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This season 1 finale episode is a love letter to the Emerald Triangle where the best sun-grown cannabis in the world is grown. Make a cannabis-infused matcha tea latte with me, learn about the famed Emerald Triangle growing region, and why sun-grown cannabis is worth celebrating.

Recipe: Humboldt Fog Matcha Latte | Includes complete steps from much flower to use, the time and temp to infuse, and baking temperature.



SEASON 2: COMING IN FALL 2023

We’re recording season 2 and will be back with brand new episodes! In the next season, we’ll dive into the basics of cooking with cannabis with easy recipes you can make at home. Each episode will focus on different methods, techniques, strain pairings, and all the delicious beautiful foods you can make with each infusion.

No special equipment necessary. Just your oven and a mason jar. Have a special request or a burning question? Drop it in the comments and we may read your question in an upcoming episode!



Timestamps:


1:23 - How Humboldt, California inspired this drink


2:30 - How to make a cannabis-infused Humboldt Fog Tea Latte


2:59 - What is matcha?


3:25 - Cannabis leaf tea benefits


4:30 - Pinene-rich strain pairing recommendations


5:19 - Caffeine and cannabis


5:39 - Emerald Triangle growing region


6:19 - Why weed grows well in wine-growing regions


8:00 - Why we should support sun-grown cannabis


9:01 - How craft beer is like craft cannabis

Easy 2-ingredient recipe and exploring the idea of "clean cannabis"



In this episode I’ll share an easy recipe for cannabis-infused chocolate banana cups, illustrate the concept of “clean” cannabis using this recipe, and share what to look for when shopping for solventless cannabis products.



Recipe: Chocolate Banana Cups | Includes complete steps and exactly how much chocolate to use to dose at 5mg THC per serving.



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Timestamps:

0:40 - Dosing using cannabis chocolate

1:17 - How to make chocolate banana cups

1:40 - What is clean living and clean eating?

2:05 - Why chocolate and cannabis go together

2:36 - What is hash or rosin chocolate?

2:53 - How to choose cannabis chocolate

3:38 - What is clean cannabis?

4:04 - What to look for when shopping for solventless cannabis products

5:22 - Keywords to find solventless cannabis

6:34 - How food can help us understand cannabis options



NEXT EPISODE ON JULY 19:

S1E8: Humboldt Fog Matcha Tea Latte + Sun-Grown Cannabis

The final episode of Season 1 celebrates the joys of sun-grown cannabis and the famed Northern California growing region. This cozy matcha drink captures the beauty of the Humboldt mountains and fog.

We’re recording Season 2 of the podcast now! Is there something you’d like to learn more about? Share it in comments and I’ll do an AMA mailbag bonus episode.

In this episode, the world of dumplings and cannabis collide! I sit down with Chef Wendy Zeng to chat about dumplings, spicy dipping sauces, the French press infusion method, and navigating our Asian immigrant identity with food. Follow Wendy Zeng on IG @wenyerhungry.

Recipe: Pork Ginger Dumplings | Includes complete steps from much flower to use, the time and temp to infuse to make a sesame dipping sauce.

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Timestamps:

0:20 - A chef’s secret to making dumplings

1:30 - What type of dumpling wrappers to use?

3:26 - Discussing our Chinese immigrant cultural identity

4:10 - Wendy: About growing up in Sichuan, China

5:40 - Wendy: On moving from Sichuan to Nashville, Tennessee

8:07 - On identity and not fitting in

10:07 - About Mogu Magu, an AAPI culture, food, and cannabis collective

10:45 - Representation matters

11:40 - Cannabis’ roots in Chinese healing plant medicines

12:00 - How being an immigrant shapes our perspective of food

13:04 - Wendy’s mind-blowing dumpling sauce technique

17:10 - How to dose at a dinner party… and drizzle!

20:47 - French press infusion method

26:10 - What’s the liquid and solids separated at the bottom of cannabutter?



NEXT EPISODE ON JULY 5:

S1E7: Chocolate Banana Cups + Solventless

An easy ingredient recipe using Kiva cannabis chocolate, as I dive into the what is solventless and why it makes for a much better high experience.



Fruit + Flower Unfurled — the podcast is a show about cannabis, camaraderie, and… delicious desserts! Each episode features beautiful cannabis-infused recipes, tips for making weed edibles at home, and dives into the juicy unfurled bits. 

Free to listen for all subscribers. New episodes for Season 1 released every other Wednesday.

Have you ever felt so overcome from white hot anger and rage that it sends you into an anxiety-ridden panic attack? That’s where my mental state was when I decorated this cake.

In this episode, I share the breakup story behind my infamous Rage Cake, explain cannabis terpenes using cake flavors, and explore my how cannabis helped transform and channel my destructive rage into beautiful, creative energy… and this stunning dessert.

Timestamps:

1:38 - XJ-13 strain-specific cake

2:09 - What are cannabis terpenes?

3:15 - How cannabis helped transmute my anger into art

4:15 - How do you decorate strain-specific cake?

5:20 - Cannabis unlocking cake decorating creativity

8:09 - How cannabis helps find balance

8:45 - Feeling anger

10:03 - Transmuting anger into art



NEXT EPISODE ON JUNE 21:

S1E6: Pork Ginger Dumplings + Chef Wendy Zeng

Getting high and making dumplings with Chef Wendy Zeng. We get raw and real about our cultural identity and relationship with cannabis in this special guest episode.



Fruit + Flower Unfurled — the podcast is a show about cannabis, camaraderie, and… delicious desserts! Each episode features beautiful cannabis-infused recipes, tips for making weed edibles at home, and dives into the juicy unfurled bits. 

Free to listen for all subscribers. New episodes for Season 1 released every other Wednesday.

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🎧 Embracing failure to become a better baker

Ever feel like imposter syndrome or the fear of failure is holding you back? In this episode, I’ll tell you about how this this Pineapple Tart taught me to fail forward, my secrets to pairing cannabis and food, and reveal the not-so-nice things my inner voice says to keep me down.

The Flavor Bible | My secret to flavor pairings and creativity in the kitchen.

Recipe: Pineapple Tart | Includes complete steps from much flower to use, how to infuse, and how to make these delightful rainbow meringues.

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Timestamps:

3:23 - Elevated Eight, a cannabis chef cook off

3:54 - Failing forward

5:13 - Inside Hulu’s baking competition show “Baker’s Dozen”

6:45 - Flavor pairing secrets

8:09 - What are terpenes in food and cannabis?

8:35 - Cannabis and food strain pairings

10:06 - Celebrating the weedy flavor, don’t mask it

10:50 - Strain pairings for this tart

11:01 - Imposter syndrome

11:25 - Embracing failure and how to be a better baker



NEXT EPISODE ON JUNE 7:

S1E5: Rage Cake + Transmuting Anger into Art

How I used cannabis during an anxiety-ridden panic attack to transmute my anger into creativity to decorate this Rage Cake. Reflections on anger, anxiety, and creative expression coming up on episode 5.



Fruit + Flower Unfurled — the podcast is a show about cannabis, camaraderie, and… delicious desserts! Each episode features beautiful cannabis-infused recipes, tips for making weed edibles at home, and dives into the juicy unfurled bits. 

Can caffeine and cannabis give you a boost of energy to feel more alert, productive, and really good? Science says, yes it can! There’s a reason why this combination is my favorite way to start the day. I cover the different ways to infuse your morning coffee, or tea and some interesting coffee products I’ve seen available for purchase.



Recipe: Cannabis-infused Coffee | Includes complete steps and amounts for how to make a low-dose canna milk for your coffee .

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