Recipe Category: Drinks

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BACON WRAPPED DATES

Salty smoky bacon enrobes sweet medjool dates studded with an herbed goat cheese filling. Divine. Oh, and definitely simple! This recipe is a tapas classic, happy hour mainstay and charcuterie board tag along. We bring our Herbes de Provence to the party and add it to the goat cheese. Make a batch and watch them...

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HONEY SIMPLE SYRUP

Honey Simple Syrup, aka honey water, is a great way to add some sweetness to cocktails, mocktails or for sweetening iced tea! It’s challenging to incorporate honey in to cold beverages. It never seems to mix fully and often you can see it, in all its sweet, gooey glory. The fix? Thin it by making...

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Olive Oil Gin Sour

Smidgen Podcast Producer Catherine introduced Anne to this cocktail on season five, episode five of Smidgen: Three New Ways to Use Olive Oil. Anne drizzled Arbequina Extra Virgin Olive Oil on vanilla ice cream (do it. right now.) Catherine responded with, “I’ll see your ice cream drizzle and raise you a cocktail.” Literally. She shook...

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Girabaldi Mocktail

This mocktail’s liquored-up cousin is a very simple layering of Campari and orange juice. Sounds amazing. And we found an amazing way to mimic this flavor profile in a alcohol-free version featuring our Rooibos Renewal Tea. The fun part is the frothed up orange juice to top the citrus-infused tea. Delight your brunch besties with...

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SPICED ROASTED OLIVES

This recipe is our friend Chef Celeste Baer – Celeste teaches cooking classes in our Teaching Kitchen. Her fun and delicious Host with the Most classes sell out quickly. This is one of the recipes she teaches for adding to your charcuterie display. We love the addition of the citrus in this recipe – we...

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ROSEMARY & CHIPOTLE ROASTED NUTS

One of our most requested cooking classes is Barefoot Contessa Inspired – it’s all about exploring some of Ina Garten’s classic dishes. During the class, we nibble on these roasted nuts. They are so delicious with so many contrasting flavors. We love how the Chipotle Morita Chile Powder plays along with the maple syrup and...

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JAMESON & GREEN TEA PUNCH

Ginger, honey and lemon meet up with Gunpowder Green Tea for a refreshing sip. Oh, and Jameson – can’t forget that part! Serve this one with lots of ice and lemon wedges. A big-batch punch is perfect for parties, porching and parades!

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Whipped Herbed Ricotta with Honeycomb

Ready to uplevel your next cheeseboard? This 5 minute (yes. five. minutes.) recipe is what will have your guests coming back for more. Pair with a sliced baguette or crackers and get ready for the compliments. We add in Herbes de Provence for ooh-la-la flavor and color. Topping the whipped ricotta with Honeycomb is both...

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Five Dollar Milkshake

In the movie pulp fiction, Uma Thurman’s character Mia orders a milkshake to which John Travolta’s Vincent incredulously asks, “Did you just order a five-dollar shake?” She offers him a sip, and his expletive-filled response declares that it is worth the money. According to Reddit, in today’s money, that milkshake would be $9.70. Movie fact...

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Geaux Green Tropical Smoothie

Here’s the thing: it IS easy being green! Our Geaux Green Daily Blend makes it super simple. Dark green veggies are a big part of lowering inflammation in the body. Geaux Green Daily Blend is a mixture of kale, wheatgrass, spirulina and turmeric. It’s big nutrition packed into every spoonful. We use it in this...