to travel more, after midnight, you should go out with a suitcase (no matter if
empty) and walk around the block. The farther you get farther your trips will
be. If you can not go outside, take out your suitcase outdoors.
16.- Lentils: Attract food and luck.
Immediately
after the first toast of the year, eat at least a spoonful of lentils. You will
not lack food or good luck.
17.- Coins:
attract economic prosperity.
Keep 12
coins in your pocket and toss them after midnight to bring good fortune for the
coming year.
We wish you a Happy New Year and may all your wishes come true!!
