Recipe Category: Sides and Fixins

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BRAISED SWEET CABBAGE

Simple and so very sweet, this cabbage is just the thing for serving with beer brats. The dish is finished off with a drizzle of Champagne Pear Balsamic Vinegar – just a touch for added sweetness.

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ROASTED FINGERLING POTATOES WITH RAMP SALT

What’s a ramp? On our Podcast Smidgen, store owner Anne asked just that. Anne interviewed JQ Dickenson Salt Artisan Nancy Bruns to talk all things salt – including Ramp Salt. Nancy explained that a ramp is a wild onion found in the eastern United States – ramp season is brief, and folks can be found in the woods foraging...

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DUMPLING SAUCE

You’ll get big, big flavor in under five minutes from this simple set of ingredients. Ginger Garlic Toasted Sesame Oil whisks into a delectable sauce that’s perfectly dippable. Try it with all of our dumpling recipes: Vegetable Dumplings, Steamed Shrimp Dumplings, Pork & Chive Dumplings and Spicy Beef Pot Stickers.

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SPICY CORN SPOONBREAD

Heard of one-hit wonders? When it comes to our cookware, we’re one skillet wonders. Meet the Staub Skillet – heavy, even-cooking, durable and dishwasher safe – quite wonderful, indeed! What do we cook in it? Almost everything including this skillet cornbread. Pantry staples come together in this simple dish that gets a spicy upgrade from...

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ROSEMARY GARLIC KETTLE CHIPS WITH PARM

Sure, a bag of kettle chips can certainly serve as an appetizer – we’ve all been there. But what if those kettle chips were all gussied up and served with a cool, creamy dipping sauce? We did just that with a bag of plain kettle chips. A drizzle of Rosemary Extra Virgin Olive Oil and...

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SOFRITO

Sofrito is the beginning of so many great dishes. This basic preparation of aromatic ingredients is found in Mediterranean, Latin American, Spanish, Italian and Portuguese cooking. While there are versions of Sofrito that are ground aromatics, blitzed in a blender, most often Sofrito is cooked. Hop over to our blog to learn all about Sofrito, Mirepoix,...

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CAULIFLOWER TOAST

Ina Garten never lets us down. That’s why we teach Barefoot Contessa Inspired Cooking Classes in our Teaching Kitchen. These cauliflower toasts are a great example of Ina’s approach: simplicity meets big flavors. We bring in our Salt-n-Pepa blend to season the cauliflower and Shallot Extra Virgin Olive Oil for an aromatic punch. This dish...

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SWEET & SMOKY CORN ON THE COB

Smoked Extra Virgin Olive Oil pairs up with Smoked Tomato Blend to turn corn on the cob in to a sweet, sweet situation. Bake, steam or grill the corn, then slather on the buttery – smoky – spicy spread. Serve these alongside Steakhouse Burgers. Big flavors. How sweet!

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GRILLED CORN ON THE COB WITH ANCHO BUTTER

Sweet summertime corn on the cob meets salty-buttery ancho goodness. We combine Ancho Chile Powder with salt, butter and Sweet Smoked Paprika. When the corn is golden charred and juicy hot, slather on this butter. It’s corn! And it’s so yummy! Ancho Chiles are dried poblano peppers and fall on the low end of the...

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RED WINE VINAIGRETTE

This vinaigrette is a take on Julia Child’s classic vinaigrette with its very low acid to oil ratio. Julia did not employ the ratio of 3 parts oil to 1 part acid in her vinaigrette. She preferred to leave the acidity low and the decision to add more acid to the cook. You can always...