I LOVE 2 EAT #181 - THREE SERIOUS WINTER RECIPES Involving COFFEE From GQ MAG!!!

If YOU check for CRAZY COOL GROOVY!!! on the regular, then you DO know that Yours Truly CCG loves food, however; you may or may NOT know that Ya Boy also loves COFFEE!!!

The truly wonderful people at GQ Magazine have done all of the  heavy grunt work to gift we who are enamored with the beloved bean with THREE SERIOUS WINTER RECIPES Involving COFFEE:

1. ROASTED MARITAKE, AROMATIC BROTH, & HAZELNUT GREMOLATA
2. SFT SCRAMBLE, SERRANO HAM, & RED-EYE GRAVY TOAST
3. GLUTEN-FREE ESPRESSO And CARDAMOM SPICED CARROT CAKE




ROASTED MAITAKE, AROMATIC BROTH, & HAZELNUT GREMOLATA

Part One: Roasted Mushroom

Ingredients:

• 1 lb. hen-of-the-woods, a.k.a. maitake, mushrooms
• 2 oz. olive oil
• 3 large pinches salt

Part Two: Mushroom Broth

Ingredients:

• 1 pound white mushrooms, sliced thin
• 4 cups water
• 5g lemongrass, sliced thin
• 10g (or 1 shot) Nespresso Diavolito espresso
• 1 bay leaf
• 1 kaffir lime leaf
• 1 clove garlic, crushed
• 1 pinch chili flakes
• 1 sprig thyme
• Salt, to taste

Part Three: Hazelnut Gremolata

Ingredients:

• 1 cup parsley, chopped
• 2 T cilantro, chopped
• 1 T toasted hazelnuts, roughly chopped
• 1 T shallots, minced
• ½ cup extra-virgin olive oil
• 1 lemon zest, and juice

SOFT SCRAMBLE, SERRANO HAM, & RED-EYE GRAVY TOAST

Part One: Soft Scramble, Serrano Ham, and Toast

Ingredients:

• 3 eggs
• ½ T butter
• Salt, to taste (about ⅛ tsp.)
• 2 cracks cracked pepper
• 1 ½-inch-thick slice of sourdough
• 4-5 pieces Serrano ham, thinly sliced
• 1 T chives, minced

Part Two: Red Eye Gravy

Ingredients:

• 1 T butter
• ½ cup Nespresso Stormio coffee
• ¼ cup chicken broth or water
• Large pinch (about ½ tsp.) sugar
• Salt and pepper, to taste

GLUTEN-FREE ESPRESSO And CARDAMOM SPICED CARROT CAKE

Part One: Gluten-Free Spiced Carrot Cake

Ingredients:

• 1 cup unsalted butter, browned
• 6 cups gluten-free flour
• 3 eggs -1½ cup white sugar
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 3 tsp. baking powder
• 1 tsp. baking soda
• 1 tsp. salt
• 1 tsp. cinnamon
• 1 tsp. cardamom
• ¼ cup olive oil
• ¼ cup vegetable oil
• 2 tsp. vanilla extract
• 4 cups shredded carrots loose pack

Part Two: Espresso Frosting

Ingredients: 

16 oz. cream cheese 

2 cups powdered sugar 

2 sticks butter 

4 T Nespresso Voltesso espresso 

1 tsp. ground cardamom 

½ cup candied walnuts crushed, for garnish

For the Full 4-1-1 on ALL of the flavors, PLEASE visit GQ.

-CCGS