Remember all those low-carb diets with the tricky yet tasteless substitutes? One of the dishes that weathered the storm is the cauliflower mash (often called “mock” mashed potatoes). Yes, fresh cauliflower is a healthy substitute over starchy mashed potatoes but too often large amounts of butter and cream are used to compensate for bland flavor. […]
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One of our easier vinaigrettes, the Basil Olive Oil and Strawberry Balsamic do all the work. We add salt and pepper and Dijon mustard (as an emulsifier) but that’s it. We discovered this great flavor combination when creating our recipe for Roasted Beets and Endive Salad with Basil-Strawberry Vinaigrette. We loved the taste and thought […]
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We’ve all tried canned, sliced beets in factory pickling juices but have you ever roasted your own beets? It’s as easy as a baked potato – foil, oven, you know the routine. But the natural sweetness you get from the beets combined with the flavors you add with this basil-strawberry vinaigrette will have you wondering […]
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For many of us, the New Year always brings ambitious resolutions that include eating healthier. We get it and we’re in. To play our part, we’ll be offering up lighter, vegetarian dishes each week throughout the month of January. Starting us off is a main course that includes quinoa (a wonder food that’s become very […]
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Truffle oil has that sense of something elegant and rich. Combine it with lobster and white wine cream sauce and you’ve got something special. Many of you commented on how much you enjoyed the Truffled Cauliflower Gratin dish we posted, so we decided to end the year with our White Truffle Oil. While this dish […]
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This is probably one of the easiest recipes we’ve posted yet. Just four ingredients (two of which are salt and pepper) and you don’t need a peeler or whisk, not even a knife to cut the potatoes. Simply boil, smash and bake.
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Feel like preparing something special for the holidays but don’t want to spend hours in the kitchen? With our fig balsamic, you don’t need to create a complicated, multi-ingredient sauce to achieve a deep, rich flavor. Plus, what if we told you that you could prepare this main course all in one skillet, sauce included? […]
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‘Tis the season for fudge and have we found a winner! We experimented with 3 or 4 different fudge recipes and created something that produced the balance of texture and moistness we were looking for. We didn’t want a brownie or cookie but we also didn’t want fudge that was too creamy and didn’t hold up (enter baking soda). This fudge […]
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Here’s a delicious vegetarian entrée where all the cooking is done on the grill. This is another great use for the Wild Mushroom and Sage Olive Oil that you may still have left from the Apple and Sausage Stuffing recipe we posted for Thanksgiving. The texture of the grilled polenta goes well with the other […]
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It’s that time of year again where pumpkin starts to make an appearance in a lot of recipes – and we love it! This muffin recipe calls for a citrus twist getting a hint of orange essence from our Blood Orange extra virgin olive oil. In addition to all the usual pumpkin spices, we get […]
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