Why have mashed potatoes when you can have *smashed potatoes*? We’ve always loved the idea of smashed potatoes (hey, they’re fun to make!). But are they… worthy… of a Thanksgiving or holiday feast? We say an emphatic yes, especially if we’re serving them with the best, high-quality olive oil. For the potatoes, we choose Melissa’s […]
Cranberry Applesauce – A Colorful Thanksgiving Recipe
If you have filled your Thanksgiving table with drab beige and brown foods, you definitely need this Cranberry Applesauce recipe. We guarantee it will be the most colorful item on the menu. Don’t get us wrong – we love all Thanksgiving foods. And we love regular applesauce too. But this cranberry applesauce really cheers up […]
Enter the #ILoveSanMarzanoDOP Tomato Recipe Contest
Do you love high-quality tomatoes? Of course you do, and so do we. That’s why we’re excited to announce our #ILoveSanMarzanoDOP tomato recipe contest. Now that it’s fall and the holiday season is fast approaching, we’re shifting from fresh tomatoes to recipes that use European canned tomatoes. Specifically, we’re talking about the famous San Marzano […]
Chestnut Hummus with Fresh Sage for Fall
Chestnut hummus is the richest, heartiest, most unexpected treat you’ll have at your Thanksgiving or fall feast. Its complex layers of deep, nutty flavors are perfect for these cold autumn nights. Of course it makes a lovely appetizer, but it could also be right at home on the table as a sumptuous side dish. Chestnut […]
Applesauce Spice Cupcakes – An Old-Fashioned Treat
These applesauce spice cupcakes are so easy and tasty. They also date back to a much simpler time, when Halloween and autumn celebrations were low-key affairs. When we were kids, our mom used to make these cupcakes every Halloween and deliver them to friends. This was at a time before cupcakes “had” to have artistic […]
Pasta Puttanesca and San Marzano DOP Tomatoes
We’re about to share with you the most delicious Pasta Puttanesca recipe. And part of the reason it’s so delicious is because it uses real Italian San Marzano DOP tomatoes. More on that in a moment… What is Pasta Puttanesca? So Pasta Puttanesca is basically a super-simple pasta dish using ingredients you probably already have […]
Taking a Tea Break with Steep Echo Tea
Tea drinking has taken on a whole new life in our house with Steep Echo Tea, a new brand of tea made from olive leaves. (Olive leaves? Yes!) For centuries, people have treasured olive trees for all they have to give. Of course there are the olives, and olive oil. But olive leaves are extremely […]
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