Our friend and cooking instructor Lili brought us this fantastic recipe. As you read Lili’s instructions, a very specific mental picture forms as she describes spreading the dough: “as if you’re aggressively playing the piano.” When she teaches pizza and flatbread, she’ll teach you how to shape the dough using your “kitty cat paws.” If...
Dry Brining, aka early salting, we talk about it often in the shop and in our Teaching Kitchen. It’s one of the techniques we teach in our Cook the Book classes that feature Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat by Samin Nosrat. Bone-in, skin-on chicken thighs are the perfect protein for this technique. The early salting makes...
We wanted a big-batch pulled pork that was rich and savory with lots of onion and garlic and a little heat. Less of a slant towards BBQ or Tex Mex and more of a lean into delicious flavors that can adapt into all sorts of dishes. With that in mind, we put our Zydeco Blend...
Chef Paul Prudhomme was responsible for putting Cajun cuisine on the map in the 80’s with this dish. And he was essentially responsible for redfish being nearly fished out in the Gulf of Mexico! Folks often ask us about blackening fish – is it a spice blend or a technique. The answer is: both. This...
Remember that time we retired our Vanilla Dark Balsamic? Big mistake! And that’s why we brought this customer favorite back to the shelves. We often lean on this rich, sweet balsamic for drizzling over berries or finishing off a trifle. But we love this balsamic for savory dishes, too. Perfect for flank steak or big,...
Asparagus, brie and puff pastry. What could go wrong? Absolutely nothing! Especially when it’s drizzled with Basic Bee’s Smoked Honey. This simple dish is just the thing for your Easter celebration – or any celebration. Bake up a pan and watch them disappear!
Tea infused broths and stocks may seem like an odd approach, but it actually makes perfect sense. For store owner Anne, chef turned tea aficionado, approaching tea from a culinary standpoint was a natural fit. Tea adds complexity and pleasant bitter layers. Teas is also a way to squeeze in extra wellness properties into a...
Love is definitely in the air. From rich red paprika to those unmistakable ruby-colored saffron threads, this pasta dish will have you swooning. Our deep red, summertime tomato-rich Italian Herbs Extra Virgin Olive Oil provides the backdrop for this delicious dish. Shrimp poach in the silky sauce and perfectly enrobe the pasta. Perfect for a...
This fast food favorite took us from “this is silly” to “this is genius” with one crispy, crunchy bite. These little stuffed tortilla rounds can be piled up and topped like a platter of nachos or lined up alongside a topping buffet. Be sure to hop on the accoutrement early in the day. We tucked...
Our friends at Guidry Organic Farms produce gorgeous Pecan Oil from their Louisiana orchard. After pressing all those pecans for that gorgeous oil, Pecan Meal is left behind. This protein-rich product is delicious in pancake batter, cake and cookie recipes, and this fantastic chicken! Oven-baked and easy to make plus tons of local love.