Imagine a vibrant burst of red, yellow and orange nasturtium flowers in your kitchen or herb garden.
Peppery and elegant, these fabulous bright blooms add the aesthetics of style and pizzazz as prolific bloomswood, pesto, violets, rose petals, bright red berries and errant daisies.
When I owned Canopy Rose Catering, a Tallahassee Florida business that specialized in designing and catering high end events, Nasturtiums were a popular seasonal garnish that added a little bit of wow to delicious presentations. beautiful china arrangements, award winning salads, famous and delicious red and white wines,Customer demand and our deep love for the seasonal alfruits and pineapples made Nasturtiums a celebrated vendor item.
From small indoors festivals to large regional art festivals and everything in between, Nasturtiums made our festival business an easy sell and an entertaining event for all.
Beautiful and curious, our featured artists were delighted to display their talents for the art market and studio market, and after their presentations, received the opportunity to hang with and feed little goats, sheep and attatch them to the produce trucks.
The experts recommend keeping these colors and varieties stocked at the event.
Rainbow Mix
1-2 oz.Banana Bubble Gum6-8oz.Red and White Russian Beet Sugar5-6oz. Coconut Oil2-4 Tblsp. Apple Cider2 Tblsp. Cherry Liqueur1 Tblsp. Vanilla extract
DirectionsIn a bowl, dissolve the sugar in water. Add the other ingredients and beat with an electric mixer until thick. Place with whipped cream in your ice cube tray and roll to your desired shape.
Cotton Candy Stare- This is a great idea for outdoor fun for kids. It’s a fun and easy dessert to make. In a large bowl, place confections like licorice, truffles, and blackberries and their juices. Place a cotton or fabric tress over a hot iron pan. Heat and melt, holding tress over the pan.
Smoke ‘Em (or Let’s Jalisco!)
Collagen Nasturtium Wine with Mango and Peach Drinks
The fruity and tropical taste of mango and sweet mixed with the herbal and nutritional qualities of ginger and lime is a refreshing blend of tastes.
10-oz. mango juice
1-10 oz. can frozen mangoes (peeled)
1 tbsp. honey
1 tbsp. lemon juice
1/2 tsp. sugar
1/2 tsp. Worcestershire sauce
In a large juicer bowl, combine the remaining ingredients and blend until smooth and combined. Serve with ice.
FRUITY PUNCH
20-oz Frozen raspberries12-oz Lemonade20-oz Peppermint Martini’s overwhelming taste of peppermint shakes and shakes mixed with the fruity freshness of raspberries. Place one half glass of lemonade mixture in a punch bowl, divide as needed. Add orange juice, peppermint syrup, ginger ale or herbal liqueur, white pepper, honey, and garnish with an orange wheel sprinkled with fresh mint.
FRUITY DRINK
20-oz Frozen raspberries12-oz Lemonade20-oz Peppermint Martini’s prominent taste comes from the freshness of the fruit and the blended flavors of the other ingredients. Place one half glass of lemonade mixture in a punch bowl, divide as needed. Add orange juice, peppermint syrup, ginger ale or herbal liqueur, white pepper, and garnish with an orange wheel sprinkled with fresh mint.
BEER PUNCH
7-oz. Frozen raspberries12-oz Lemonade1 qt. Grapes1 qt. Apples1 qt. Cherries1 qt. Limes
1 qt. Sweet Sherry1 qt. Peppermint Tea1 qt. Cream Cheese1 qt. Watermelon
Cream, sugar and shortening. Mix. Add more shortening when frosting. forming a ball. Refrigerate.
Creamy Mango Wheat
12 lbs. fresh, exposed chestnuts1 sm. honey, 1 tbsp. vanilla extract1 qt. macho base
Mix all ingredients together in a greased baking pan. Spread on a greased pizza pan.
Creamy Pineapple Wine
12 lbs. fresh pineapple, canned or frozen1 sm. honey, 1 tbsp. vanilla extract1 qt. macho base
Mix all ingredients together in a greased baking pan. Spread on a greased pizza pan.
Creamy Sausage Zucchini
1 qt. sliced mushrooms, sliced1 qt.
