When you make your own muffins from scratch, you can eliminate the high fructose corn syrup and other additives found in some of the boxed mixes. Here’s a recipe (courtesy of Gabriele Corcos and Debi Mazar) that lets you do just that and also replaces butter or shortening with extra virgin olive oil.
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This Kobe-style short ribs marinade comes to us from Sherry Holbrook, wife of Costco meat buyer Doug Holbrook. We bought boneless beef short ribs from Costco and began our search for something with an Asian flair. This recipe gives the meat a great deal of flavor and whipping up the marinade is quite simple. The […]
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Our rosemary extra virgin olive oil gives the marinade the right amount of flavor for the lamb bits without being overwhelming. These can be marinated and assembled ahead of time so you can spend more time with friends and family at the Labor Day cookout.
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‘Hair of the Dog’ drink or just the ideal brunch cocktail, a homemade Bloody Mary will outdo those made with bottled mixes every time. Typically you start with tomato juice and vodka but then the variations expand from there. We found our newest balsamic was the perfect ingredient for homemade bloody mary mix. The Olive […]
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Our great friend Emily made this fabulous appetizer for a party at the house and it was an instant hit. The conversation switched to how she made it and where she got the recipe. It was another great recipe from Food52 and she used one of our single varietal extra virgin olive oils. We liked […]
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Here’s another great bulgur wheat salad but this time with a lemony-dill vinaigrette. Remember the sweeter Bulgur Wheat Salad recipe we published with Blood Orange olive oil and Vermont Maple Balsamic? Here’s a citrus-dill alternative that is both tart and salty yet lemony and bright. We doubled this recipe and brought it to an office […]
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Amy, our excellent sales associate, adapted this great recipe from Kiran Dodeja Smith incorporating our Blood Orange Olive Oil. After one taste, we had to share it! A couple of things we liked about it: (1) it’s simplicity – it doesn’t get easier than a no cook recipe, and (2) they’re snack treats that use […]
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You have to admit it’s hard to get through these summer months without indulging in sweet, refreshing watermelon – which also is quite hydrating in this hot weather. Want to try something a little different than the watermelon wedges at your next summer cookout? This refreshing watermelon salad doesn’t require a lot of ingredients nor […]
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Our good friend Carolyn brought over fresh tomatoes from Grandpa Humphrey’s garden today and we immediately thought of gazpacho. Gazpacho is a tomato-based soup originating from the southern Spanish region made with raw vegetables and usually served cold. It can’t get any easier than “throw everything in the blender and give it a whirl!” In […]
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Here’s another recipe with two of our favorites: the Barefoot Contessa and the Carolina Fish Market. On the way home pick up the freshest fish from the Carolina Fish Market and the rest of the ingredients you’ll probably already have on hand. Roasting salmon will usually produce a moist fish and with this simple trio […]
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