So once Todd and I try something new we always want to try to recreate it and put our little twist on it. So after getting to see Spiritual Junkie Gabby Bernstein in Manhattan for her new book release, Super Attractor, we were introduced to something called hot honey. A year later while visiting a small historic little river town about an hour from home called Frenchtown, NJ we came across a little shop called Olive with a Twist made just for foodies like us. Let's just start off with one word TRUFFLES!! There will be more on the truffle experience there in a future blog article.
If you have never visited this historic little town I highly recommend it for a great couples weekend trip. And definitely check out Olive with a Twist located in the heart of Frenchtown. Not only are there so many great unique shops and restaurants, the town, like ours is nestled on the Delaware River and filled with many beautiful Victorian homes. When visiting make a reservation at The Frenchtown Inn located on the river and take a walk over the bridge after dinner at sunset and wait for the bridge lights to come on. It's such a sight to see the day transition into night on the bridge.
While there we found organic light agave by Madhava and knew that it would be perfect for our twist on hot honey, now hot agave. I have always preferred agave over honey once I had it. It's lighter, less sweet and to me more versatile in cooking. We knew this agave would be the perfect pairing for this hot agave recipe with one of our favorite garden hot peppers the Buena Mulata Pepper. The Buena Mulata Pepper has the perfect amount of spice without making you run to grab a tissue afterwards. Not only that, they are so pretty that it makes them even that much more fun to cook with. For more information on our Buena Mulata Peppers click HERE
This recipe is easy, and perfectly balanced of hot and sweet, and done ready to eat in 20 minutes! Remember when making hot agave, you want it hotter than you think because you will be putting this with food and not simply eating it alone, unless you want to! Its amazing on pizza, pasta, meats or cheeses. This recipe was used to create our Sweet Potato recipe with blackberries.
BAKED SWEET POTATO WITH FRESH BLACKBERRIES, CREME FRAICHE & ORGANIC BUENA MULATA HOT AGAVE
For the recipe click HERE
Strolling around Frenchtown, NJ reminds me of New Hope in Bucks County, PA. Old town with great culture of the arts and preserving their history. You can see the pride in the town with how well the old Victorian homes are cared for. I recommend spending an hour and stroll off the main street along the canal trails and take in the picture perfect streets lined with homes of great detail and personality. They are also a very dog friendly town so if you visit with your four legged friend you are bound to see dog water bowls out for them on a hot summers day. I met my reincarnated twin of our late Gracie Bear who passed of cancer in the spring. The owner was nice to let me meet this girl named Molly who could have been one of our Gracie's litter mates.
We stayed at The National Hotel located in the heart of the town. It was originally built in 1833 and served as a stage coach stop and a brothel. The original building on the site was a smaller inn, called “The Sign of the Buck,” originally built by Samuel Powers. It was later rebuilt in 1850, renamed “The National Hotel” or “Upper Hotel” by its owner, Robert L. Williams, when the railroad came to town. The Postal Annex building was a blacksmith shop, hotel stable, 15-car garage, saloon and billiard parlor, horse shed, and restaurant. Additions to the building were made in the 1890s. The National Hotel has remained a charming hotel, restaurant and bar since the 1850s. It even boasts a friendly and inquisitive ghost, who (as the stories tell it), visits Room 304 and asks questions about technology: “How does the telephone work?” one guest reported.
If you ever get the chance to spend time cruising the historic little towns along the Delaware River this is definitrly not one to miss.
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