#so maybe something like aztecan hot chocolate

[wizardo-yo]

A Wizard City Café Concept

#wizard101 #w101 #wizzy fandom #blender #blender3d #3d modeling #isometric #interior design #art #artists on tumblr #was having a hard time balancing the high fantasy tavern aesthetic with the recognizable cafe/coffee shop aesthetic #and ALSO trying to keep the wizard city aesthetic in mind #might have gone a little overboard with the plants tho #oh and the empty doorway u can see from the interior leads to the kitchen if ur wondering #anyway wanna have some fun? #can we as a community think of drinks/food to serve at the cafe #and i might model some of them to give myself a break from architecture lol #ooh maybe theyd have seasonal/holiday menus thatd be cute #im in a chrimbas mood #so maybe something like aztecan hot chocolate #or some spiced/mulled cider and cookies from karamelle #i imagine the cafe is run maybe by a life wizard #with some ravenwood students as part time staff or smth #but if anybody wants to headcanon their wiz oc as working here thatd be sick as heck #if you draw it as well i'd explode for real irl #oh i also didnt come up with a name for the cafe so if anybody wants to give it one thatd also be sick

[bekahbonkers]

#3. I Like It Hot, Hot Sauce Adventures: “Mole Sauce”

Rebekah’s Hot Sauce Experiment Installment #3

This is part 3 of a 6 part series that will appear periodically as I make and indulge in them. Each sauce comes with a different heat level. I have started with the mildest and will work my way up the heat scale! This is the result of having very cool parents who gave me the perfect Bekah-approved Christmas gift: “The Deluxe Homemade Hot Sauce Making Kit”.  

    Disclaimer: No small furry rodents were injured in the making of this sauce. 

    The first sauce of the Medium level of heat sauces - The MOLE HOT SAUCE. No, it doesn’t refer to the critters that scurry around and frustrate even the slightest horticulturist digging up bulbs and nosing around gardens. Instead this tasty sauce packs a punch of flavor and is rich in history and legend. This hot sauce is a spinoff of the often dark simmered sauce that is well known to connoisseurs of Mexican cuisine for its unique inclusion of cocoa and can most likely be found on your favorite local sit-down Hispanic eatery. 

     For the record, my first encounter with Mole Sauce was not pleasant. The restaurant where I first tasted it is no longer in business, so maybe that says something about the quality of the Mole which I first ingested. I always vowed never to eat Mole again, because it was so repulsive! However, after making and daring to taste this Mole Hot Sauce, my Latino culinary horizons have been expanded! I almost feel hypocritical even whispering that it has been my favorite so far!

     This sauce uses the bittersweetness of chocolate to subtly counteract the spiciness of the peppers. It isn’t overly zippy, instead there is a smoothness that  offers a delight to the palate. This hot sauce features the Piri Piri Pepper, like the Caribbean Hot Sauce, but the combination of flavors accompanying the Piri Piri in the Mole is in a whole different realm. The additional ingredients include: white vinegar, tomato paste, green chili, onion, cocoa, salt, cumin, and cilantro. 

     The Mole Hot Sauce didn’t last long in my humble abode as I created a meal that featured it and started making it once a week until the bottle was empty! I poured the sauce over tortillas filled with scrambled eggs and Chipotle black bean crumbles rolled enchilada style served atop fried riced cauliflower and baked. Scrumptious! The Mole Hot Sauce was the perfect accent to the dish and merged well with the Chipotle in the black bean crumbles.

     This sauce definitely earns a complete 5 star rating from me and I can’t wait to make it again! In the meantime, I’ve ordered the Mole at my favorite Mexican Restaurant here in Lexington, Mi Pequeña Hacienda, and have fallen in love with the real deal!

     In closing, there are several stories of lore surrounding the origins of Mole Sauce. The most common I find humorous and quite intriguing - 

     “The most popular legend takes place 300 years ago in Puebla, Mexico in the poor convent of Santa Rosa. The nuns prayed as they scrambled to prepare for the visit of the archbishop. They killed an old turkey and threw together scraps of chili peppers, spices, stale bread, nuts, and chocolate to season the meat. (In some versions, the chocolate or spices were accidentally knocked into the dish, but the nuns had no time to fix it.) Delighted and curious after the meal, the archbishop asked for the name of the dish. The nun said, “I made a mole,” – a Spanish pronunciation of the Aztecan word molli or mulli, meaning sauce/mix – the first international dish created in the Americas.” (ixtapacantina.com)

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