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Summer Lovin’: Orange Panna Cotta with Sautéed Piña Colada

Can’t wait. Can’t wait. Can’t wait! I can’t wait for summer and I want to shout it to the world! Slow down, you say. Enjoy Spring with it’s gorgeous flowers and cool breezes; take it one day at a time. But after this very mild winter, I am still aching for hot days and warm breezes. Call me crazy, but I was born and raised on a Caribbean island where the normal temperature was 80F, all day, every day. I miss the heat, the warm weather, the constantly chilled beverages, ice cream flavors, and for those of us over the age of 21, those summer beers taste better than any other season beer!

Thus, I bring you an Orange Panna Cotta with Sautéed Piña Colada. Doesn’t it just LOOK like summer?! The gorgeously bright pineapple and the stark white panna cotta are the perfect complement to each other. Although pure white, the panna cotta is laced with Wild Bean Orange Extract, a pure essence that infuses the cream in such an intense way that you’d think it’s pure orange juice! I definitely recommend this extract if you’re looking for full orange flavor without the added artificial mess. Panna Cotta was the perfect vessel for it, since it showcased the flavor and allowed for the bright citrus to shine. Head on over to Wild Bean Vanilla and browse their extracts section for more intense flavors.

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Summer Lovin’: Orange Panna Cotta with Sautéed Piña Colada

Yield: 4 servings

Ingredients

  • 1 cup whole milk
  • 1 tablespoon unflavored gelatin
  • 2 tablespoons condensed milk
  • 1 1/2 cups heavy cream
  • 1 tablespoon orange extract

Instructions

  1. In a small saucepan over low heat, heat milk and sprinkle gelatin.
  2. Hydrate gelatin and whisk until it has melted.
  3. Add condensed milk, heavy cream, and orange extract. Remove from heat and cool for 10 minutes.
  4. Slowly pour into wine glasses and let set for 2-4 hours. Serve alongside sautéed pineapples (or grilled peaches!), caramel sauce, and/or sprinkled with toasted nuts/coconut.
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The Fire Island Cookbook is the perfect book to cook from between Memorial Day and Labor Day. That’s basically the season we are the busiest on Martha’s Vineyard, as well as the Hamptons, Fire Island, the Florida Keys, and other. It’s also the season when we’re all sharing great food with friends and families: potlucks, dinner parties, pool parties, and barbeques turn our days into endless fun!
Mike and Jeff have authored a book that’s divided into “themes” or better yet, foodie occasions! Some of my favorites are Noche Caliente Spanish Dinner, Peak Summer Produce, Paella Beach Party, and Labor Day Caribbean Barbeque. Each occasion creates an event all around the food, sharing recipes that cover all the bases from appetizers to dessert, and extra nibbles in between. The recipes read like poetry that your summer loves would read to you during the balmy nights (or maybe that’s Grease, the movie?), but you get the idea. Recipes are paired with recommended wines, because they ARE the World Wine Guys! Be sure to enter the giveaway below or grab your own copy over on Amazon. I predict it will be THE cookbook this summer!
The Sautéed Piña Colada is from this cookbook and sure to be a hit with your guests this summer. Fresh pineapples soaked in rum, and then sauteed with brown sugar and tossed with shaved coconut make a great topping to desserts such as this panna cotta, as well as ice creams and cakes!

Summer Lovin’ Giveaway includes a brand new copy of “The Fire Island Cookbook” by Mike DeSimone and Jeff Jenssen AND a 4-ounce bottle of Pure Orange Extract from Wild Bean Vanilla. One winner chosen randomly out of all the comments, so be sure to leave an email to contact you if you win. Prizes will be shipped separately to winner.


Entries (leave a comment for each one!):

  • Leave a comment sharing what your favorite summer food is. 
  • Follow Wild Bean Vanilla on Twitter
  • Follow WorldWineGuys on Twitter
  • Tweet: Enter @nella22’s Summer Lovin’ Giveaway feat. @worldwineguys new cookbook & @WildBeanVanilla Orange Extract! http://bit.ly/KeYSCJ

Disclaimer: Products and book were free of charge to review. My opinions, as always, were based on product testing and tasting!  US mailing addresses only. One (1) winner will be chosen randomly. Prizes will be shipped by publisher and company separately. The contest ends Sunday, May 20th 2012 at 11:59 pm Eastern time. The winner will be announced on Monday, May 21st via email and will have 48 hours to respond before a new winner is chosen.

Comments

  7. Anonymous says

    bueno marne esta si es una copa con un postre delicioso, que presentacion tan bell, que combinacion de sabores ummmmmm.. que rico debe estar, felicidades por tus ideas tan buenas, me encanto, te amo mi nina, tu mami

    Reply

  11. Ginny says

    cucumbers….can be cooked, eaten raw or pickled…..that and fresh, homegrown tomatoes….NOTHING beats a mater sammich on a hot day!!!

    Reply

  27. Jo Ann Buller says

    don’t have twitter. but i love all the fresh vegetables in the summer. i really nice salad with fresh lettuce, tomatoes, cucumbers, bell peppers and cucumbers. yummy!!!

    Reply

  30. Terra says

    This pretty much looks amazing, and definitely a gorgeous summer treat!! It is hard to answer what my favorite summer treat is, it is pretty much any summer fruit and veggie. I think I dearly love any melon though, especially watermelon:-) Hugs, Terra

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  64. Jenne says

    My favorite summer food is peaches grilled. We get a certain peach here and I like to grill it or make peach cobbler. You can contact me at mooshujenne(at)gmail.com since I did by name and url 🙂

    Reply

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