Did you have a manic Monday? I had a painful Monday :(, why you ask? Well I get TPI's (trigger point injections) every month and where I get them there isn't a lot of muscle or even fat (ie my head). It's weird though because they've always been painful, but the last few months it seems even worse, but I will keep going at it to try and get back to my regular old self :)
I want to give you all a heads up that today's post will be on the shorter side for a few reasons; 1) I'm not feeling so hot, 2) I'm tired and need to try and nap, and 3) because it will lead into a longer post tomorrow ;)
As most of my readers know I have some "go to" comforts that seem to be the only things that make me feel better or allow me to eat when I am having a bad day. One that is definitely in my top five is ginger ale, you know the beverage that every grandmother would give you to settle your stomach (even though it should have been flat lol)? Well still to this day I love it and with all of my not feeling well reminded me of a time when I worked for a retirement home. Now we're going back a few years but I loved the people I was helping everyday, it honestly was like having one hundred grandparents :) Of course each of the staff had our favorites, I know I did, and they all stood out for their own unique qualities or traits. One specific gentlemen named Jack was funny, very friendly, and was always looking out for us girls. I would volunteer every other weekend to have a billiards day (they had a very nice pool table), and sometimes it would just be Jack and I playing for hours. One day while helping with cleaning his room, I had a terrible stomach ache and felt awful, he immediately picked up on it and said "I have just the thing for you". When he came back he was holding open a small candy jar, only I had no idea what the pieces were inside. Since I had this perplexed look on my face, he spoke up and explained that it was candied ginger and that it would help settle my stomach. Knowing I still had a good four hours until the end of my shift I thought I'll give it a shot since I didn't have any ginger ale, and sure enough it did the trick. Now I do keep some on hand that I picked up but it doesn't always help unfortunately, and then one day I ran out and while I was at the grocery store I saw they had fresh ginger on sale. I took it as divine intervention, the baking Gods were putting a challenge right in front of me and telling me I could make this on my own. So thanks to my funky little AllRecipe app for my iPhone, that is the recipe I'm bringing to you today!
Candied Ginger via (AllRecipes)
Ingredients
2C sugar
2C fresh ginger, cut into thin slices
2C water
I didn't use bottled water lol
Directions:
1) In a medium sauce pan combine the sugar, ginger, and water bringing to a boil over high heat. Reduce heat and let simmer until it becomes syrupy and the liquid has been reduced by half 40-45 minutes. Strain the ginger out and reserve the syrup (if you'd like, I didn't).
2) I was a little impatient in regards to letting them dry so I threw them in the oven on a low heat until they became tacky to the touch. I then tossed them in sugar and stored in an air tight container until I needed them.
from this
to this!
I apologize for the lack of "process" pictures, not sure what I was thinking. It wasn't overly complicated and I did it without a candy thermometer :) The smell of the fresh ginger was a lovely aroma that you don't smell very often, and not to mention the fruits of my labor are delish!
So tomorrow you will see what I did with a majority of these bad boys, until them I'll leave you with the many ideas that run through your brains and I'll go try and nap! Until next time.............................
Stay sweet,
Jennifer xoxoxo
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