Listen to Smidgen: More than Pumpkin Spice: 5 Essential Fall Recipes to Celebrate the Season From butternut squash to everything pumpkin spice, these five essential fall recipes embrace the season’s bountiful harvest and warming flavors. Comforting soups. Warm, spiced sweets. Root vegetable and squash salads. These dishes embody the essence of autumn. They evoke cozy...
Cheese boards are less about fussy arrangements and more about the combination of flavors, textures and temperatures. While a google search will take you to the “rules” around building a charcuterie, cheese plate, salumi board or grazing board, we are here to offer 6 basic tips to get you to a memorable and satisfying nibble....
It comes around every year in late summer. Charc Week. Oh wait, is it Shark Week? We misunderstood – we thought it a week celebrating Charcuterie. Here’s the thing: we like our version better. Charc Week is less scary sea creatures and more deliciousness. We suggest you celebrate all things charcuterie with us – here...
Curry Powders are a British Indian invention created to evoke the essence of Indian cuisine. While curry powders are not used in authentic Indian cooking, they are delicious flavor combinations that we love working with in our Teaching Kitchen. Here’s the thing, curry powders aren’t just for curries! Whether it’s Garlic Curry, Vindaloo Curry, Japanese...
Maybe it’s the meat to skin ratio. Maybe it’s the quick cooking time. Maybe it’s the fun factor. There are so many reasons to love chicken wings. Here are some of our favorites. Ghost Pepper Chicken Wings While we realize the thought of Ghost Chile may frighten some, but if you’re here for the heat, Louisiana...
Listen to Smidgen: Easy Back-to-School Dinner Ideas: 5 Quick Meals Ready in Under 30 Minutes When it comes to quick and easy meal ideas for busy weeknights, there are lots of possibilities. From quick-cooking shrimp to finessing a rotisserie chicken, these 30 minute meals are perfect for busy families with hectic schedules. Here are five...
Listen to Smidgen: 5 Essential Vegan Recipes that Everyone (Yes, Everyone!) Are Going to Love When store owner Anne’s daughter converted to veganism at 16, Anne waited for the phase to pass. It didn’t. That’s when Anne realized that the way to understand the lifestyle was to cook the lifestyle. Anne and Emma dove into...
Listen to Smidgen: 8 Delicious Cool Down Recipes for Summertime In the summertime, the secret to cool-down dishes is not only what you cook but how you cook. Definitely grab up all that summertime bounty. Load up on corn, peaches, squash, melons and tomatoes. Summer is the perfect time to pull out the slow cooker,...
Listen to Smidgen: 4 Sweet Recipes for Cooking with Honey Honey. Awwww, sugar, sugar. Now, with that 1969 Archies classic planted in your head, let’s talk about the sweet stuff. Honey that bees produce can do more than just sweeten your tea. We get so many questions about local honey – and that’s a good...
