Posts in Holidays
Mashed Potatoes with Thyme Infused Brown Butter

There’s mashed potatoes, and then there are mashed potatoes. Our version starts with layers of flavors right from the get go: Potatoes boiled with aromatics like celery, bay leaf, and garlic, add a secret umami dimension to the final result. Adding thyme infused brown butter at the end is not a bad touch either.

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Tomato Salad with Tellicherry Pepper

Caprese salad is one of the great salads of our lives. It’s light, healthy, and fresh! Be sure to use quality ingredients their delicate flavors will shine through. We love using our Tellicherry Pepper here as the spice is mild and the flavor is big!

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Scallops with Parsley and Fleur de Sel

Scallops tend to be less weekday night and more of a weekend evening fare but they don’t have to be. Scallops are easy to prepare, take less than five minutes and will impress your guests or family with minimal effort! Delicious and decadent!

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Pumpkin Pie with Bourbon

This Pumpkin Pie recipe is a good one. But what pie that includes bourbon as an ingredient isn’t! Pair that with maple syrup, a bit of heavy cream, and vanilla extract and you have a combination for fall that will have people asking for seconds. 

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King Arthur Flour Pound Cake

When someone creates a good thing, you don't mess with a good thing. You repeat, said genius. And when it comes to pound cake, there should be no competition. If one discovers the perfect recipe, one should share it. And that is exactly what our friends at King Arthur Flour have done. Created perfection in a pound cake, and then sent it out to all of us via the inter web. 

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Julia Child's Pastry Dough (Pie Crust)

One thing that I don’t make, is pastry dough. I don’t love making it and when you have to account for weather, too much is out of control. Even the French agree somewhat, though every good French mother has taught her children to make pie crust (guys and girls alike make killer crusts!)...

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Christmas Milk Punch with Bourbon

Don't be dissuaded by the name of this drink. I was for many years. Milk Punch is one of the good things in life. It mixes its top four ingredients, cream (we can call if milk for calories purposes if you like), bourbon, vanilla, and sugar. All in a compact, adult beverage. If you have not yet tried Milk Punch, your time has come.

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