{"componentChunkName":"component---common-build-tags-template-js","path":"/tag/edible/4","result":{"data":{"allArticle":{"edges":[{"node":{"id":"Article_3046-markdown","title":"3 Ways You Can Use Your Cannabis Scraps","slug":"3-ways-you-can-use-your-cannabis-scraps","content":"If you consume cannabis, you’ve probably noticed that sometimes you’re left with a lot of scraps. There are the stems, dust and leaves stuck in your grinder or rolling tray, the post-vape plant material from your vaporizer, cannabis pulp left over from making edibles—there’s even that little bit of extract that gets stuck to the inside of your concentrate container. \n\nFor many of us who hate to throw away this precious medicine, we wonder about what to do with these remnants. Luckily, cannabis consumers have spent a lot of time figuring out how to recycle these scraps. So, check out these three ways to use your cannabis scraps instead of just throwing them away.\n\nFOLLOW US ON [FACEBOOK](https://www.facebook.com/pg/hellomdcompany/posts/) & [INSTAGRAM](https://www.instagram.com/hellomd_us/?utm_medium=copy_link/)\n\n### 1. Turn Cannabis Crumbs Into an Edible Base \n\nThere are all kinds of cannabis crumbs that may come from:\n\n* Leaves\n* Stems\n* Kief\n* Little bits of bud\n\nCannabis consumers usually find these crumbs:\n\n* At the bottom of their stash jar\n* Stuck in the crevices of their grinder\n* Littering their rolling tray\n\nThe easiest way to use these cannabis crumbs is to turn them into something to make cannabis edibles. Some options include:\n\n* [Cannabutter](https://hellomd.com/articles/diy-recipe-cannabutter-or-cannabis-butter/)\n* [Cannabis-infused oil](https://hellomd.com/articles/diy-recipe-quick-and-easy-cannabis-strain-specific-tincture/) \n* [Marijuana-infused coconut milk](https://hellomd.com/articles/diy-recipe-marijuana-infused-coconut-milk/) \n\nTo get started, gather all of your cannabis crumbs together. You can infuse something with just the scraps or add them in with shake or bud if you don’t have enough scraps for a full batch. \n\nOnce you’ve made your edible base, you can use your butter, oil or milk in whatever recipes you like. With this method, you never need to toss your cannabis crumbs out again. \n\nRELATED: [CONSUMING CANNABIS EDIBLES TO IMPROVE YOUR HEALTH](https://hellomd.com/articles/consuming-cannabis-edibles-to-improve-your-health/)\n\n### 2. Use Cannabis Pulp in High-Fiber Dishes  \n\nSo, we know how to use up all of our cannabis crumbs, but what about after we’ve made our edible base? The process of making cannabis-infused oils, butter or milk usually leaves behind some cannabis pulp (the scraps that you strain out of your butter or oil, for example, once it’s infused). \n\nWhile most of the cannabis compounds wind up in your oil, butter or milk, not all of them do.  There’s still a ton of therapeutic ingredients in this pulp that you don’t have to waste. \n\nSo, how can we recycle this cannabis pulp? Many people choose to use them in high-fiber dishes to add even more fibrous material to the meal. \n\nBulking up your food with fiber can help:\n\n* Boost colon health\n* Lower cholesterol\n* Regulate blood sugars\n\nTo reuse your cannabis this way, you should first put it through a blender to make sure it has a smooth and even consistency—no one wants to bite down on a stem while they’re eating. \n\nThen you can add this smooth pulp to dishes like\n\n* [The ultimate cannabis breakfast smoothie](https://hellomd.com/articles/the-ultimate-cannabis-breakfast-smoothie/)\n* [Cannabis-infused broccoli-cheddar soup](https://hellomd.com/articles/diy-recipe-cannabis-infused-broccoli-cheddar-soup/)\n* [Vegan cannabis-infused pumpkin seed pesto](https://hellomd.com/articles/diy-recipe-vegan-cannabis-infused-pumpkin-seed-pesto/ \n\nYou can even use this pulp as a garnish on top of your infused dishes for an elegant presentation.  \n\n### 3. Turn Leftover Extract Into Cannabis Topicals \n\nIf you prefer marijuana extracts to flower and edibles, you may find you have a different kind of leftover—the bits of cannabis extract that get stuck to the sides of the container they come in. Sometimes this means concentrate stuck to a tiny glass or plastic jar, parchment paper or a prefilled tank. It can feel like no matter how hard you try, you just can’t seem to get to that last bit of extract. \n\nBut don’t worry, there are ways to salvage this leftover concentrate. My favorite way to use it is to turn the extract into a cannabis topical. \n\nTo do this, you’ll need to find a carrier oil that works well with your skin. I like to use argan oil, because it doesn’t clog my pores. But you can use just about any oil that stays in liquid form at room temperature. \n\nWhen you’ve picked out a good oil, pour a little bit into the extract container. If you’re using a tank, you may need to pop part of the tank off to access the concentrate. Make sure the oil is touching all of the extract in the container, and then close it up. If you’re working with parchment paper, you can put the entire thing into another container. \n\nOnce you’ve got your container sealed, let it sit in a cool dark place for three to five days. If you’d like, you can periodically shake the container to mix it. After a few days, check on your container. You should have an infused oil that can rub directly onto your skin for localized pain relief. \n\nPhoto credit: Creative Family/Shutterstock.com\n\nIf you’re new to cannabis and want to learn more, take a look at our [Cannabis 101](https://hellomd.com/articles/cannabis-101-what-you-need-to-know-about-marijuana/) index of articles. And if you have questions about cannabis, [ask them](https://hellomd.com/questions-and-answers/) and our community will answer.\n","image":{"childImageSharp":{"fluid":{"base64":"data:image/jpeg;base64,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","aspectRatio":1.3793103448275863,"src":"/static/0e16580dbb453012c74df01a0f01158b/14b42/9c4e1cbe7adf7be6d5c4c78bfd8ca42c.jpg","srcSet":"/static/0e16580dbb453012c74df01a0f01158b/f836f/9c4e1cbe7adf7be6d5c4c78bfd8ca42c.jpg 200w,\n/static/0e16580dbb453012c74df01a0f01158b/2244e/9c4e1cbe7adf7be6d5c4c78bfd8ca42c.jpg 400w,\n/static/0e16580dbb453012c74df01a0f01158b/14b42/9c4e1cbe7adf7be6d5c4c78bfd8ca42c.jpg 800w,\n/static/0e16580dbb453012c74df01a0f01158b/47498/9c4e1cbe7adf7be6d5c4c78bfd8ca42c.jpg 1200w,\n/static/0e16580dbb453012c74df01a0f01158b/0e329/9c4e1cbe7adf7be6d5c4c78bfd8ca42c.jpg 1600w,\n/static/0e16580dbb453012c74df01a0f01158b/6c42c/9c4e1cbe7adf7be6d5c4c78bfd8ca42c.jpg 1767w","srcWebp":"/static/0e16580dbb453012c74df01a0f01158b/58556/9c4e1cbe7adf7be6d5c4c78bfd8ca42c.webp","srcSetWebp":"/static/0e16580dbb453012c74df01a0f01158b/61e93/9c4e1cbe7adf7be6d5c4c78bfd8ca42c.webp 200w,\n/static/0e16580dbb453012c74df01a0f01158b/1f5c5/9c4e1cbe7adf7be6d5c4c78bfd8ca42c.webp 400w,\n/static/0e16580dbb453012c74df01a0f01158b/58556/9c4e1cbe7adf7be6d5c4c78bfd8ca42c.webp 800w,\n/static/0e16580dbb453012c74df01a0f01158b/99238/9c4e1cbe7adf7be6d5c4c78bfd8ca42c.webp 1200w,\n/static/0e16580dbb453012c74df01a0f01158b/7c22d/9c4e1cbe7adf7be6d5c4c78bfd8ca42c.webp 1600w,\n/static/0e16580dbb453012c74df01a0f01158b/6d1be/9c4e1cbe7adf7be6d5c4c78bfd8ca42c.webp 1767w","sizes":"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px"}}}}},{"node":{"id":"Article_3039-markdown","title":"DIY Recipes: 3 Sparkling Cannabis Coolers ","slug":"diy-recipes-3-sparkling-cannabis-coolers","content":"With summer comes a string of barbecues, pool parties, and cookouts. You may be deciding on the perfect dish to share that’ll leave your friends raving. But forget about the usual potato salad or slaw. Instead, be the maverick who offers up a fresh and thirst-quenching cannabis-infused cooler made with sparkling water.\n\nIf you’re looking to cut down on alcohol, a cannabis-infused beverage makes for a healthy alternative. Not only will it keep your guests feeling festive, but a sparkling cooler will be lighter and contain fewer calories than the usual party beverages like beer, wine or sugary cocktails.\n\nAnd in the summer heat, it’s always a good idea to stay hydrated—something alcohol isn’t a great idea, but a cannabis cooler is.\n\nSo, consider trying out one of these easy and refreshing recipes for your next get-together or hang-out session at home.  \n\n![Hello2-min (13).png](https://hellomd-cms.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/Hello2_min_13_04e693cc48.png)\n\n### Tips for Serving Your Sparkling Cannabis Coolers\n\nAn important thing to keep in mind as you prepare and serve [cannabis edibles](https://www.hellomd.com/articles/essentials-about-edibles-that-you-need-to-know) is keeping people informed. A canna-beverage for a happy, steady buzz sounds great, but you’ll want to prep your guests, particularly marijuana newbies, for the experience.\n\nIn addition to making sure you tell your guests about the infused drinks, be sure to place a label or sign in front of the bowl or pitcher that contains cannabis. You could also label each cup or use different-colored cups specifically for your cannabis beverages to prevent someone from accidentally drinking another guest’s infused drink.\n\nMost importantly, keep cannabis beverages away from any youngsters at the party.\n\n![Hello6-min (14).png](https://hellomd-cms.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/Hello6_min_14_b1261ca3dd.png)\n\n### How We’ll Infuse These Cannabis Coolers\n\nWe recommend using **marijuana tinctures** in your coolers. If you’re worried about guests not wanting to feel high, try a [tincture rich in CBD](https://www.hellomd.com/articles/diy-recipe-high-cbd-cannabis-tincture). Tinctures with greater **cannabidiol (CBD)** to **tetrahydrocannabinol (THC)** ratio like 18:1 or will typically not get folks high, but will rather help relax them and promote a good vibe. \n\nThat said, everyone reacts differently to cannabis, so you may have to do some experimenting to find the cannabis tincture and dose that works best with the theme of your party.\n\n![iStock-891508752.jpg](https://hellomd-cms.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/i_Stock_891508752_11d8395ead.jpg)\n\n### Cannabis-Infused Sparkling Watermelon-Basil Water\n\nFor many, watermelon is the official flavor of summer. But watermelon doesn’t just taste sweet and refreshing. It has a lot of health advantages, too. For example:\n\n- It keeps you hydrated, as watermelon is made up of 92% water.\n- It’s rich in vitamin C, which can act as an antioxidant.\n- In animal tests, watermelon seemed to help lower inflammation.\n\nThe basil in this beverage gives it a nice herbal kick and adds magnesium and vitamin A to the drink, too.\n\n#### Ingredients for Cannabis-Infused Sparkling Watermelon-Basil Water\n\nServes 4\n\n- 24 oz carbonated water\n- 4 cups of watermelon cubes\n- 1/4 lemon slice\n- Handful of fresh basil, 10–20 leaves\n- 20 mg of cannabis tincture (4 droppers so each person gets a 5 mg dose)\n- Ice\n\n#### How to Make Cannabis-Infused Sparkling Watermelon-Basil Water\n\n- 1.) Either with a blender or by hand, puree/crush the watermelon (you can leave some watermelon in chunks if you’d like). \n- 2.) Crush the basil leaves at the bottom of a pitcher. \n- 3.) Add the pureed watermelon and carbonated water to the pitcher. \n- 4.) Add the cannabis tincture and squeeze 1/4 of lemon into the pitcher. \n- 5.) Top off with as much ice as you’d like. Stir and serve.\n\n![iStock-1138063356.jpg](https://hellomd-cms.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/i_Stock_1138063356_efe80e95e0.jpg)\n\n### Cannabis-Infused Sparkling Raspberry-Hibiscus Water\n\nHibiscus may make you think of Hawaii or a tropical island, but consider enjoying the flower closer to home to reap its benefits. The hibiscus plant:\n\n- Is rich in antioxidants\n- Promotes liver health\n- Has shown some antibacterial properties\n\nPlus, the strong, tart taste of hibiscus is not only delicious but is also effective at masking any marijuana taste. \n\n#### Ingredients for Cannabis-Infused Sparkling Raspberry-Hibiscus Water\n\nServes 4\n\n- 16 oz hot water\n- 4 hibiscus tea bags\n- 24 oz carbonated water\n- 2 tsp raspberry fruit drops or flavoring\n- 20 mg of cannabis tincture (4 droppers so each person gets a 5 mg dose)\n- Ice\n- Mint stalk garnish (optional)\n\n#### How to Make Cannabis-Infused Sparkling Raspberry-Hibiscus Water\n\n- 1.) Boil the water.\n- 2.) Steep the tea bags in the boiling water for 5 minutes. \n- 3.) As you wait, drop 2 tsp of raspberry flavoring and the cannabis tincture into the carbonated water. \n- 4.) Take out the tea bags. Then, mix the tea and carbonated water together. \n- 5.) Add as much ice as you’d like. Stir and serve.\n\n![iStock-967740668.jpg](https://hellomd-cms.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/i_Stock_967740668_fc2cfbd3fc.jpg)\n\n### Cannabis-Infused Sparkling Chamomile-Nutmeg Water\n\nThis recipe’s a bit of a twist. Cookout all winded down, but the summer heat making it too hot to enjoy warm tea? Problems with sleep? Try a cold sparkling water mixture using a cannabis tincture targeted for insomnia. The chamomile is good for relaxation and helps promote better sleep. \n\nMeanwhile, the honey also has health benefits of its own, including:\n\n- Promoting immunity\n- Soothing sore throats\n- Acting as an antibacterial\n\nIf you have a little more time to spend on this recipe, you can always use our [cannabis-infused honey](https://hellomd.com/articles/diy-recipe-how-to-make-cannabis-honey/) recipe as the base.\n\n#### Ingredients for Cannabis-Infused Sparkling Chamomile-Nutmeg Water\n\nServes 4\n\n- 16 oz hot water\n- 4 chamomile tea bags\n- 24 oz carbonated water\n- 1 dash of ground nutmeg\n- 4 tsp of honey\n- 20 mg of cannabis tincture (four droppers so each person gets a 5mg dose)\n\n#### How to Make Cannabis-Infused Sparkling Chamomile-Nutmeg Water\n\n- 1.) Boil 16 oz of water. \n- 2.) Let the tea bags steep in the boiling water for 5 minutes. \n- 3.) Add the honey and a dash of nutmeg into the hot mixture. Stir.\n- 4.) Add the cannabis tincture to the carbonated water. \n- 5.) Take out the teabags and mix the tea and carbonated water together. \n- 6.) Add as much ice as you see fit. Stir and serve.\n\nThese offerings of light and cool beverages with a cannabis kicker (and some medicinal benefits) will have you soaring through the festivities in no time.\n\n### Get a Medical Marijuana Card Online\n\nIt's easy to get your medical marijuana document with the online [Telehealth service HelloMD](https://www.hellomd.com/get-started/). Register, pay, and receive an online medical consultation with a licensed practitioner and purchase medical cannabis today. 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The only problem with this healthy treat is that it can get a little pricey when you order it at a fancy juice bar or café. So, instead of doling out $10 whenever the craving hits, why not make your own açai bowl at home? And while you’re at it, you can add a little bit of cannabis to the mix.\n\nFor those of you who haven’t had the pleasure of tasting açai, it has a distinct taste that’s reminiscent of wild berries and chocolate. This small berry originates from South and Central America and was quite popular in Brazil before it became a hit in the U.S.\n\nFOLLOW US ON [FACEBOOK](https://www.facebook.com/pg/hellomdcompany/posts/) & [INSTAGRAM](https://www.instagram.com/hellomd_us/?utm_medium=copy_link/)\n\nStateside, açai is known as an antioxidant powerhouse, making it easy to find in the freezer section of health food stores across the nation. Additionally, açai is low in sugar and high in healthy fats, meaning açai bowls can be especially filling.\n\nSince [cannabis is fat soluble](https://hellomd.com/articles/why-you-need-to-eat-fat-with-your-cannabis/), adding a bit to an açai bowl is a great way to help your body make good use of cannabinoids like tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) and cannabidiol (CBD) found in cannabis. This way, you’ll not only reap the benefits of açai, you’ll also enjoy the positive effects—from pain relief to improved mood—of cannabis as well.\n\nTo make an açai bowl, you start with frozen açai and blend it with frozen fruit for a thick creamy texture that serves as the base for all kinds of toppings. Açai bowls are often eaten for breakfast, or they can be served as a cooling treat during the summer months.\n\nSome popular açai bowl toppings are: \n\n* Banana \n* Granola\n* Coconut flakes\n* Chia seeds\n* Nuts\n* Blueberries\n* Strawberries\n\nThis recipe keeps it simple with two toppings: granola and fresh fruit. That said, açai bowls are great canvases on which you can create whatever satisfying, healthy treat you have in mind. Add whatever fruit toppings you’d like for additional vitamins, nutrients and flavors. \n\nRELATED: [DIY RECIPE: CANNABIS-INFUSED GREEN DETOX DRINK](https://hellomd.com/articles/diy-recipe-cannabis-infused-green-detox-drink/)\n\n### Ingredients for Simple & Cooling Cannabis Açai Bowl\n\nServes 1\n\n* 1 frozen açai berry packet (3.5 oz)\n* 1 frozen banana\n* 1/4 cup coconut water\n* 1 handful fresh fruit of your choice\n* 1/4 cup granola \n* 1 half or whole dropperful of [cannabis tincture](https://www.hellomd.com/products?category=Tinctures) \n\n### How to Make Simple & Cooling Cannabis Açai Bowl\n\n1. Combine the frozen açai berry packet, frozen banana, coconut water and cannabis tincture in a blender. Blend until smooth. You may have to add more coconut water to get a consistency that you’re happy with. \n\n2. Transfer açai mixture to a bowl, then top with granola and fruit, and dig in immediately. \n\nPhoto credit: Ekaterina Kondratova/Shutterstock.com \n\nIf you’re new to cannabis and want to learn more, take a look at our [Cannabis 101](https://hellomd.com/articles/cannabis-101-what-you-need-to-know-about-marijuana/) index of articles. And if you have questions about cannabis, [ask them](https://hellomd.com/questions-and-answers/) and our community will answer.","image":{"childImageSharp":{"fluid":{"base64":"data:image/jpeg;base64,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","aspectRatio":1.3605442176870748,"src":"/static/b075906cde25b60b9116a1d93bde158f/14b42/d249125c7fa35556c90cc70e690e183e.jpg","srcSet":"/static/b075906cde25b60b9116a1d93bde158f/f836f/d249125c7fa35556c90cc70e690e183e.jpg 200w,\n/static/b075906cde25b60b9116a1d93bde158f/2244e/d249125c7fa35556c90cc70e690e183e.jpg 400w,\n/static/b075906cde25b60b9116a1d93bde158f/14b42/d249125c7fa35556c90cc70e690e183e.jpg 800w,\n/static/b075906cde25b60b9116a1d93bde158f/47498/d249125c7fa35556c90cc70e690e183e.jpg 1200w,\n/static/b075906cde25b60b9116a1d93bde158f/0e329/d249125c7fa35556c90cc70e690e183e.jpg 1600w,\n/static/b075906cde25b60b9116a1d93bde158f/69f03/d249125c7fa35556c90cc70e690e183e.jpg 1745w","srcWebp":"/static/b075906cde25b60b9116a1d93bde158f/58556/d249125c7fa35556c90cc70e690e183e.webp","srcSetWebp":"/static/b075906cde25b60b9116a1d93bde158f/61e93/d249125c7fa35556c90cc70e690e183e.webp 200w,\n/static/b075906cde25b60b9116a1d93bde158f/1f5c5/d249125c7fa35556c90cc70e690e183e.webp 400w,\n/static/b075906cde25b60b9116a1d93bde158f/58556/d249125c7fa35556c90cc70e690e183e.webp 800w,\n/static/b075906cde25b60b9116a1d93bde158f/99238/d249125c7fa35556c90cc70e690e183e.webp 1200w,\n/static/b075906cde25b60b9116a1d93bde158f/7c22d/d249125c7fa35556c90cc70e690e183e.webp 1600w,\n/static/b075906cde25b60b9116a1d93bde158f/3bc2b/d249125c7fa35556c90cc70e690e183e.webp 1745w","sizes":"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px"}}}}},{"node":{"id":"Article_3023-markdown","title":"DIY Recipes: The Perfect Cannabis-Infused Picnic Spread","slug":"diy-recipes-the-perfect-cannabis-infused-picnic-spread","content":"The weather’s heating up, and we can finally spend some time outdoors. This means hikes, barbecues, pool parties, and of course, picnics. \n\nIf you’re headed outside, you probably want to bring something to eat. And what better way to enjoy the great outdoors than with a **cannabis-infused picnic feast**. \n\nWe’ve put together a menu of quick, easy, and delicious dishes to make for your next outing. For picnics, we recommend bringing a mix of lightly infused and non-infused foods. When the munchies from your cannabis edibles hit, you’ll want plenty of non-infused bites to snack on.\n\nThe last thing you want to do is overindulge in edibles and go past your limit—that would be a recipe for an edible disaster. \n\nSo, get ready to pack up your picnic basket and grab a blanket to spread out on the grass. Here’s our menu for an unforgettable cannabis-infused picnic.\n\n![Hello1-min (35).png](https://hellomd-cms.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/Hello1_min_35_5efb0492ca.png)\n\n### Cannabis-Infused Caprese Bites\n\nOur first recipe is an easy finger food that’s sure to please: cannabis-infused Caprese bites. You can put these mozzarella, tomato, and basil skewers together in a snap. And they’re so easy to snack on in a picnic setting. All you need are the ingredients and some wooden skewers. \n\n#### Ingredients for Cannabis-Infused Caprese Bites\n\n- 10 small fresh mozzarella balls\n- 2 tbsp [cannabis-infused olive oil](https://hellomd.com/articles/diy-recipe-quick-and-easy-cannabis-strain-specific-tincture/)*\n- 2 tbsp balsamic glaze  \n- 20 cherry tomatoes\n- Salt and pepper to taste\n- 10 fresh basil leaves\n\n**Equipment:**\n- 10 wooden skewers\n\n#### How to Make Cannabis-Infused Caprese Bites\n\n- 1.) Mix your infused olive oil, salt, and pepper in a medium bowl.\n- 2.) Roll your mozzarella balls around in the mixture, so they’re coated. \n- 3.) Assemble the skewers by piercing one mozzarella ball, two cherry tomatoes, and one fresh basil leaf on each skewer.\n- 4.) Once you assemble the skewers, drizzle balsamic glaze over them. \n- 5.) Enjoy immediately, or pack them up for your picnic later in the day. \n\n![Hello2-min (33).png](https://hellomd-cms.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/Hello2_min_33_b975ef4da9.png)\n\n### Strawberry-Pesto Pasta Salad \n\nWhat picnic is complete without a delicious pasta salad? Our next portable suggestion isn’t your average macaroni salad. It’s full of fresh flavors and unexpected combinations. Even though you can throw this together quickly, it tastes like a gourmet meal. \n\n#### Ingredients for Strawberry-Pesto Pasta Salad\n\n- 3 cups dry pasta, cooked al dente and drained (short shapes like penne, farfalle, or macaroni work best)\n- 3/4 cup [pesto](https://hellomd.com/articles/diy-recipe-vegan-cannabis-infused-pumpkin-seed-pesto/)* (your choice to go with homemade or store-bought)\n- 2 cups strawberries, sliced\n- 1 avocado, diced \n- 1/4 cup walnuts, crushed\n- 1/4 cup Parmesan, shaved\n\n*Adding cannabis oil is optional, as it is with all of these recipes.\n\n#### How to Make Strawberry-Pesto Salad\n\n- 1.) Thoroughly mix pasta, pesto sauce, strawberries, shaved Parmesan, and avocado together in a large bowl.\n- 2.) Top with crushed walnuts and Parmesan before serving. \n\n![Hello3-min (28).png](https://hellomd-cms.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/Hello3_min_28_d007fc7917.png)\n\n### Marijuana-Infused Lemonade  \n\nYou’ll definitely want something to drink when you’re out in the sun, and what could be more perfect for a picnic than a cannabis-infused lemonade? It’s easy to make—and infuse—this cold, sweet, and tart summertime classic. \n\nI leave the ingredient amounts open in this recipe since it’s so simple to alter to your tastes. You can adjust how sweet or tart you’d like the lemonade by adding more or less syrup or lemon juice. \n\n#### Ingredients for Marijuana-Infused Lemonade\n\n- [Cannabis-infused simple syrup to taste](https://hellomd.com/articles/recipe-for-diy-cannabis-infused-tropical-mule-cocktail/)* \n- Freshly squeezed lemon juice to taste \n- Water\n\n#### How to Make Marijuana-Infused Lemonade\n\n- 1.) Mix water and cannabis-infused simple syrup in a large pot on low heat until mixed thoroughly. \n- 2.) Remove from heat and add lemon juice. \n- 3.) Stir until well mixed and then put in the refrigerator to cool overnight.\n\n![Hello4-min (26).png](https://hellomd-cms.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/Hello4_min_26_0cc32416b0.png)\n\n### Ham, Hummus, & Veggie Sandwich \n\nFor the main dish, sandwiches are an easy option with so much variety. I like this ham, hummus, and veggie sandwich when I picnic. You can take out the ham if you’d like to make this a vegetarian sandwich and then customize it with your favorite veggies. The result is a hearty, filling sandwich packed with fresh flavors and a satisfying crunch. \n\n#### Ingredients for Ham, Hummus & Veggie Sandwich\n\n- Sliced bread \n- Thinly sliced deli ham \n- Hummus \n- Sprouts\n- Cucumbers, thinly sliced\n- Carrots, thinly sliced\n- Bell peppers, thinly sliced \n- Mayonnaise \n\n#### How to Make Ham, Hummus & Veggie Sandwich\n\n- 1.) To make this sandwich, spread mayonnaise over one piece of sliced bread and add ham. \n- 2.) Add a thin layer of hummus, then top with sprouts and sliced cucumbers.\n- 3.) Add another thin layer of hummus and layer on the other veggies. \n- 4.) Spread one more layer of hummus on a second slice of bread and top the sandwich. \n\n![Hello5-min (22).png](https://hellomd-cms.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/Hello5_min_22_451cc36758.png)\n\n### Cannabis-Infused Watermelon Fruit Salad \n\nWhen it comes to dessert, nothing fits a picnic better than a fresh fruit salad can. This cannabis-infused take on the original works great with just about any fruit you’d like, but for this recipe, we’ve included:\n\n- Watermelon\n- Strawberries\n- Blueberries\n- Green grapes\n\nThe secret to the recipe is the cannabis-infused honey and lime juice. Drizzle this mixture over your fruit salad to infuse it with cannabis and a pop of extra flavor. \n\n#### Ingredients for Cannabis-Infused Watermelon Fruit Salad\n\n- 1 lime\n- 1 tbsp [cannabis-infused honey](https://hellomd.com/articles/diy-recipe-how-to-make-cannabis-honey/)*\n- Watermelon, cubed\n- Strawberries, cored & sliced\n- Blueberries \n- Green grapes \n\n#### How to Make Cannabis-Infused Watermelon Fruit Salad\n\n- 1.) Mix fruit together in a large bowl. \n- 2.) In a small bowl, mix the cannabis-infused honey with lime juice. \n- 3.) Drizzle the honey and lime juice mixture over the fruit salad and toss thoroughly. \n\nEveryone’s different when it comes to the amount of cannabis they can tolerate. So, [use your best judgment on dosing](https://hellomd.com/articles/dosing-cannabis-edibles-safely/) based on your previous experiences with edibles. If you have a lower tolerance to cannabis, use a lower dose in your picnic recipes. And as always, **start low and go slow**.\n\n### Get a Medical Marijuana Card Online\n\nIt's easy to get your medical marijuana document with the online [Telehealth service HelloMD](https://www.hellomd.com/get-started/). Register, pay, and receive an online medical consultation with a licensed practitioner and purchase medical cannabis today. You don't pay unless you're approved!","image":{"childImageSharp":{"fluid":{"base64":"data:image/jpeg;base64,/9j/2wBDABALDA4MChAODQ4SERATGCgaGBYWGDEjJR0oOjM9PDkzODdASFxOQERXRTc4UG1RV19iZ2hnPk1xeXBkeFxlZ2P/2wBDARESEhgVGC8aGi9jQjhCY2NjY2NjY2NjY2NjY2NjY2NjY2NjY2NjY2NjY2NjY2NjY2NjY2NjY2NjY2NjY2NjY2P/wgARCAAOABQDASIAAhEBAxEB/8QAGAAAAwEBAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAEDBAX/xAAVAQEBAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAABAv/aAAwDAQACEAMQAAABqqOHIdIo/8QAGRABAQADAQAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAQIAAxIh/9oACAEBAAEFAmst5EcNHQ6vIhD/xAAVEQEBAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAABEP/aAAgBAwEBPwEn/8QAFhEBAQEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAABES/9oACAECAQE/AcxH/8QAGRABAAIDAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAABExASEy/9oACAEBAAY/AlqdIlvMv//EABoQAAIDAQEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAERACFxMVH/2gAIAQEAAT8hT0rIo9h1GejLV7FBTB+CV1LJ/9oADAMBAAIAAwAAABBE7//EABYRAQEBAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAEAEf/aAAgBAwEBPxBSu3//xAAYEQADAQEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAREhMf/aAAgBAgEBPxBdhXtP/8QAHBABAQACAgMAAAAAAAAAAAAAAREAITFBUXGB/9oACAEBAAE/EFmp7q4dIdF4z24bdMGgmRSBsKPuDKYmEwU895CpFa8M/9k=","aspectRatio":1.3888888888888888,"src":"/static/036ee780ed7559dc657f25498962894f/14b42/f9fcf928e6745e1b8fa3c60efb449f2e.jpg","srcSet":"/static/036ee780ed7559dc657f25498962894f/f836f/f9fcf928e6745e1b8fa3c60efb449f2e.jpg 200w,\n/static/036ee780ed7559dc657f25498962894f/2244e/f9fcf928e6745e1b8fa3c60efb449f2e.jpg 400w,\n/static/036ee780ed7559dc657f25498962894f/14b42/f9fcf928e6745e1b8fa3c60efb449f2e.jpg 800w,\n/static/036ee780ed7559dc657f25498962894f/47498/f9fcf928e6745e1b8fa3c60efb449f2e.jpg 1200w,\n/static/036ee780ed7559dc657f25498962894f/0e329/f9fcf928e6745e1b8fa3c60efb449f2e.jpg 1600w,\n/static/036ee780ed7559dc657f25498962894f/ffa36/f9fcf928e6745e1b8fa3c60efb449f2e.jpg 1773w","srcWebp":"/static/036ee780ed7559dc657f25498962894f/58556/f9fcf928e6745e1b8fa3c60efb449f2e.webp","srcSetWebp":"/static/036ee780ed7559dc657f25498962894f/61e93/f9fcf928e6745e1b8fa3c60efb449f2e.webp 200w,\n/static/036ee780ed7559dc657f25498962894f/1f5c5/f9fcf928e6745e1b8fa3c60efb449f2e.webp 400w,\n/static/036ee780ed7559dc657f25498962894f/58556/f9fcf928e6745e1b8fa3c60efb449f2e.webp 800w,\n/static/036ee780ed7559dc657f25498962894f/99238/f9fcf928e6745e1b8fa3c60efb449f2e.webp 1200w,\n/static/036ee780ed7559dc657f25498962894f/7c22d/f9fcf928e6745e1b8fa3c60efb449f2e.webp 1600w,\n/static/036ee780ed7559dc657f25498962894f/d1528/f9fcf928e6745e1b8fa3c60efb449f2e.webp 1773w","sizes":"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px"}}}}},{"node":{"id":"Article_3020-markdown","title":"DIY Recipe: Decadent CBD-Infused Alfredo Sauce Over Zoodles","slug":"diy-recipe-decadent-cbd-infused-alfredo-sauce-over-zoodles","content":"Looking for a hearty meal infused with cannabidiol (CBD)? We’ve got one that’s as easy to make as it is delicious: zoodles with CBD-infused alfredo sauce. \n\nWhen I was a kid, I used to love ordering chicken Alfredo at Italian restaurants. The smooth, cheesy sauce and pasta felt like a fancy mac and cheese that I never got tired of eating. And sometimes I still really crave that tasty dish. \n\nBut these days, I try to avoid eating the big dose of carbohydrates that comes with any pasta dish. That’s why I love this healthier take on the classic chicken Alfredo. Instead of all those carbs, it swaps in healthy zucchini noodles—also known as zoodles. \n\nZucchini is an ideal pasta substitute, because it can handle any kind of pasta sauce. Plus, zucchini:\n\n* Has a high antioxidant content\n* Is rich in fiber\n* May support eye health \n\nYou also can leave the chicken out if you want to make this dish vegetarian or swap the chicken out for tofu or your protein of choice. \n\nThe Alfredo sauce is what holds this recipe together, and is a nod to the traditional chicken Alfredo dish. I use the classic ingredients:\n\n* Parmesan cheese\n* Cream\n* Butter\n* Garlic\n* Parsley \n\nAlfredo sauce is high in fat, so it sometimes gets a bad rap as an unhealthy choice. But high fat doesn’t always equal unhealthy. Fat actually helps you better metabolize CBD. Cannabis edibles need to contain fat for your body to be able to absorb and use a greater percentage of the cannabinoids you ingest.  \n\nRELATED: [3 MODERN ADVANCES THAT MAKE CBD MORE EFFECTIVE](https://www.hellolift.com/health-wellness/5ce45587c56378689f84a40c/3-modern-advances-that-make-cbd-more-effective)\n\nIf you’re following a high-fat diet, like the keto diet, but want to add CBD to your daily routine, this recipe is the perfect way to get started. \n\n### Ingredients for Decadent CBD-Infused Alfredo Sauce Over Zoodles:\n\nServes 2* \n\n* 1/2 cup butter\n* 1 cup heavy whipping cream\n* 2 cups Parmesan cheese, shredded\n* 1 tsp garlic, minced\n* 1 large zucchini (or 2 small to medium zucchinis), spiralized** \n* 2 droppers of the CBD tincture of your choice\n* 1/4 cup parsley, chopped (Substitute with basil if you prefer.)\n* Salt and pepper to taste\n\n**Optional:**\n* 2 chicken breasts\n\n*You can easily double or triple this recipe, if you’re cooking for a larger group.\n\n**To make the zoodles, your best option is to use a spiralizer. I like to use the widest noodle option on my spiralizer, because it does a great job of holding the sauce. If you don’t have a spiralizer, don’t worry. You can also make zoodles using a vegetable peeler. Just make long straight cuts with the peeler to creat zucchini strips. Then, cut any particularly wide pieces lengthwise to the size you’d like. \n\n![CBD-infused alfredo sauce over zoodles](https://hellomd-development.s3.amazonaws.com/markdown-image-injector-b8a179e6-d296-41ad-b4cd-858f053be1eb/original.png)\n\n### How to Make Decadent CBD-Infused Alfredo Sauce Over Zoodles\n\n1. If you’re using chicken in this recipe, it’s best to start by cooking the chicken so that it’s ready when the rest of your food is. Set up a frying pan or skillet on a medium-high heat, add a little butter or oil, and cook the chicken for 5–7 minutes on each side. When done, the chicken should be white, fully cooked on the inside and golden on the outside. Set aside to rest.\n2. While your chicken is cooking, make the zoodles. Then, evenly divide them into two serving bowls. \n3. To make the CBD-infused Alfredo sauce, add the butter to the sauce pan and melt over medium heat. Add the garlic, parsley and heavy cream, and bring to a low simmer. Let simmer for about 30 seconds. \n5. Turn off the heat and whisk in 1 1/2 cups of the shredded Parmesan cheese. Whisk until the cheese has fully melted, and you have a smooth and creamy sauce. Add your CBD tincture here. Season with salt and pepper to taste. \n6. If your dish includes chicken, take your cooked chicken breasts and cut them into bite-sized cubes. Divide the chicken breast cubes between the two serving bowls, laying them on top of the zoodles. \n7. Finally, pour the hot CBD-infused Alfredo sauce over the two bowls of zoodles, making sure to pour evenly so that your zoodles are entirely covered. This is an important step, because the raw zoodles will soften and slightly cook in the sauce. \n8. Sprinkle the remaining Parmesan on top of each dish. Serve immediately. \n\nPhoto credit: Wiktory/Shutterstock.com\n\nWant to try CBD, but don’t know where to start? [Shop our selection of high-quality, lab-tested CBD products](https://www.hellolift.com/products) and have them shipped to your door. 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Having trained and worked his way up the line under French Laundry chefs at Michelin-starred Aziza and then opened Michelin-starred sister restaurant Mourad, Michael seems like just the person to do it. And his Hightened Series is the vehicle by which he’s working to get it done.\n\nA little about the Hightened Series: It’s a string of fine-dining events, run out of Michael’s company [Opulent Chef](https://www.opulentchef.com/), where folks can enjoy gourmet food paired with various cannabis concentrates. Michael’s goal is “to give people an experience that’s on the same level as an experience that I could give someone at a restaurant with wine.”\n\nFOLLOW US ON [FACEBOOK](https://www.facebook.com/pg/hellomdcompany/posts/) & [INSTAGRAM](https://www.instagram.com/hellomd_us/?utm_medium=copy_link/)\n\nHe adds, “When you think of opulence in dining, people talk about truffles, caviar—expensive, exotic ingredients. Also, the service, wine pairings, these sorts of things. And so, I feel the definition of opulence in dining, and fine dining, is changing now, and we have to start bringing cannabis into that definition.”\n\nHere, here, chef Michael. We second that opinion.\n\nRead on to learn about Michael’s forays into cannabis—both in San Francisco and more recently New York. And follow his journey from his humble beginnings baking cakes and cookies as a 12-year-old to his rise to the top of the culinary world.\n\n### I’d love to start by hearing more about your background. Where did you grow up? And how did you get into cooking? \n\nWell, I was born and raised in Sacramento, California. I don’t really know why exactly I got into cooking. It was something that I was drawn to from a very young age, probably starting at age 12. \n\n### Was there someone in your family who influenced you, and got you interested in food and cooking? \n\nI don’t think so. I was just interested in it, and so I would experiment with cooking at home. Eventually, I was making food for my family and friends.\n\nI didn’t want to go to culinary school or become a chef. It was a hobby, something that I really enjoyed doing. And so, I went to college for something completely different than cooking. \n\n### So, instead of going to cooking school, what did you go to college for? What did you major in?\n\nPhilosophy and political science. I went to San Diego State University. Through college, I would cook for my housemates, my friends. I always enjoyed cooking even through college. And then I started working a little bit.\n\nI was working with a temp agency where I would pick up some shifts in kitchens. Every once in a while, I’d work in hotels and big places like that, but I never really took it seriously, like I was going to make it into a career.\n\nThen I ended up traveling in South America for about a year and a half, and I worked a little bit down there in some kitchens, and that was a lot of fun. I was just kind of learning how to make food down there.\n\n### When you were in high school and college, what types of food were you making? What was your go-to dish that your friends and family would always ask you to make? \n\nIt was probably Mexican food or Italian food. Through high school, I think I was making Italian-type stuff. While I was in college in San Diego, I would make my own tortillas and things like that. We were so close to Mexico, and we’ve got such great ingredients down in Mexico. With tortillas, you could actually get freshly ground masa the day that it was ground.\n\nHere in San Francisco, there are a couple of places that make really good tortillas. But not at that level. So, I made a lot of Mexican food, and there was a plethora of Latino markets all over the place. I was living in the area that was pretty heavily Latino. \n\n### So, were you making pastas by hand, that type of thing when you were in your teens? \n\nI was. I started experimenting with that probably in high school, making egg noodles and stuff. Got a little hand crank and made sheet pasta. Though in high school, I feel like I was making more desserts. My grandma is amazing at baking. \n\nShe taught me how to make a pie crust and angel food cake, cookies and all sorts of stuff. She has 10 sisters, and they’re all amazing bakers. My great grandma lived on a big farm; she was the baker for the whole neighborhood and the farm and everything.\n\nSo, she made bread all day long. I think it’s in their blood to make desserts and things. And jam. They’re really into making jams and jellies. Pickling things, too, because it was North Dakota. So, they’d have to really preserve everything to get through the winters. \n\n### Maybe this is where you got your inspiration. It sounds like your love of food and cooking runs in your family. \n\nYeah. So, I think I was probably doing more dessert stuff in high school. I’ve got a pretty big sweet tooth. I like making cookies. I’ll make cookies for myself every once in a while, and just eat a pile of them. \n\nMy go-to is a chewy chocolate pecan. I also really like oatmeal raisin cookies. There’s just something about oatmeal raisin cookies. \n\nRELATED: [DIY RECIPE: CANNABIS-INFUSED CHOCOLATE CHIP PECAN COOKIES](https://hellomd.com/articles/diy-recipe-cannabis-infused-chocolate-chip-pecan-cookies/)\n\n### It sounds like you have this lineage of baking and being creative with food. What did your friends think when you were 12 or 13 years old and just doing all of this baking all of the time?\n\nI was pretty closeted about it. I wasn't openly cooking for my friends. It was just something I did. When I got further into high school, I want to say probably at 16, I started cooking for my friends. And it wasn't a big deal. And then I was like, “Oh, cool.”\n\nBut when I was really young, I didn’t really tell my friends I was baking cheesecake and stuff. I used to ask my mom’s friends for springform pans and things like that, because my mom didn’t really have all that stuff. They used to know that I liked baking.\n\n### Fast forward to when you were on your travels through South America. Which of the countries in particular were you living and traveling in that gave you that spark of enjoyment with cooking? \n\nIn Peru is really where I was cooking. I traveled pretty much all through South America. But Peru is really where I spent the most time, and where I cooked in a couple of different small kitchens. \n\n### And so, you were cooking in Peru just to make a quick buck while you were living abroad, to help fund your traveling? \n\nYeah, one of the kitchens was giving me a place to sleep in exchange for work. So, it was to extend my travels, and I was interested in that. \n\n### While you were cooking in Peru, did you actually start to think, “Oh, I could make a living out of this?” When did that thought actually form? \n\nNo, I never thought that, because I knew the reality of it. I knew the reality of a life of a chef. Just living in poverty, working all the time and having screwed up teeth, because you don’t have dental. You don’t have health care. And so, I didn’t really want to go down that rabbit hole. I wanted it to still be a fun hobby.\n\nBecause once you start really going down that hole, then the fun of it goes away, and then you’re just pissed off that you’re doing it all the time. And so, I didn’t want that to happen.\n\nBut when I came back to the States, there really wasn’t any job for me. I mean as a philosophy major, nobody’s going to give you a job really. And it was also the beginning of the whole recession. \n\nThere wasn’t really a lot of work around to begin with, and I didn’t have a specific career path from my degree. So, it was one of those things where I just needed to work. I was broke, and I moved back in with my parents, and I knew I needed to get out of my parents’ house.\n\nSo, I started cooking at a sports bar. And I started working for a big catering company that was for the convention center in Sacramento, just working odd shifts. \n\nThen I moved to San Francisco and started cooking here. It just became one of those things where it started becoming hard for me not to work in a professional kitchen, because the next kitchen I went to would be better than the one before, and it would have different sorts of equipment with different sorts of techniques, different sorts of food.\n\nAnd it just kept me going, because I thought, “Oh, I can learn this, and then I'm going to quit this job, and I'm going to go work over here, because I want to learn that.” It kept me interested and motivated to get to the next level, because I wanted to learn more.\n\nBut I couldn’t do that at home anymore. I couldn’t have specialized equipment in my home. I couldn't get certain ingredients at home. So, I had to keep working in kitchens to be able to keep learning and better myself as a cook. \n\nThat’s how it all really started. You get to a point where you think, “OK, I'm such and such age. And now I need to make a decision. I’m either going to do this, or I’m not going to do it.”\n\nAnd I decided, I don’t really want to go back to school and take on debt and then get some job that I don’t know whether I’m going to like. I thought, “I like cooking, even though it doesn’t pay me. At least I’m fed.”\n\n### Was this in your mid 20s, when you were having this moment where you’re at a crossroads and realizing you have to make the choice to stick with cooking or get out? \n\nYeah, I would say mid to late 20s. I was creeping up on 30. I feel like when you start getting to 30, you think, “OK, I need to figure something out.”\n\nAnd it’s still at that point where I could’ve gone back to school and got a master’s degree. I could’ve become really specialized in something. By this time, I would’ve been on a whole other career path. \n\nSo, I had to make that decision, and I decided to just stick with cooking. Then I was in restaurants for a long time. \n\n### Did this all happen before or after you were at Aziza Restaurant, out in the Richmond District of San Francisco? \n\nThis was before Aziza. I worked at multiple places before I went there. \n\n### There’s such a great sampling of different types of ethnic cuisines in the San Francisco Bay Area. Why did you choose to work at Aziza vs. other restaurants?\n\nI was using Craigslist back then, and Aziza kept popping up. And I was staging (working in a kitchen without pay to check it out) at all these places, and they all sucked. They were bad environments. So, I thought, “I'm just going to try Aziza out, because I'm bored. I have nothing else going on.”\n\nAnd I went there, and at that time, Mourad [Lahlou] (the owner-chef) had three different chefs who were all from the French Laundry. I wanted to work for these chefs, because they could teach me refined techniques that they’d learned from the French Laundry. \n\nI was able to learn a lot from them as far as knife skills, various types of cooking techniques. I’d worked at a lot of places, but it was never at any restaurants that were at that level.\n\nSo, going in, I staged, and I just remember thinking, “Shit, these guys are doing crazy stuff.” I’d never been exposed to this before. And the menu was probably quite a bit different than what it was like when Mourad was running the restaurant himself. \n\n### So, Aziza’s food while you were there was more of a fusion interpretation than it was traditional Moroccan?\n\nThe tasting menu had no Moroccan dishes. There were some spices in some things, maybe there was some couscous or something, some preserved lemon. A lot of the staple dishes that Aziza had been known for—like the lamb shank, bisteeya and kefta meatballs—were no longer on the menu. \n\nWhen I got hired on, Mourad was doing a cookbook tour. And I think Mourad had mentally detached himself from the place at that point. He wanted the food to be a lot more refined than the way it was when he was running the place. Because he wanted to take Aziza, himself and his future projects to the next level. He really wanted two Michelin stars. \n\nI signed on to work with the French Laundry guys, and it was difficult. It was difficult for me to make that transition from working a certain way for all these years to now have to work this way.\n\nBut I learned a lot, and it allowed me to become who I am now. I worked my way up at Aziza. All the guys that I worked with, they all quit. So, then it was like, “Well, who else is going to do it?”\n\nSo I, along with another cook, went up the ranks as they left. And we were able to keep the quality standards high because we’d learned how to do that.\n\nThen Mourad opened his namesake restaurant Mourad. And I was one of the openings chefs for that restaurant.\n\n### How was your experience being an opening chef at fine-dining restaurant Mourad, which opened in San Francisco in 2015?\n\nThe goal with that restaurant was that I wanted to be part of an opening in an upper management role. But my goal wasn’t to be there for a long time. I always wanted to just break off and do my own projects. I’ve never really been interested in being some big-name chef or at some big-name restaurant.\n\nI’m more interested in having fun with [food]. \n\n### How long were you at Aziza and then Mourad? After spending time at these restaurants, is that when you decided to strike out on your own and start Opulent Chef?\n\nI think I was at Aziza for three years, and then at Mourad for a couple of years. \n\nYeah, I was at Mourad, where I was essentially chef de cuisine. I was doing menu development, training people. And at that time, I was creating my own style of food. I was working on dishes all day, just creating all day.\n\nI was able to really hone in on my own ideas of what I would want my food to be like. So, I waited for everything to settle down at Mourad, and I put in my notice and then started Opulent Chef.\n\n![A dish from Opulent Chef's Hightened Series](https://hellomd-development.s3.amazonaws.com/markdown-image-injector-ba535820-0521-4f9d-b1a4-952be5720c48/original.png)\n\n### Your goal with Opulent Chef—what were your thoughts in terms of how you wanted it to be positioned and perceived? \n\nYeah, I wanted it to be a small-scale catering company. When I would fundraise with Mourad for his restaurant, we would go to people’s homes and do these big dinners for them. It’d be 10 people, 15 people. I was exposed to these extremely wealthy people in their homes and was cooking out of their homes for them.\n\nAnd so, the idea with Opulent Chef was to do that—to go to these people's homes and cook for them. For wealthy individuals who could afford my services. I didn’t want to just be the guy on Thumbtack who charges $50 a head to do a dinner at your house. I wanted to do what I wanted to do, the way I wanted to do it, and have people pay me, because they appreciate and want that. \n\n### And so, was Opulent Chef an instant success? Did you already have an existing clientele, or did you have to build it over time? \n\nI didn’t really have an existing clientele. But there were some people who I cooked for here and there. And then I was doing popups, trying to use things like Feastly or do popups at Naked Kitchen or other venue spaces, and just trying to figure out how to really do that, how to sell tickets. \n\nSo, that was going for about six months. And then I started with the cannabis.\n\nRELATED: [CANNABIS SUPPER CLUBS: ELEVATED EXPERIENCES BY MASTER CHEFS](https://hellomd.com/articles/cannabis-supper-clubs-elevated-experiences-by-master-chefs/)\n\n### And the cannabis—how did that come into play? What was it that got you into adding cannabis to or pairing cannabis with your dishes?\n\nI had a cook at Mourad who quit the restaurant. He wasn't really that good to begin with. I think it was his first job. And we just yelled at him all day. So, he quit. \n\nHis family is in the cannabis industry. Through his connections, I think he was able to create an ice-water hash company in Humboldt.\n\nWell, he saw that I’d quit and started private cheffing. And so, he reached out to me and said that he wanted to do these dinners with me, cooking food with his hash.\n\nI was curious about it, because I'd never done it. But I knew people who did. So, after about a month of experimenting with decarboxylation and infusing cannabis into oils and integrating that into food, dosing and all that sort of stuff, we did a family and friends dinner to see how it would go down. Then we did an open-to-the-public popup type thing.\n\nThis was all pre-legalization. My partner was a collective, so everyone joined his collective, and they all had medical marijuana cards. After legalization, we slowed down quite a bit. Because we didn’t really know how to proceed.\n\nThat's when I started connecting with other cannabis companies and did dinners with them, or I’d have my own events that I’d produce.\n\n### When you’re talking about your own cannabis dining events, you’re referring to the Hightened Series?\n\nYeah. The Hightened Series is something that I’ve been more recently trying to build a little bit more by producing these events with different cannabis companies that I connect with.\n\nI’ve also cooked for private clients who want cannabis-infused meals or cannabis pairing meals at their homes. So, I’m still doing dinners for people in their homes—more cannabis dinners, but I’ll still do non-cannabis dinners, too. \n\n### What do you get out of the cannabis dinners—your own series and also any other dinner such as the private events you do? What was it that drew you to that? And what do you hope people who attend will get out of it? \n\nThe reason why I was really drawn to cooking with cannabis and wanted to proceed with it was because it’s an unexplored aspect of the food industry. Not that it’s completely unexplored, because obviously people are doing this and have been doing it for a long time. But it’s unexplored in so far that it’s always been kind of underground and semi-illegal.\n\nAnd so, it got me curious about how to use this product integrated into food somehow. To give people an experience that's on the same level as an experience that I could give someone at a restaurant with wine.\n\nBecause I’m changing someone's cerebral experience. They become intoxicated, whether it’s from alcohol or cannabis. And so, I’ve been trying to refine my events more and more to give people an opulent experience with cannabis. \n\nWhen you think of opulence in dining, people talk about truffles, caviar—expensive, exotic ingredients. Also, the service, wine pairings, these sorts of things. And so, I feel the definition of opulence in dining, and fine dining, is changing now, and we have to start bringing cannabis into that definition.\n\nI’m trying to figure out how to integrate cannabis into opulent dining. And so, I experiment with different sorts of dinners, whether it’s pairing concentrates with courses or infusing directly into the meal. And so for me, it’s really unexplored, and there aren’t that many people doing it. And so it’s really fun. \n\n### What has been the most successful in terms of the types of cannabis that you’ve infused with recently? What kinds of cannabis are you working with now that you’ve been really pleased with?\n\nThe direction that I’m going right now, and that makes the most sense for what I’m trying to do, is doing concentrate pairings with courses. We may be using a Puffco Peak or Topstone vaporizer or something along those lines, where we can preload coils on the Topstone, for example, and we can change the coils out on the vaporizers while we’re dropping the next course. \n\nAnd then we can give a spiel about the food, and we can talk about whatever we just loaded up into the coil on the vaporizer that’s in front of them. And diners can try the food with the concentrate. \n\nI don’t like to do my pairings with flower. A lot of people try to do these flower pairings. I think that when you eat food and you smoke flower, it doesn’t work well. It’s combusted flower. It’s harsh. It hurts your palate and your throat, and you can’t taste the food. And your mouth just tastes like smoke. \n\nWith concentrate, you can taste everything that you need to taste out of the plant. You’re stripping all of the excess plant material out of the product. And so, you get a true expression of the plant in its purest form.\n\nAnd it doesn't leave a gross aftertaste in your mouth. It doesn’t blow out your palate, because it’s all smoky. A lot of people are doing these vape pens pairings. I’m just not a big fan of those in general. I have my preferences. I’m not trying to pick fights with people who do vape pen cannabis parties. I’ve done them, too.\n\nBut I think my ideal party is working with specific concentrate companies, especially concentrate companies that are doing a hash-pressed rosin from outdoor-grown plants up in Mendocino or Humboldt, because you can talk about who grew it. Like this person grew this strain; this person made it into hash and pressed it into rosin, and that’s what you're getting right now.\n\nI’ve done events where I’ve brought in the farmer and the hash maker, and they can talk about how they grew it and how they made it. They talk about the strain and why it pairs well with a certain dish. \n\nThat mimics the most how we talk about wine pairings. Maybe that’s just because I’m coming from an understanding of wine with food.\n\nWith wine, you have people growing the grapes. You have people making the wine out of the grapes, and it’s the same thing with cannabis. Someone’s growing the cannabis. Someone’s making hash out of that cannabis.\n\nAnd there’s some people I’ve worked with who cure hash, and so you can taste the difference between different years. For example, there’s a difference in taste between Loopy Fruit from 2016 vs. Loopy Fruit from 2018, because of the way they cure the hash over time. The terpenes mellow out, and they change.\n\nRELATED: [HOW CANNABINOIDS & TERPENES WORK BETTER TOGETHER](https://hellomd.com/articles/how-cannabinoids-and-terpenes-work-better-together/) \n\n### How you describe pairing cannabis with food really does make it sound so similar to when folks talk about wine and wine pairings with food.\n\nYeah, maybe I’m biased because of my background, but that’s the direction I’m going with. Highlighting these artisan hash makers with usually smaller-scale farmers who are growing outdoors. You can really taste the terroir of where they’re growing, because they’re growing outdoors in the ground. Not just in a giant glass house.\n\n### What are your upcoming plans for the Hightened Series? What are your immediate goals with incorporating cannabis into your dining events? \n\nI’ve done a couple of events with Focus Concentrates, and I think we’re going to start nailing down a format that we really want to move forward with. So that we can have a more regular event where we’re doing these dinner pairings with cannabis.\n\nWe’re going to try to treat it the way that I used to treat wine and food when I was in restaurants, which was sitting down and eating food and drinking wine together with the sommelier.\n\nSo, I’m going to make food, and Focus is going to bring cannabis concentrates. And we’re going to try it with concentrates to see how it pairs, what works, what doesn’t work. And then I’ll come up with a solid menu with pairings.\n\n### When people partake in a Hightened Series event, what is it you hope they’ll think or feel during and at the end of it?\n\nI want people’s perception about cannabis and food to change. Or if their perception is the way that I wanted it to be already, then I want them to be solidified in their thinking—that you can have an amazing dining experience without any alcohol. You can have that intoxicated cerebral experience with cannabis. It’s really fun. It’s actually more fun; it’s very enjoyable.\n\nAnd I want people to not be afraid of concentrates. Especially with Topstone vaporizers, you can really control how much you're taking in. And you don't even really need to inhale if you don’t want to. I’ve eaten so much food and drunk so much wine at these giant, 17-course meals where there’s wine for every single course. \n\nAt some point, you don't need to finish your glass of wine. You don't need to swallow it if you don't want to. Just because you’re going to Healdsburg doesn't mean you need to get shitfaced. You can spit it out.\n\nI want people to understand that about cannabis as well. Nobody’s offended if you just need to put it in your mouth, swish it around and smell it, and then exhale it out without inhaling into your lungs. You don’t need to get all screwed up.\n\nAnd with Topstone vaporizers, you can really control your dose. So, people can be very careful and cautious about how much they’re taking in.\n\nSo, I want people’s perception about concentrates to change. I want people to understand what concentrates are, how they’re made and that sort of thing. Because I think a lot of people don’t really fully understand them; they don’t fully understand the difference between something that’s a distillate or CO2 extract or ice-water hash from rosin. All these different ways of making something that we vaporize, that’s an oil.\n\nRELATED: [UNDERSTANDING CANNABIS CONCENTRATES & HOW TO USE THEM](https://hellomd.com/articles/understanding-cannabis-concentrates-and-how-to-use-them/)\n\nI want people to start becoming connoisseurs. And I want them to understand that you can have these amazing dining experiences with something that’s highly prized by a lot of connoisseurs right now. \n\n### Do you have folks who are returning, who keep coming back to your cannabis dining events?\n\nYeah, there’s a handful of people who are really stoked about coming back. I’ll usually try to keep the menus changing through the season. There are some dishes that I’ll repeat just because people love it. And I’m very limited as well, because I’ll prepare everything in my commercial kitchen. But then getting everything to the venue and then having to work within the limitations of that venue make it really hard sometimes.\n\nAnd so, there are certain dishes that I know I can execute really well given the limitations of the kitchen. I don’t have free reign the way that I would have free reign in a restaurant.\n\nBut I try to keep the menu as fresh as possible, while keeping the standards as high as I can keep them. So, I think when people come back, I think they're happy with what they receive. And they come back again. \n\n### It sounds like there's a very strong educational component to each of your dinners. I love that you’re furthering the destigmatization of the plant and bringing cannabis in as a natural component to enjoying your life. Do you have any other big plans for your Hightened Series or anything else? \n\nI’m trying to break into New York. I have an event going on there with Topstone vaporizers. It’s going to have a dab bar, and we’re going to have a company called Mammoth that makes rosin and grows flower in Rhode Island. They’ve won some awards out there.\n\nI’m excited to see what kind of products they have on the east coast. I’m sure it’s going to be a lot different from what we get out here in California. I think it’s all hydroponic there.\n\nI think there are a lot of people who are really excited about cannabis and the plant becoming legal out there. So there’s a lot of potential. There's a little bit of a preexisting industry, but there isn’t an industry the way it is in California with the way we were doing medicinal.\n\nI’m also in the process of getting my cannabis event organizer license, so I can have legal events and be really open about it. All of these Hightened Series dinners are invitation-only, donation-basis events. And they’re held in secret locations that we're not going to tell you about until you buy a ticket.\n\nA lot of times, I won’t even post on Eventbrite; I won’t use any ticketing platform. It’ll all be through people emailing me first and then Venmo-ing me money. They’re all Venmo-ing me donations. And it’s in a private residence. \n\nBut I want to have fun, big parties. And so with that license, I could have an event that’s not even food related. So, I think there are just more possibilities to produce fun cannabis events. \n\n### You’d said you’d resisted for so long getting into the restaurant and cooking industry, because you knew this rabbit hole was going to be a really rough one. Do you have any regrets? Or are you super stoked now—are you enjoying your day to day. Is cooking and your present career what you’d hoped they would be?\n\nI don’t have any regrets, but there’s always that voice in the back of your head saying, “Why did you do this to yourself?”\n\nI could’ve just got a job and been a normal person. Why do I want to struggle? Why do I want to be borderline impoverished?\n\nNo, I don't regret it. It’s not an easy life, but it’s something that I’m passionate about. And if I wasn’t passionate about it, I would’ve stop a long ago. So, I can’t have any regrets about pursuing something that I ultimately wanted to pursue. \n\nI’m always trying to grow. And that was what got me into cooking—that I could keep learning. I think that’s with cannabis, too. I’m still learning, trying to learn and do new things.\n\nPhoto credit: Junho Kim @mikohnuj\n\nIf you’re new to cannabis and want to learn more, take a look at our [Cannabis 101](https://hellomd.com/articles/cannabis-101-what-you-need-to-know-about-marijuana/) index of articles. And if you have questions about cannabis, [ask them](https://hellomd.com/questions-and-answers/) and our community will answer.","image":{"childImageSharp":{"fluid":{"base64":"data:image/jpeg;base64,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","aspectRatio":1.3605442176870748,"src":"/static/54edc73c9991e0800f61306ff657da58/14b42/76b45b43b803d31911789f90d0bdf9b2.jpg","srcSet":"/static/54edc73c9991e0800f61306ff657da58/f836f/76b45b43b803d31911789f90d0bdf9b2.jpg 200w,\n/static/54edc73c9991e0800f61306ff657da58/2244e/76b45b43b803d31911789f90d0bdf9b2.jpg 400w,\n/static/54edc73c9991e0800f61306ff657da58/14b42/76b45b43b803d31911789f90d0bdf9b2.jpg 800w,\n/static/54edc73c9991e0800f61306ff657da58/47498/76b45b43b803d31911789f90d0bdf9b2.jpg 1200w,\n/static/54edc73c9991e0800f61306ff657da58/0e329/76b45b43b803d31911789f90d0bdf9b2.jpg 1600w,\n/static/54edc73c9991e0800f61306ff657da58/6a983/76b45b43b803d31911789f90d0bdf9b2.jpg 2620w","srcWebp":"/static/54edc73c9991e0800f61306ff657da58/58556/76b45b43b803d31911789f90d0bdf9b2.webp","srcSetWebp":"/static/54edc73c9991e0800f61306ff657da58/61e93/76b45b43b803d31911789f90d0bdf9b2.webp 200w,\n/static/54edc73c9991e0800f61306ff657da58/1f5c5/76b45b43b803d31911789f90d0bdf9b2.webp 400w,\n/static/54edc73c9991e0800f61306ff657da58/58556/76b45b43b803d31911789f90d0bdf9b2.webp 800w,\n/static/54edc73c9991e0800f61306ff657da58/99238/76b45b43b803d31911789f90d0bdf9b2.webp 1200w,\n/static/54edc73c9991e0800f61306ff657da58/7c22d/76b45b43b803d31911789f90d0bdf9b2.webp 1600w,\n/static/54edc73c9991e0800f61306ff657da58/c5bc7/76b45b43b803d31911789f90d0bdf9b2.webp 2620w","sizes":"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px"}}}}},{"node":{"id":"Article_3011-markdown","title":"DIY Recipe: Full-Spectrum Tea Made With Cannabis Rosin","slug":"diy-recipe-full-spectrum-tea-made-with-cannabis-rosin","content":"Edibles are a fantastic way to consume cannabis, but they take a little work. If you’re anything like me, there may be days when you want an edible, but don’t want the hassle of cooking and baking. You may live in a place where you can legally buy premade marijuana edibles. But sometimes you don’t have any on hand, and a trip to the dispensary or a home delivery just isn’t going to work. \n\nSo, what are you to do if all you’ve got is cannabis flower, and you want a quick way to turn it into an edible? Try out my secret recipe for rosin tea.   \n\nFOLLOW US ON [FACEBOOK](https://www.facebook.com/pg/hellomdcompany/posts/) & [INSTAGRAM](https://www.instagram.com/hellomd_us/?utm_medium=copy_link/)\n\nYou may have heard of rosin as a quick and easy way to make cannabis extracts at home. But few people realize that you can use this same technique to put together a tasty cup of cannabis tea in no time. \n\nIn less than five minutes, you can turn a little bit of cannabis flower into a cup of hot, cannabis- infused tea. This tea is potent and completely customizable with your favorite flavors. And since you’re making it from flower, it will also be strain-specific. \n\n### What Is Cannabis Rosin? \n\nBefore we get to the tea recipe, you may want to [learn a little bit more about cannabis rosin](https://hellomd.com/articles/rosin-a-solvent-free-concentrate/). \n\nRosin is a type of cannabis extract or concentrate that’s distinguished by the way it’s made. To create rosin, you use pressure and heat to literally squeeze the cannabinoids and terpenes out of the plant. \n\nOn a commercial scale, rosin producers use hydraulic presses that can exert huge amounts of pressure and make big batches of rosin. But you can also make rosin at home using a simple flat iron hair straightener.\n\nRELATED: [WHAT IS CANNABIS ROSIN & HOW DO YOU USE IT?](https://hellomd.com/articles/what-is-cannabis-rosin-and-how-do-you-use-it/)\n\n### Why Some Folks Prefer Cannabis Rosin \n\nWhile rosin isn’t the most common way to make cannabis concentrates (mostly due to higher costs for production), it does boast a few benefits that are hard to find in other kinds of concentrates. \n\nHere are a few of the main reasons that some people prefer rosin: \n\n#### 1. You Don’t Need Solvents to Make Cannabis Rosin\n\nSome people prefer rosin, because it’s a method of extraction that doesn’t use solvents. This is a big departure from the usual ways of creating concentrates.\n\nChemical solvents are often times part of the process of making cannabis extracts. The most common solvents used include: \n\n* Butane\n* Naphtha\n* Propane\n* Hexane\n* CO2\n* Alcohol\n\nThe solvents pull the active cannabinoids and terpenes out of the plant, and then the solvents evaporate, leaving behind just the extract. But unfortunately, these processes aren’t perfect, and they sometimes leave behind trace amounts of solvents. \n\nSince many of these solvents have known negative health implications, some folks prefer not to consume cannabis concentrates that use solvents to minimize the risk of exposure to potentially harmful chemicals. \n\nRosin, which only uses heat and pressure, can be a very attractive alternative for those looking to go for solventless cannabis extracts. \n\nRELATED: [UNDERSTANDING CANNABIS CONCENTRATES & HOW TO USE THEM](https://hellomd.com/articles/understanding-cannabis-concentrates-and-how-to-use-them/)\n\n#### 2. Marijuana Rosin Gives You the Full Spectrum of Cannabinoids & Terpenes\n\nAnother reason some people prefer rosin is that it offers a full-spectrum blend of cannabinoids and terpenes. Different methods of making concentrates can result in different blends of cannabinoids and terpenes. Some methods can actually destroy many of the medicinally effective compounds available in the plant, while preserving tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), the most common cannabinoid. \n\nWhile some prefer the effects of isolated THC, many find its psychoactive property overwhelming, and prefer to get the full spectrum of cannabinoids and terpenes that a particular strain has to offer. These full-spectrum concentrates, like rosin, preserve the original blend of chemicals and allow the true character of the marijuana strain to shine through. \n\n#### 3. Cannabis Rosin Is More Flavorful Than Other Concentrates\n\nBecause rosin preserves the full spectrum of chemicals, including flavor- and aroma-creating terpenes, it’s also a particularly flavorful and aromatic concentrate. \n\nRosin contains natural terpenes from the cannabis strain, so will often smell similarly to the original flower. When it comes to including rosin in edibles, this means that you should pick cannabis strains with flavors that blend well with the flavors in your food. For rosin tea, I find that floral or fruity marijuana strains tend to work best. \n\n### Ingredients for Tea Infused With Cannabis Rosin:\n\n* Cannabis flower \n* Tea bag of your choice\n* Cream\n* Water \n\n#### Equipment\n\n* Flat iron hair straightener\n* Parchment paper\n* Oven mitt or heavy-duty cloth\n\n### How to Make Cannabis Rosin   \n\nIn order to make rosin tea, you first need to learn how to make rosin. Don’t worry. This is a very simple process.\n\n1. Place your flat iron hair straightener on a hard, clean and heat-resistant surface. Then turn it on to preheat. If your flat iron is adjustable, I recommend setting it to 300 degrees F. If your iron doesn’t have specific temperature settings, put it on the lowest setting possible. In general, rosin can be made at temperatures between 280–330 degrees F. \n2. Take a small bud of cannabis (around the size of a shelled peanut) and place it on a piece of parchment paper that’s about 2 by 4 inches. Fold the parchment over to cover the bud. Some people like to fold the edges of parchment as well, so that the bud can’t fall out and is encased in a little pouch. \n3. When your flat iron is fully heated, rest it against a hard, clean, heat-resistant surface and open the blades. Carefully place your folded parchment between the blades of the flat iron. Make sure that the bud is in position to be squeezed between these blades once you press down. \n4. Then, using an oven mitt or heavy cloth over your hand to protect it from heat, press the blades together and down against the hard surface. Press down as hard as you can for 10–15 seconds.\n5. Release the pressure, and carefully pull out the parchment paper. When you open the paper, you’ll see a flattened bud and some cannabis rosin stuck to the paper. \n\nMany people focus on what’s left behind on the paper, and you can consume that later on. But the flattened cannabis bud will also be full of rich rosin, which will defuse nicely into your tea. \n\nUsing these “tea buds” in your tea, rather than just putting the concentrate directly into your mug, means you won’t find a hunk of rosin stuck to the side of your mug if your water isn’t hot enough. The tea buds also stick together nicely so that you don’t have to worry about cannabis flower breaking apart and floating around in your tea cup. \n\nThat said, set the parchment aside and take the flattened bud out to make the tea. You can use it right away or save it for later. I like to make a bunch of these little tea buds at once so they’re ready to go when I feel like making rosin tea. \n\n![Full-spectrum tea made with cannabis rosin](https://hellomd-development.s3.amazonaws.com/markdown-image-injector-fbe8f667-6e2c-4ad9-94d7-345b39ef7c0d/original.png)\n\n### How to Make Tea Infused With Cannabis Rosin\n\n1. Once you have your tea bud, you’re ready to make the tea. This is the easy part. To start, put the bud directly into your tea cup.\n2. Pick out some tea to blend with your rosin. You can use any tea you’d like, but I recommend thinking about the flavors that will work well with your flower. For example:\n\n * Is the marijuana you used a lemony sativa strain? If so, try a lemon-flavored black tea. \n * Is your cannabis more of a floral-smelling strain? If so, try mixing the rosin you made with lavender tea. \n * Are you going to use a cannabis strain that has fruity notes? Go with a tropical hibiscus tea that may include fruit like mango or coconut. \n\n> Once you’ve chosen your tea, add the tea bag to your cup.\n\n3. Add some boiling water to the cup and let your tea steep for 2–3 minutes. Then pour in some cream. The cream is essential, because it binds with the cannabinoids in your rosin tea so that your body can better absorb them. Make sure not to skip this step or the tea will be much less effective. \n\nRELATED: [WHY YOU NEED TO EAT FAT WITH YOUR CANNABIS](https://hellomd.com/articles/why-you-need-to-eat-fat-with-your-cannabis/)\n\nAnd that’s all it takes. In just a few minutes, you can make a single serving of strain-specific rosin tea. Let the tea cool down to your preferred temperature and enjoy. \n\nPhoto credits: Pixel-Shot/Shutterstock.com (main image), [Emily Earlenbaugh](https://www.instagram.com/emilyearlenbaugh/) (body image)\n\nIf you’re new to cannabis and want to learn more, take a look at our [Cannabis 101](https://hellomd.com/articles/cannabis-101-what-you-need-to-know-about-marijuana/) index of articles. And if you have questions about cannabis, [ask them](https://hellomd.com/questions-and-answers/) and our community will answer.\n","image":{"childImageSharp":{"fluid":{"base64":"data:image/jpeg;base64,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","aspectRatio":1.3793103448275863,"src":"/static/764faf32b3fb244f4d903b2e3c707339/14b42/1945a8119dfbc5e31acf980bfd3f4d47.jpg","srcSet":"/static/764faf32b3fb244f4d903b2e3c707339/f836f/1945a8119dfbc5e31acf980bfd3f4d47.jpg 200w,\n/static/764faf32b3fb244f4d903b2e3c707339/2244e/1945a8119dfbc5e31acf980bfd3f4d47.jpg 400w,\n/static/764faf32b3fb244f4d903b2e3c707339/14b42/1945a8119dfbc5e31acf980bfd3f4d47.jpg 800w,\n/static/764faf32b3fb244f4d903b2e3c707339/47498/1945a8119dfbc5e31acf980bfd3f4d47.jpg 1200w,\n/static/764faf32b3fb244f4d903b2e3c707339/0e329/1945a8119dfbc5e31acf980bfd3f4d47.jpg 1600w,\n/static/764faf32b3fb244f4d903b2e3c707339/ffa36/1945a8119dfbc5e31acf980bfd3f4d47.jpg 1773w","srcWebp":"/static/764faf32b3fb244f4d903b2e3c707339/58556/1945a8119dfbc5e31acf980bfd3f4d47.webp","srcSetWebp":"/static/764faf32b3fb244f4d903b2e3c707339/61e93/1945a8119dfbc5e31acf980bfd3f4d47.webp 200w,\n/static/764faf32b3fb244f4d903b2e3c707339/1f5c5/1945a8119dfbc5e31acf980bfd3f4d47.webp 400w,\n/static/764faf32b3fb244f4d903b2e3c707339/58556/1945a8119dfbc5e31acf980bfd3f4d47.webp 800w,\n/static/764faf32b3fb244f4d903b2e3c707339/99238/1945a8119dfbc5e31acf980bfd3f4d47.webp 1200w,\n/static/764faf32b3fb244f4d903b2e3c707339/7c22d/1945a8119dfbc5e31acf980bfd3f4d47.webp 1600w,\n/static/764faf32b3fb244f4d903b2e3c707339/d1528/1945a8119dfbc5e31acf980bfd3f4d47.webp 1773w","sizes":"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px"}}}}},{"node":{"id":"Article_3007-markdown","title":"DIY Recipes: 3 Tasty CBD Snacks for Summer","slug":"diy-recipes-3-tasty-cbd-snacks-for-summer","content":"The summer season is almost here, and in my house that means big changes when it comes to cooking. Who wants to cook over a hot stove or fill the house with heat from an oven when it’s already hot outside? \n\nWhen it comes to making cannabidiol (CBD) edibles this summer, it’s time to forget about baked goods and look for recipes that don’t require any cooking at all. \n\nTo help you find the perfect recipes for summer, here are three of my favorite CBD edibles for when the weather’s hot. These summertime recipes are quick, easy and entirely heat free.\n\nThey can be thrown together in a snap, so are perfect for a poolside lounge session or last-minute addition to a barbecue or pool party. And of course, they’re also delicious and packed with healing CBD. \n\nTry out this trio of CBD recipes, and discover your new favorite dish for the hottest months of the year. \n\nRELATED: [DIY RECIPE: CBD MANGO SPRITZERS](https://hellomd.com/articles/diy-recipe-cbd-mango-spritzers/)\n\n![CBD-infused snacks for summer](https://hellomd-development.s3.amazonaws.com/markdown-image-injector-cb22bdf1-cb41-4ff5-9279-9965a32163cb/original.jpg)\n\n### CBD Guacamole With Jicama Sticks  \n\nThe first recipe in this trio is a simple six-ingredient guacamole. Perfect for any party or a quick snack, this summer standard is also a healthy choice. \n\nThe [avocado is rich in healthy fats](https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/12-proven-benefits-of-avocado#section2), which can [boost your body’s ability to process CBD](https://hellomd.com/articles/the-munchies-will-make-you-fat-right-think-again/). \n\nPlus, avocados are full of vitamins and minerals like:\n\n* Vitamins A, C and E\n* Potassium \n* Folate\n\nFor this dish, I pair the guacamole with jicama sticks. A root vegetable with a crisp and crunchy texture similar to fresh pears or apples, [jicama is packed with fiber and water](https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/jicama-nutrition-benefits#section1). This makes it a great choice if you’re trying to maintain or lose weight. It’s also an excellent source of vitamin C, and pairs well with the guacamole. \n\n#### Ingredients for CBD Guacamole With Jicama Sticks\n\nServes 1–2\n\n* 1 avocado, halved and seeded \n* CBD tincture*  \n* 1 lime, juiced\n* 1 small Roma tomato, diced\n* 1 tbsp red onion, diced\n* 1/4 cup fresh cilantro, chopped\n* 1 small jicama root, peeled and cut into 1/4-inch strips\n* Salt and pepper to taste \n\n*Everyone’s different when it comes to dosing, so use your best judgment on dosing based on your previous experiences with CBD. If you aren’t sure about dosing, start low. A good starting dose is 5 mg. \n\n#### How to Make CBD Guacamole With Jicama Sticks  \n\n1. Arrange on the jicama strips on a  plate. Slice the lime in half, and using one half, lightly spritz the jicama sticks. This should use up about 1/4 of the lime juice. Season sticks with salt and pepper to taste. \n2. Scoop avocado out into a bowl. If you’re not serving the guacamole immediately, leave the pit in as this will prevent the avocado from browning.\n3. Squeeze the remaining lime juice onto the avocado, add the CBD tincture and season with salt and pepper to taste. \n4. Mash and stir the avocado mixture with a fork to your desired consistency, then fold in the diced tomato, red onion and cilantro. Season with salt and pepper as needed.\n5. Serve alongside jicama sticks. \n\n### Basil, Feta & CBD-Stuffed Strawberries\n\nIf you’re looking for a quick snack with a little more elegance than a simple guacamole, try these strawberries stuffed with CBD, feta, cucumbers and basil. While they look and taste like a gourmet appetizer, you can throw them together quickly and easily. Plus, this dish is full of healthy ingredients. \n\nStrawberries are known to:\n\n* Help improve immune function\n* Lower blood pressure\n* Fight inflammation\n\nThese red, juicy fruits have even been shown to have some antioxidant properties as well. This makes them a perfect complement to CBD, which can help neutralize free radicals that do damage to the cells in your body.\n\nMeanwhile, [basil has also been shown to possess antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties](https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/266425.php). \n\n#### Ingredients for Basil, Feta & CBD-Stuffed Strawberries\n\nServes 6\n\n* 1 package large strawberries, hulled and cored \n* 1/4 cup cucumber, peeled and diced\n* 1/4 cup fresh basil, chopped \n* 1 tbsp CBD oil* \n* 3/4 cups feta cheese, crumbled \n* 1 tsp balsamic vinegar \n* Salt and pepper to taste \n\n*If you have a lower tolerance to CBD, you can replace some of the CBD oil with regular olive oil. If you aren’t sure about dosing, start low. A good starting dose is 5 mg per serving. \n\n#### How to Make Basil, Feta & CBD-Stuffed Strawberries\n\n1. Take the pieces of strawberry you removed when hulling and coring the fruits, and dice them into small pieces, slightly smaller than a pea; place in a small bowl.  \n2. Add the cucumber, basil, feta cheese and CBD oil to the bowl and stir until evenly blended. Season with salt and pepper.\n3. Scoop the mixture into each strawberry, arranging the stuffed strawberries on a plate.\n4. When ready, drizzle with balsamic vinegar and serve. \n\n### Banana Split With CBD-Infused Yogurt & Chocolate Chips\n\nWho can resist a fresh banana split in the summer? For me, nothing brings back memories of past summer fun like a banana covered with ice cream, whipped cream and chocolate. But then again, I usually feel terrible after eating all of that sugar. \n\nThat’s why I created this easy and healthy version of the classic, replacing all of the ice cream with some CBD-infused yogurt, and the sugary chocolate sauce with dark chocolate chips and honey. \n\nThe only thing unchanged from the classic, indulgent recipe is the banana. Bananas are a great source of:\n\n* Vitamin C\n* Potassium\n* Fiber\n\nAll of these nutrients can help with things like:\n\n* Digestion\n* Blood sugar levels \n* Weight loss\n\nIn addition to the banana, the yogurt is also great for:\n\n* Digestive health\n* Boosting your immune system\n* Strengthening bones\n\n#### Ingredients for Banana Split With CBD-Infused Yogurt & Chocolate Chips\n\nServes 1\n\n* 1 banana \n* 1/4 cup Greek yogurt\n* Your personal dose of CBD tincture \n* 1 tbsp dark chocolate chips\n* 1/2 tsp vanilla \n* Honey to taste\n\n#### How to Make Banana Split With CBD-Infused Yogurt & Chocolate Chips\n\n1. Peel your banana and slice in half lengthwise. \n2. In a small bowl, mix the yogurt, vanilla and CBD tincture until thoroughly combined. \n3. Place both slices of the banana along the sides of a shallow dish, then add the yogurt mixture in between the banana slices and drizzle with honey, to taste.\n4. Top with chocolate chips and serve immediately. \n\nPhoto credits: Olga Tyukhay/Shutterstock.com (main image), [Emily Earlenbaugh](https://www.instagram.com/emilyearlenbaugh/) (body image)\n\nWant to try CBD, but don’t know where to start? [Shop our selection of high-quality, lab-tested CBD products](https://hellomd.com/) and have them shipped to your door. And if you have questions about CBD, [ask them](https://hellomd.com/questions-and-answers/) and our community will answer.","image":{"childImageSharp":{"fluid":{"base64":"data:image/jpeg;base64,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","aspectRatio":1.3888888888888888,"src":"/static/bf57e2f184032dad9d57b14323da1df3/14b42/6272ed80ded279d7ebfc5eb41fa51ccd.jpg","srcSet":"/static/bf57e2f184032dad9d57b14323da1df3/f836f/6272ed80ded279d7ebfc5eb41fa51ccd.jpg 200w,\n/static/bf57e2f184032dad9d57b14323da1df3/2244e/6272ed80ded279d7ebfc5eb41fa51ccd.jpg 400w,\n/static/bf57e2f184032dad9d57b14323da1df3/14b42/6272ed80ded279d7ebfc5eb41fa51ccd.jpg 800w,\n/static/bf57e2f184032dad9d57b14323da1df3/47498/6272ed80ded279d7ebfc5eb41fa51ccd.jpg 1200w,\n/static/bf57e2f184032dad9d57b14323da1df3/0e329/6272ed80ded279d7ebfc5eb41fa51ccd.jpg 1600w,\n/static/bf57e2f184032dad9d57b14323da1df3/ffa36/6272ed80ded279d7ebfc5eb41fa51ccd.jpg 1773w","srcWebp":"/static/bf57e2f184032dad9d57b14323da1df3/58556/6272ed80ded279d7ebfc5eb41fa51ccd.webp","srcSetWebp":"/static/bf57e2f184032dad9d57b14323da1df3/61e93/6272ed80ded279d7ebfc5eb41fa51ccd.webp 200w,\n/static/bf57e2f184032dad9d57b14323da1df3/1f5c5/6272ed80ded279d7ebfc5eb41fa51ccd.webp 400w,\n/static/bf57e2f184032dad9d57b14323da1df3/58556/6272ed80ded279d7ebfc5eb41fa51ccd.webp 800w,\n/static/bf57e2f184032dad9d57b14323da1df3/99238/6272ed80ded279d7ebfc5eb41fa51ccd.webp 1200w,\n/static/bf57e2f184032dad9d57b14323da1df3/7c22d/6272ed80ded279d7ebfc5eb41fa51ccd.webp 1600w,\n/static/bf57e2f184032dad9d57b14323da1df3/d1528/6272ed80ded279d7ebfc5eb41fa51ccd.webp 1773w","sizes":"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px"}}}}},{"node":{"id":"Article_3004-markdown","title":"DIY Recipe: Lemon-Garlic, Cannabis-Infused Barbecue Glaze","slug":"diy-recipe-lemon-garlic-cannabis-infused-barbecue-glaze","content":"Although summer doesn’t officially arrive until June, Memorial Day marks the beginning of the summer season for many Americans. It’s the holiday that [honors those who’ve died while serving in the military](https://www.history.com/topics/holidays/memorial-day-history), and most spend the day breaking out the grill and barbecuing with loved ones. \n\nSo, while you’re celebrating, and commemorating with friends and family, try this lemon-garlic, cannabis-infused glaze to add a twist to your regular Memorial Day barbecue fare. \n\nFOLLOW US ON [FACEBOOK](https://www.facebook.com/pg/hellomdcmpany/posts/) & [INSTAGRAM](https://www.instagram.com/hellomd_us/?utm_medium=copy_link/)\n\nBecause this recipe calls for a cannabis tincture, we recommend using it as a glaze instead of a marinade. When using a marinade, you infuse your meat or vegetables before cooking. But if you cook a cannabis tincture at too high a temperature, it could potentially fry the cannabinoids so that they no longer carry the health benefits that you want. Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), for example, loses its potency if heated too much. \n\nFor the best taste, be sure to use fresh ingredients, rather than concentrated juice or dried herbs and spices. That said, you can modify the herbs and seasonings to your liking. For example, if you enjoy a spicy glaze, add red pepper flakes or fresh chopped jalapeño to give it some heat. \n\nRELATED: [DIY RECIPE: CANNABIS-INFUSED MARINADE FOR 4TH OF JULY](https://hellomd.com/articles/diy-recipe-cannabis-infused-marinade-for-4th-of-july/) \n\nHere are some more benefits, tips and tricks to cooking with this cannabis-infused glaze successfully:\n\n* Adding a precise amount of marijuana oil is a cinch because of the measuring lines on the dropper. \n* If you’re grilling for young guests or those sensitive to cannabis, you can portion the recipe into medicated and nonmedicated portions. Be sure to separate and label each portion of glaze clearly, as the addition of lemon and garlic will mask any cannabis taste. \n* If you have a low tolerance for cannabis, you can decrease the amount of tincture you use. You can also choose to use a tincture with a cannabidiol (CBD) to THC ratio of 1:1 or even a tincture with a 20:1 CBD to THC ratio.\n* Be sure to check the label of your favorite tincture carefully, as the number of milligrams of THC in each tincture will vary anywhere from 100–500. The more the milligrams, the larger the amount of THC in each bite.\n* Another thing to keep in mind is that because this is an edible, you may not notice any effects from the cannabis for up to two hours. Once the glaze has been applied to your meat or vegetables, have a small portion first, then wait for a while to see how it makes you feel before eating more. \n\n### Ingredients for Lemon-Garlic, Cannabis-Infused Glaze\n\n* 1/2 cup olive oil\n* 1/2 cup lemon juice (for best taste, use fresh lemons)\n* 1 tbsp liquid aminos*\n* 1 tbsp black pepper, freshly ground\n* 1/4 cup garlic cloves, minced \n* 1 tsp cilantro, finely chopped** \n* 15 mL of your favorite cannabis tincture \n\n### How to Make Lemon-Garlic, Cannabis-Infused Glaze\n\n1.\tIn a medium-sized bowl, combine the olive oil and lemon juice, and mix well with a whisk or fork. \n2.\tAdd the liquid aminos to the oil and lemon mixture, then stir until blended. The liquid aminos will darken the color of the glaze. \n3.\tSprinkle in the fresh ground black pepper and mix thoroughly. \n4.\tAdd your minced garlic cloves to the mixture and stir well. \n5.\tStir in the cilantro, which will add a strong, earthy fragrance when added to the garlic-lemon mixture. \n6.\tUse a small, clean spoon to taste your glaze and adjust the seasoning to your liking. This is also a good time to separate your infused and noninfused marinade if you’re making two batches. \n7.\tMix in your cannabis tincture. Use the dropper in the tincture bottle to accurately measure out the amount of tincture needed. Most full droppers can hold one milliliter of oil, so you’ll need to add 15 droppers (or less, if desired). Blend well using a whisk. \n8.\tOnce you’ve added the cannabis tincture, take another taste of your glaze to see if it needs more adjustments in the seasoning. You can also add more olive oil to reduce acidity or add more lemon juice to increase acidity. \n9.\tCover the mixture and place in the refrigerator for at least 30 minutes or until ready to use.\n10.\tAfter grilling your favorite meat or veggies, pull out your glaze and use a basting brush to spread on your food. If you don’t have one available, you can use the sprigs of the leftover cilantro as a makeshift brush. \n\n*Don't have liquid aminos? You can substitute it with reduced-sodium soy sauce. \n\n**Hate cilantro? [There may be a genetic reason why](https://www.forbes.com/sites/lesliewu/2018/02/28/why-genetics-may-be-the-reason-you-hate-cilantro/#2db5caff5206). If you think cilantro tastes like soap, switch it out for a milder herb like parsley or dill. \n\nPhoto credit: [Evan Wise](https://unsplash.com/@evanthewise)\n\nIf you’re new to cannabis and want to learn more, take a look at our [Cannabis 101](https://hellomd.com/articles/cannabis-101-what-you-need-to-know-about-marijuana/) index of articles. And if you have questions about cannabis, [ask them](https://hellomd.com/questions-and-answers/) and our community will answer.\n","image":{"childImageSharp":{"fluid":{"base64":"data:image/jpeg;base64,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","aspectRatio":1.3793103448275863,"src":"/static/6f30ba7d94ae2e37b3e8fd120b8d823b/14b42/b2fc1da9d5e489b912aa764b8cc69349.jpg","srcSet":"/static/6f30ba7d94ae2e37b3e8fd120b8d823b/f836f/b2fc1da9d5e489b912aa764b8cc69349.jpg 200w,\n/static/6f30ba7d94ae2e37b3e8fd120b8d823b/2244e/b2fc1da9d5e489b912aa764b8cc69349.jpg 400w,\n/static/6f30ba7d94ae2e37b3e8fd120b8d823b/14b42/b2fc1da9d5e489b912aa764b8cc69349.jpg 800w,\n/static/6f30ba7d94ae2e37b3e8fd120b8d823b/47498/b2fc1da9d5e489b912aa764b8cc69349.jpg 1200w,\n/static/6f30ba7d94ae2e37b3e8fd120b8d823b/0e329/b2fc1da9d5e489b912aa764b8cc69349.jpg 1600w,\n/static/6f30ba7d94ae2e37b3e8fd120b8d823b/cea36/b2fc1da9d5e489b912aa764b8cc69349.jpg 1774w","srcWebp":"/static/6f30ba7d94ae2e37b3e8fd120b8d823b/58556/b2fc1da9d5e489b912aa764b8cc69349.webp","srcSetWebp":"/static/6f30ba7d94ae2e37b3e8fd120b8d823b/61e93/b2fc1da9d5e489b912aa764b8cc69349.webp 200w,\n/static/6f30ba7d94ae2e37b3e8fd120b8d823b/1f5c5/b2fc1da9d5e489b912aa764b8cc69349.webp 400w,\n/static/6f30ba7d94ae2e37b3e8fd120b8d823b/58556/b2fc1da9d5e489b912aa764b8cc69349.webp 800w,\n/static/6f30ba7d94ae2e37b3e8fd120b8d823b/99238/b2fc1da9d5e489b912aa764b8cc69349.webp 1200w,\n/static/6f30ba7d94ae2e37b3e8fd120b8d823b/7c22d/b2fc1da9d5e489b912aa764b8cc69349.webp 1600w,\n/static/6f30ba7d94ae2e37b3e8fd120b8d823b/0b786/b2fc1da9d5e489b912aa764b8cc69349.webp 1774w","sizes":"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px"}}}}},{"node":{"id":"Article_2996-markdown","title":"DIY Recipe: Savory CBD-Infused Shakshuka","slug":"diy-recipe-savory-cbd-infused-shakshuka","content":"From the flowers blooming to the birds singing, there are so many signs that spring is here. What I also love about spring is walks through the farmers market and seeing all of the fresh produce that’s available. \n\nThis is the time of year when I like to prepare meals that are light and delicious. One of my favorite savory recipes—which seems fancy, but is actually easy to put together—is a breakfast dish called shakshuka. \n\nShakshuka, which has Middle Eastern/African roots, simply consists of:\n\n* Tomato sauce\n* Onions\n* Garlic\n* Poached eggs\n\nPoaching your eggs happens to be a great way to cook them since the nutrients stay intact, because you’re not overcooking them or frying them in oil. \n\nShakshuka is delicious and very flexible in that you can adjust the flavors to your liking by adding other spices such as:\n\n* Cumin\n* Paprika\n* Cayenne pepper\n* Nutmeg\n\nIncorporating your favorite cannabidiol (CBD) tincture to this recipe can also help increase the nutritional profile of this meal. Depending on your needs, a high-quality CBD oil can help improve:\n\n* Anxiety\n* Inflammation\n* Sleep issues\n* Chronic pain\n\nRELATED: [3 POPULAR QUESTIONS ABOUT CBD & CHRONIC PAIN ANSWERED](https://hellomd.com/articles/3-popular-questions-about-marijuana-and-chronic-pain-answered/)\n### What Makes Shakshuka a Nutritious Dish\n\nBesides CBD, nutritional highlights of this particular recipe include:\n\n* **Shallots:** Similar to onions but milder, shallots contain antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties.\n* **Garlic:** These fragrant bulbs can help stimulate metabolism and improve digestion.\n* **Tomatoes:** Technically a fruit and not a vegetable, tomatoes are an excellent source of vitamins A, B and C.\n\n### Ingredients for CBD-Infused Shakshuka \n\nServes 5\n\n* 1 shallot, diced\n* 1 garlic clove, minced\n* 1–2 tbsp olive oil\n* 1 (28 oz) can crushed, fire-roasted tomatoes\n* 3 mL [CBD tincture of your choice](https://hellomd.com/articles/cannabis-tinctures-what-they-are-and-why-you-want-them/)\n* 5 eggs\n* Salt and pepper, to taste \n* 2 tbsp fresh basil, chopped\n* 1 tbsp Swiss gruyere cheese, shaved\n\n### How to Make CBD-Infused Shakshuka\n\n1. Put a sauté pan on medium heat and add the olive oil. \n2. Add the shallots and cook for 2–3 minutes, then add minced garlic and continue cooking for 1 minute.\n3. Pour entire can of tomatoes into the pan, then add your CBD tincture, salt and pepper. Using a spatula or large spoon, stir a few times and bring the sauce to a simmer.\n4. Crack the eggs in the sauce in any arrangement you like, but leave some space in between each egg. \n4. Cover the pan and cook the eggs for 5–7 minutes or to your desired doneness.\n5. Garnish with chopped basil and shaved cheese.\n\nPhoto credit: [Tito Dudley aka Chef T](https://www.instagram.com/officialcheft/)\n\nWant to try CBD, but don’t know where to start? [Shop our selection of high-quality, lab-tested CBD products](https://hellomd.com/) and have them shipped to your door. And if you have questions about CBD, [ask them](https://hellomd.com/questions-and-answers/) and our community will answer.\n","image":{"childImageSharp":{"fluid":{"base64":"data:image/jpeg;base64,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","aspectRatio":1.3888888888888888,"src":"/static/4d34a70a52cd99d83dadb9c6cfb2ed3e/14b42/e3b91ca693b57eef0a6e8c795d919e31.jpg","srcSet":"/static/4d34a70a52cd99d83dadb9c6cfb2ed3e/f836f/e3b91ca693b57eef0a6e8c795d919e31.jpg 200w,\n/static/4d34a70a52cd99d83dadb9c6cfb2ed3e/2244e/e3b91ca693b57eef0a6e8c795d919e31.jpg 400w,\n/static/4d34a70a52cd99d83dadb9c6cfb2ed3e/14b42/e3b91ca693b57eef0a6e8c795d919e31.jpg 800w,\n/static/4d34a70a52cd99d83dadb9c6cfb2ed3e/47498/e3b91ca693b57eef0a6e8c795d919e31.jpg 1200w,\n/static/4d34a70a52cd99d83dadb9c6cfb2ed3e/0e329/e3b91ca693b57eef0a6e8c795d919e31.jpg 1600w,\n/static/4d34a70a52cd99d83dadb9c6cfb2ed3e/91992/e3b91ca693b57eef0a6e8c795d919e31.jpg 1725w","srcWebp":"/static/4d34a70a52cd99d83dadb9c6cfb2ed3e/58556/e3b91ca693b57eef0a6e8c795d919e31.webp","srcSetWebp":"/static/4d34a70a52cd99d83dadb9c6cfb2ed3e/61e93/e3b91ca693b57eef0a6e8c795d919e31.webp 200w,\n/static/4d34a70a52cd99d83dadb9c6cfb2ed3e/1f5c5/e3b91ca693b57eef0a6e8c795d919e31.webp 400w,\n/static/4d34a70a52cd99d83dadb9c6cfb2ed3e/58556/e3b91ca693b57eef0a6e8c795d919e31.webp 800w,\n/static/4d34a70a52cd99d83dadb9c6cfb2ed3e/99238/e3b91ca693b57eef0a6e8c795d919e31.webp 1200w,\n/static/4d34a70a52cd99d83dadb9c6cfb2ed3e/7c22d/e3b91ca693b57eef0a6e8c795d919e31.webp 1600w,\n/static/4d34a70a52cd99d83dadb9c6cfb2ed3e/c9a41/e3b91ca693b57eef0a6e8c795d919e31.webp 1725w","sizes":"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px"}}}}},{"node":{"id":"Article_2980-markdown","title":"DIY Recipe: Cannabis-Infused, Chocolate-Dipped Macaroons","slug":"diy-recipe-cannabis-infused-chocolate-dipped-macaroons","content":"If the egg is the most iconic food of Easter, then chocolate has to be second on the list. In 2018, [experts forecasted that Americans would buy 90 million chocolate bunnies](https://www.refinery29.com/en-us/2017/04/150233/easter-candy-yearly-consumption-america) for the spring holiday. That year, the National Retail Federation also predicted that in the U.S., people would [spend close to $2.5 billion on all types of Easter candy](https://nrf.com/media-center/press-releases/nrf-says-later-easter-expected-bring-record-spending), including jelly beans, Peeps and of course, Cadbury creme eggs.  \n\nSo, if you want to indulge your sweet tooth this Easter, but you don’t want to feel sick to your stomach or guilty on Easter Monday, try out this recipe for cannabis-infused, chocolate-dipped coconut macaroons. \n\nFOLLOW US ON [FACEBOOK](https://www.facebook.com/pg/hellomdcompany/posts/) & [INSTAGRAM](https://www.instagram.com/hellomd_us/?utm_medium=copy_link/)\n\nAnd since this recipe doesn’t include flour, it’s also perfect for folks celebrating Passover. This holiday commemorates the Israelites’ freedom from slavery in Ancient Egypt. The story goes that when the Israelites left Egypt, they needed to do so quickly, and they didn’t have time to wait for their bread to rise. So, those observing Passover don’t eat leavened bread for the entirety of the holiday.\n\nOf course, we added a cannabis tincture to this recipe as an easy and smoke-free way to medicate during whichever holiday you celebrate. Since the recipe makes around 25 macaroons, each one can be a perfect marijuana microdose. \n\nA low dose of cannabinoids and terpenes can be just enough to feel good, while still being able to function and visit with family. Microdosing can be a great way to introduce cannabis to those who you know would benefit from the plant, but who are nervous about trying cannabis. \n\nRELATED: [3 POPULAR QUESTIONS ABOUT MARIJUANA & MICRODOSING ANSWERED](https://hellomd.com/articles/3-popular-questions-about-marijuana-and-microdosing-answered/)\n\nWe’ve tried to keep this recipe light. So, you’ll see ingredients, like:\n\n* Egg whites, which are high in protein, but contain no saturated fat, cholesterol or carbs. Egg whites are also high in potassium, which may help keep blood pressure stable, and riboflavin, also known as vitamin B2, which helps metabolism function properly. \n* Coconut meat, which is high in fiber, helping keep you regular and stabilizing blood sugar. Coconuts are also a good source of iron, which helps keep energy levels high and supports the immune system. \n* Dark chocolate, which contain antioxidants, supports heart health and may even support cognitive function. \n* Cannabis, which depending on what kind of marijuana oil you choose, can help you sleep, relax, feel more social or relieve pain.\n\n### Ingredients for Cannabis-Infused, Chocolate-Dipped Coconut Macaroons\n\nMakes about 25 macaroons\n\n* 3 egg whites\n* 2 1/2 cups sweetened coconut flakes\n* 3/4 cup sugar\n* 1 tsp vanilla extract\n* 4 oz dark chocolate, broken into pieces\n* 5 droppers of cannabis tincture of your choice (adjust amount for your desired effects and tolerance level, if needed)\n\n### How to Make Cannabis-Infused, Chocolate-Dipped Coconut Macaroons\n\n1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. \n2. Mix egg whites, sugar, vanilla and coconut together, making sure all ingredients are incorporated evenly. \n3. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. You may need to use two baking sheets or bake in batches.\n4. Take a tablespoon or small ice cream scooper to measure out one spoonful of the mixture and place it onto the baking sheet; you can shape them into mounds or balls. Repeat until you use up all of the mixture, making sure to leave space between each mound.\n5. Bake for about 15 minutes, keeping an eye on the macaroons so that they don’t burn. Take them out of the oven when the tops turn golden brown. \n6. Let the macaroons cool (on a wire rack if possible). While they’re cooling, prepare your chocolate.\n7. Make a double boiler by filling a saucepan with about an inch of water and placing a Pyrex bowl on top of the saucepan. Once the water starts to boil, place your chocolate pieces in the bowl, mixing gently but constantly until the chocolate melts. \n8. When your chocolate is melted and smooth, using mitts or a towel, remove the bowl carefully from the saucepan. \n9. Add the cannabis to the chocolate, and stir in completely.                                              \n10. Take each cooled macaroon and dip the top of the macaroon into the chocolate. \n11. Place the macaroons on a tray, and leave out until the chocolate is set. You can also put them in the fridge or freezer until the chocolate sets. Serve macaroons at room temperature.  \n\nPhoto credit: Lou Sisneros Photography/Shutterstock.com\n\nIf you’re new to cannabis and want to learn more, take a look at our [Cannabis 101](https://hellomd.com/articles/cannabis-101-what-you-need-to-know-about-marijuana/) index of articles. And if you have questions about cannabis, [ask them](https://hellomd.com/questions-and-answers/) and our community will answer.\n","image":{"childImageSharp":{"fluid":{"base64":"data:image/jpeg;base64,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","aspectRatio":1.3888888888888888,"src":"/static/b305814624fb595e59e061abd4585630/14b42/fe84ea83a8b9b6b269990ec48ec0213a.jpg","srcSet":"/static/b305814624fb595e59e061abd4585630/f836f/fe84ea83a8b9b6b269990ec48ec0213a.jpg 200w,\n/static/b305814624fb595e59e061abd4585630/2244e/fe84ea83a8b9b6b269990ec48ec0213a.jpg 400w,\n/static/b305814624fb595e59e061abd4585630/14b42/fe84ea83a8b9b6b269990ec48ec0213a.jpg 800w,\n/static/b305814624fb595e59e061abd4585630/47498/fe84ea83a8b9b6b269990ec48ec0213a.jpg 1200w,\n/static/b305814624fb595e59e061abd4585630/0e329/fe84ea83a8b9b6b269990ec48ec0213a.jpg 1600w,\n/static/b305814624fb595e59e061abd4585630/d8255/fe84ea83a8b9b6b269990ec48ec0213a.jpg 1920w","srcWebp":"/static/b305814624fb595e59e061abd4585630/58556/fe84ea83a8b9b6b269990ec48ec0213a.webp","srcSetWebp":"/static/b305814624fb595e59e061abd4585630/61e93/fe84ea83a8b9b6b269990ec48ec0213a.webp 200w,\n/static/b305814624fb595e59e061abd4585630/1f5c5/fe84ea83a8b9b6b269990ec48ec0213a.webp 400w,\n/static/b305814624fb595e59e061abd4585630/58556/fe84ea83a8b9b6b269990ec48ec0213a.webp 800w,\n/static/b305814624fb595e59e061abd4585630/99238/fe84ea83a8b9b6b269990ec48ec0213a.webp 1200w,\n/static/b305814624fb595e59e061abd4585630/7c22d/fe84ea83a8b9b6b269990ec48ec0213a.webp 1600w,\n/static/b305814624fb595e59e061abd4585630/25f09/fe84ea83a8b9b6b269990ec48ec0213a.webp 1920w","sizes":"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px"}}}}},{"node":{"id":"Article_2977-markdown","title":"DIY Recipe: Healthyish CBD Oatmeal Raisin Cookies","slug":"diy-recipe-healthyish-cbd-oatmeal-raisin-cookies","content":"Spring season is in full swing. It’s the time of the year when New Year’s resolutions are either still going strong or a distant memory. No matter what category you fall into, it’s never too late to incorporate more healthy eating into your routine. If you’re looking for a healthy snack that will also satisfy your sweet tooth, then consider an oatmeal raisin cookie infused with cannabidiol (CBD). \n\nWith less sugar than chocolate chip cookies, the combination of oats and raisins in this recipe offers more protein and a good source of fiber. Oats in particular are [high in beta-glucan, a fiber known to reduce appetite and slow digestion](https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/nutritionsource/food-features/oats/), making them great for weight management. \n\nRaisins are rich in essential minerals including magnesium and potassium, which help maintain muscle health. Raisins also contain [polyphenolic phytonutrients, which fight free radicals](https://www.naturalfoodseries.com/11-benefits-raisins/) and thereby help prevent damage to cells.  \n\nIn order for our bodies to fight off free radicals and stay healthy, it’s necessary to consume antioxidants, substances that fight oxidation. Raisins, oats and CBD are all rich in antioxidants. The way CBD promotes its antioxidant effects is by interacting with the endocannabinoid system’s (ECS) [CB2 receptor, which is responsible for the healthy regulation of neurons in the brain](https://www.marijuanabreak.com/cbd-as-an-antioxidant/). \n\nRELATED: [TAKING CBD TO BOOST YOUR BODY’S ANTIOXIDANT LEVELS](https://hellomd.com/articles/taking-cbd-to-boost-your-bodys-antioxidant-levels/)\n\nWhile oats and raisins don’t interact with the ECS, consuming them along with CBD is an easy way to give your body a healthy boost of vitamins and nutrients. By infusing a simple oatmeal raisin cookie with a hemp CBD tincture, you can turn an ordinary snack into nourishment that actively supports your health. \n\nAnother advantage to baking a batch of CBD-infused oatmeal raisin cookies is that they’re a discreet way to consume without feeling high. So, you can enjoy these cookies any time of day. They’re an excellent option in the morning or as a mid-day snack, as raisins can provide an increase in energy, and the oats can help maintain fullness. \n\nAdd your favorite CBD tincture to this easy-to-follow recipe for a simple and yummy treat. \n\n### Ingredients for CBD Oatmeal Raisin Cookies\n\nMakes about 2 dozen cookies**\n\n* 1/2 cup butter, softened\n* 1/2 cup sugar\n* 1/2 cup dark brown sugar\n* 1/2 egg\n* 1/2 tsp vanilla extract\n* 1 1/2 cups old fashioned oats\n* 3/4 cup all-purpose flour\n* 1/2 tbsp baking soda\n* 1/2 tsp kosher salt\n* 1/2 cup raisins \n* 1–2 droppers of CBD tincture of your choice*\n\n### How to Make CBD Oatmeal Raisin Cookies: \n\n1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.\n2. In a medium-sized bowl, mix butter and sugars together until fluffy.                                              3. Mix in egg. \n4. Add in vanilla extract. \n5. In a separate large bowl, mix oats, flour, baking soda and salt until blended.\n6. Add your CBD tincture to the butter, sugar, egg and vanilla mixture.\n7. Combine wet ingredients with dry ingredients.\n8. Stir in raisins until mixed evenly. \n9. Scoop out tablespoons of the cookie dough onto an ungreased baking sheet.\n10. Bake for 10–12 minutes or until golden brown.\n11. After baking, let cookies cool for 2–5 minutes before enjoying.  \n\n*Feel free to adjust the CBD dose to your liking. \n\n**To make this recipe vegan, substitute butter with a vegan margarine and replace the egg with a ripe banana or flax egg (1 tablespoon ground flaxseed meal mixed with 3 tablespoons water). \n\nPhoto credit: Ilja Generalov/Shutterstock.com\n\nIf you want to try CBD, but don’t know where to start? [Shop our selection of high-quality, lab-tested CBD products](https://hellomd.com/) and have them shipped to your door. And if you have questions about CBD, [ask them](https://hellomd.com/questions-and-answers/) and our community will answer.\n","image":{"childImageSharp":{"fluid":{"base64":"data:image/jpeg;base64,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","aspectRatio":1.3888888888888888,"src":"/static/dae23eff892319da09fa56ed9de7565a/14b42/ac2e3fd80127cf8fe886efecb067fa83.jpg","srcSet":"/static/dae23eff892319da09fa56ed9de7565a/f836f/ac2e3fd80127cf8fe886efecb067fa83.jpg 200w,\n/static/dae23eff892319da09fa56ed9de7565a/2244e/ac2e3fd80127cf8fe886efecb067fa83.jpg 400w,\n/static/dae23eff892319da09fa56ed9de7565a/14b42/ac2e3fd80127cf8fe886efecb067fa83.jpg 800w,\n/static/dae23eff892319da09fa56ed9de7565a/47498/ac2e3fd80127cf8fe886efecb067fa83.jpg 1200w,\n/static/dae23eff892319da09fa56ed9de7565a/0e329/ac2e3fd80127cf8fe886efecb067fa83.jpg 1600w,\n/static/dae23eff892319da09fa56ed9de7565a/391cf/ac2e3fd80127cf8fe886efecb067fa83.jpg 1772w","srcWebp":"/static/dae23eff892319da09fa56ed9de7565a/58556/ac2e3fd80127cf8fe886efecb067fa83.webp","srcSetWebp":"/static/dae23eff892319da09fa56ed9de7565a/61e93/ac2e3fd80127cf8fe886efecb067fa83.webp 200w,\n/static/dae23eff892319da09fa56ed9de7565a/1f5c5/ac2e3fd80127cf8fe886efecb067fa83.webp 400w,\n/static/dae23eff892319da09fa56ed9de7565a/58556/ac2e3fd80127cf8fe886efecb067fa83.webp 800w,\n/static/dae23eff892319da09fa56ed9de7565a/99238/ac2e3fd80127cf8fe886efecb067fa83.webp 1200w,\n/static/dae23eff892319da09fa56ed9de7565a/7c22d/ac2e3fd80127cf8fe886efecb067fa83.webp 1600w,\n/static/dae23eff892319da09fa56ed9de7565a/edb99/ac2e3fd80127cf8fe886efecb067fa83.webp 1772w","sizes":"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px"}}}}}]}},"pageContext":{"limit":12,"skip":36,"numPages":11,"currentPage":4,"id":5223,"name":"Edible","slug":"edible","country":"US"}},"staticQueryHashes":["3949754563","4179947113","4202924991"]}