Three healthy and delicious recipes to get your Mediterranean Diet started

Best-selling author, chef, television personality, and educator Amy Riolo shares tips to help you adopt the Mediterranean-style eating pattern and start enjoying better health. By now you’ve probably heard a lot about the Mediterranean Diet. This eating pattern was named best overall diet of 2019 and has been linked to preventing diabetes, heart attacks, strokes, and certain… Read More Three healthy and delicious recipes to get your Mediterranean Diet started

January 10, 2021January 10, 2021 K Engels

Top Chef judge Gail Simmons’ Lemongrass-Scented Rice Noodle Salad with Mint Cilantro

The crisp morning hustle-bustle is familiar as farmers/growers and customers reconnect after a long winters sleep. Browsing Seattle’s energetic Pike Place Market on a busy weekend morning is exhilarating, the city feels as if it moves through you. It’s a great place to connect with local vendors to ask questions about where your food comes… Read More Top Chef judge Gail Simmons’ Lemongrass-Scented Rice Noodle Salad with Mint Cilantro

January 9, 2021January 9, 2021 K EngelsLeave a comment

January Cleaning with Limoneira Citrus

Use Limoneira citrus to revitalize and clean any home – without any of the harmful chemicals found in many store-bought cleaners It’s not quite spring yet, but a bit of “pre-spring” cleaning wouldn’t hurt. It’s no secret that store-bought cleaning agents can be full of hidden and harmful chemicals that are best left outside the… Read More January Cleaning with Limoneira Citrus

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meringues with sugared cranberries

Friends and family will love these elegant little holiday gems. When piping, try and leave a small area or divet to cradle to the cranberries. you can find our sugared cranberries recipe here.

December 14, 2020 K EngelsLeave a comment

sugared cranberries

These festive little gems are the perfect finishing touch for your holiday desserts. Sugared cranberries are so simple to make, you can get the entire family involvled. The recipe below is a basic sugared cranberry recipe. Feedback for this recipe has included the following:“Superfine sugar is not necessary, we used regular sugar for rolling and… Read More sugared cranberries

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Protected: Class I: Pastry Workshop with Master Chef Jason Palin

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December 10, 2020December 21, 2020 K Engels

set up your own hot chocolate bar this holiday season

Temperatures are dropping and the snow is falling, it’s hot chocolate time! Everyone has their favorite way to enjoy a mug of hot cocoa and when hosting small gatherings this winter, set up a hot chocolate bar for friends and family. Toppings for your bar marshmallows toffee bits coarse sea salt mini chocolate chips chocolate… Read More set up your own hot chocolate bar this holiday season

December 6, 2020December 7, 2020 K Engels1 Comment

gingerbread whoopie pies and hot buttered rum sauce

Eggnog, gingerbread and peppermint flavors are on the menu this holiday season. Christmas may come once a year, but there are 25 days in December to get your holiday flavor fix. Incorporate festive tastes like eggnog, gingerbread and peppermint into everything from breakfast dishes to DIY gifts, scrumptious syrups and sips with recipes created and inspired… Read More gingerbread whoopie pies and hot buttered rum sauce

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spirited holiday yule nog

As the temperature drops and with the holiday season in full swing, there is no better way to celebrate than with a traditional festive beverage. Eggnog, a spiked mixture of egg yolk and milk, has been around for centuries and is often enjoyed around Christmas time. In the American North it is mixed with coffee… Read More spirited holiday yule nog

December 4, 2020December 4, 2020 K Engels2 Comments

Whimsical Eggnog Cookie Gift Tags

A festive holiday idea for the entire family. Why label gifts with a slip of paper when you can use cookies instead? This a festive holiday project the entire family can do together. Mix food color and vanilla extract to paint designs on frosted, gift tag-shaped eggnog cookies. Then, thread a ribbon through the cookie,… Read More Whimsical Eggnog Cookie Gift Tags

December 4, 2020December 4, 2020 K EngelsLeave a comment

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