Remember when you were a kid and your parents told you that you needed to eat your vegetables so you could grow up strong and healthy. It still is true that you need to eat your vegetables, the only difference is you don't have to have the same old boring vegetables you had when growing up and neither do your kids. Just a little Zen-Sational will make the flavors POP and cause a new love for your veggies.
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Yum! Tuscan tuna salad with a twist of authenticity. Nothing truly says Tuscan better than fennel, fennel pollen, fennel bulb or the fennel fronds. This is an easy recipe that is wonderful any time of the day and we highly recommend it.
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Chef Bernard has included a great tofu dish with Zen-Sational fennel pollen spice blend that is not only healthy but is amazingly delicious. You get a true taste of what can be done wth tofu when mixed with great spices.
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This is a very simple and delicious recipe to spruce up your mixed greens and black eyed pea salad with fennel pollen.
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This year I came across a recipe for pickled sugar snap peas that caught my fancy. I adapted it with what I had on hand. The description said it was the best way to preserve the fresh flavor of this vegetable which has such a short season, second only to eating them fresh. They're still brining so I can't weigh in, but maybe you'd like to give it a try while peas are still at the farmers market.
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These roasted nuts are divine. You get a very sweet candied like nut out of every batch. Kids love them and you can even bag and give as gifts on the holidays as a healthy snack. Very simple and only takes about 30 minutes to make.
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These spicy roasted nuts are amazing when you top them with Little Devil or for added heat Big Devil. Very simple and only takes about 30 minutes to make.
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Here is a classic version of Tortellini with Fennel Pollen Cream Sauce. This recipe was donated to Pollen Ranch many years ago, before computer age, and the author is unknown.
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This recipe is for the true cheese lover. It combines some of the best flavors into a wonderful spread. If you have never tried fennel goat cheese, it is a must! We highly recommend it.
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The mini lemon goat cheese caprese was made as an ode to the passing summer season. The mini caprese is a nice way to use some of the beautiful tomatoes at the peak of their sweetness. The fresh basil and the lemon Montchevre goat cheese rolled in Pollen Ranch fennel pollen combine to make a near perfect flavor profile.
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Prawns are always a great appetizer. The natural flavor that resides within is a true delight. Now imagine if you will that already wonderful flavor touched by "...a spice off the wings of angels". That's what you will get when you add our M~Ocean spice blend.
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A few weeks ago I found at my doorstep a care package from Pollen Ranch Spices. I've been playing around with some of their spice mixes but one particular blend caught my taste-buds. Pollen Ranch uses in their spice blends, fennel pollen.
Intrigued with these descriptions I started off with a pinch over a few items to get a taste for what was in store. The fennel pollen is sweet with a heady aroma that is stronger and yet more delicate than fennel seed.
"The Big Devil" spice mix is something that I started playing with because I love spicy foods. What astounding dish did I make? Guacamole of course. I thought that the clean taste of fresh ingredients, along with the sweet spicy "Big Devil" would be an awesome mix. Turns out I was right.
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