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Autumn Apple Cider Mash
The Autumn Apple Cider Mash cocktail is inspired by fresh, unfiltered, locally produced apple cider becoming available in the market, making us think of Autumn. Depending on where you live, the weather may or may not underscore this feeling. Living in the Southern California desert, October days and nights are not quite cool enough to…
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The Autumn Apple Cider Mash cocktail is inspired by fresh, unfiltered, locally produced apple cider becoming available in the market, making us think of Autumn. Depending on where you live, the weather may or may not underscore this feeling. Living in the Southern California desert, October days and nights are not quite cool enough to…
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Grilled Radicchio and Arugula Salad
Grilled Radicchio and Arugula Salad packs a whole lot of flavor and color into a relatively simple salad. While both radicchio and arugula, particularly the wild variety, have a bitter attribute to them, grilling the radicchio mellows that. The silky Asian-inspired, slightly sweet dressing both complements and plays off the opposing smoky and bitter flavors…
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Grilled Radicchio and Arugula Salad packs a whole lot of flavor and color into a relatively simple salad. While both radicchio and arugula, particularly the wild variety, have a bitter attribute to them, grilling the radicchio mellows that. The silky Asian-inspired, slightly sweet dressing both complements and plays off the opposing smoky and bitter flavors…
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Cream Cheese Celery Sticks
Cream Cheese Celery Sticks are a mid-century modern appetizer. This classic would have originally not been seasoned, just the cream cheese and the celery, as Vito’s Mom prepared it countless times. We’ve decided to update this classic appetizer by using a variety of seasonings to top it; “Fancy Shmancy”, as Vito’s Mom would say. You…
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Cream Cheese Celery Sticks are a mid-century modern appetizer. This classic would have originally not been seasoned, just the cream cheese and the celery, as Vito’s Mom prepared it countless times. We’ve decided to update this classic appetizer by using a variety of seasonings to top it; “Fancy Shmancy”, as Vito’s Mom would say. You…
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Whiskey Sours
Here’s our take on Whiskey Sours, a truly classic cocktail. We recommend using Meyer lemon juice when making Whiskey Sours; it will enhance the flavor of the cocktail while making for a very smooth experience. Sour mash bourbon really shines in this cocktail; if unavailable, any good bourbon will do. If you’re not familiar with…
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Here’s our take on Whiskey Sours, a truly classic cocktail. We recommend using Meyer lemon juice when making Whiskey Sours; it will enhance the flavor of the cocktail while making for a very smooth experience. Sour mash bourbon really shines in this cocktail; if unavailable, any good bourbon will do. If you’re not familiar with…
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Stewed Okra and Tomatoes
Stewed Okra and Tomatoes is a tasty side dish and a classic of Southern cooking. It always reminds us of the end of summer, when both okra and tomatoes are plentiful. Our Stewed Okra and Tomatoes includes Creole-inspired seasonings, giving it slightly spicy touch. The addition of apple cider vinegar, which goes so well with…
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Stewed Okra and Tomatoes is a tasty side dish and a classic of Southern cooking. It always reminds us of the end of summer, when both okra and tomatoes are plentiful. Our Stewed Okra and Tomatoes includes Creole-inspired seasonings, giving it slightly spicy touch. The addition of apple cider vinegar, which goes so well with…
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Ginger Pear Martini
Our Ginger Pear Martini marries the tastes of spicy, crisp ginger and smooth, sweet pear. After lots of searching for a ginger vodka which had a ginger-forward but not sweet taste, we tried and succeeded in producing our own. Unlike most commercial brands we do not add any sugar, making it ideal to mix with…
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Our Ginger Pear Martini marries the tastes of spicy, crisp ginger and smooth, sweet pear. After lots of searching for a ginger vodka which had a ginger-forward but not sweet taste, we tried and succeeded in producing our own. Unlike most commercial brands we do not add any sugar, making it ideal to mix with…
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Grilled Chili Scallion Crema
Grilled Chili Scallion Crema is cool crema punctuated with the light heat of grilled chili, sweetness of grilled scallions and accented with cilantro and mint. This is not your everyday side of crema! While we enjoy the Mexican culinary use of providing crema on the side with grilled meats, we also find it just a…
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Grilled Chili Scallion Crema is cool crema punctuated with the light heat of grilled chili, sweetness of grilled scallions and accented with cilantro and mint. This is not your everyday side of crema! While we enjoy the Mexican culinary use of providing crema on the side with grilled meats, we also find it just a…
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Green Beans with Cherry Tomatoes
Green Beans with Cherry Tomatoes combines two summer favorites in an eye-catching, colorful side dish. Easy and quick to prepare with just a few ingredients, is delicious and goes very well with grilled entrees, such as Grilled Flat Iron Steak, Grilled Stuffed Pork Chops and Grilled Soy Marinated Tuna. Bright, fresh green beans cooked until…
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Green Beans with Cherry Tomatoes combines two summer favorites in an eye-catching, colorful side dish. Easy and quick to prepare with just a few ingredients, is delicious and goes very well with grilled entrees, such as Grilled Flat Iron Steak, Grilled Stuffed Pork Chops and Grilled Soy Marinated Tuna. Bright, fresh green beans cooked until…
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