With these cold mornings, most of us just want to wake up to a hot cup of coffee, but we also have to remember to stay healthy. With the stress and calories that come with the Holidays, the best way to start your morning is with an energizing green juice. We’ve recently started experimenting with BroccoBabe BroccoGreens (chopped broccoli leaves) in juice recipes and immediately fell in love. You can basically switch any juice recipes that call for leafy greens, such as ..read more
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California Avocados in the Winter
As you may have noticed—it’s a bit challenging to find California grown avocados in the Winter. The famous California Hass avocado peak season generally runs from Spring through Fall. The last time you’ve enjoyed a delicious California avocado was probably last October and other avocados just aren’t the same! Don’t worry, California avocados are back. This time of year is when the Bacon, Fuerte, Lamb Hass, Pinkerton, Reed and Zutano varieties grow. Read more about the different varieties here.
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Lemon Zest Beet Crostini
A bright, healthy and zesty appetizer dish for your next party!
Ingredients:
4 Medium-sized beets (we used golden beets) 2 Baguettes sliced (1/2 inch thick) Head of roasted garlic cloves Extra-virgin olive oil 1 pack (5 oz) Chevre Honey Goat Milk Cheese 8 oz Cream cheese Grated zest of 3 lemons Salt and pepper to taste.
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Graham Cracker Toffee
We were searching high and low for a toffee recipe that was achievable by just about any novice home cook. We found a Graham Cracker Toffee recipe by Maggie Battista and fell in love. It’s so easy, you don’t even need a candy thermometer! “It’s less toffee and more a delicious hack of graham crackers, butter, and sugar.” But don’t let that deter you, it’s still full of flavor and simply delicious. Present this at your next holiday party, and it’ll ..read more
Soft & Chewy Gingerbread Men
Just hear those sleigh bells jingling, ring ting tingling too. Come on, it’s lovely weather. For a sleigh ride together with you. Gingerbread Men are our favorite cookies to make and decorate this season. We tested out this awesome vegan recipe by Post Punk Kitchen and loved it! We made a few little changes—the biggest one being swapping out the molasses for maple syrup, we did this simply because we figured more people have maple syrup on hand than molasses. If you’re ..read more
Strawberry Santas
A Strawberry Santa recipe to entertain the grandkids on Christmas morning! Give each grandkid a piping bag and let them make their own Strawberry Santas. Maybe this will keep their hands out of the cookie jar 🍪.
Gluten-free Baking Made Easy with Cup4Cup
Our friends at Cup4Cup are helping us make your gluten-free Holiday baking a piece of cake. First time baking gluten-free? No worries tough cookie, you’ve got this! Did you know you can use Cup4Cup flour to replace all-purpose flour cup for cup (1:1) in most traditional recipes for cookies, cake, biscuits, muffins and more? Cup4Cup makes changing your favorite recipes to gluten free versions as easy as possible.
Tips & Tricks Because the holidays are really all about the cookies, Cup4Cup’s Chef Allie ..read more
Christmas Treats Beyond Cookies
Is it really only 10 days ’til Christmas? We hope you’ve been baking Nana’s Christmas cookie recipes all month long! … but it’s time for even MORE sweet treats beyond cookies.
Gingerbread Eggnog Hot Chocolate11 Recipes You Must Try for Hanukkah
Hanukkah is right around the corner. Get ready for 8 days of gifts, spinning the dreidel, lighting the menorah and our favorite thing of all… eating. Here are some of our favorite Hanukkah recipes:
1. Savory Sun-Dried Tomato Stuffed ChallahClassic plain challah is already tasty but adding sun-dried tomatoes, fresh herbs and cheese makes it beyond glorious! See recipe here.
2. Sweet Noodle KugelThis traditional Jewish dish is made of three basic ingredients: eggs, fat, and starch. Kugels can be made savory or sweet ..read more
The Ultimate Graham Cracker Pie Crust
The ultimate graham cracker pie crust (that can be made vegan too)!
