Cara Nicoletti of Massachusetts is a fourth-generation butcher — who wants people to eat less meat.
Yes, you read that right.
For healthful and sustainability reasons, she hit on the idea to make sausages from certified humanely raised chicken and pork, that slyly and effectively includes vegetables.
In short, vegetable-forward yet meat-based Seemore sausages.
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Even if your Thanksgiving gathering was smaller than usual, you’re no doubt still recovering from all those days of heavy-lifting prepping and cooking.
You deserve a break — with a recipe that puts dinner on the table quickly and effortlessly now, plus has the decided advantage of providing way more bang for the buck than it ought.
“Spicy Garlic Shrimp with Capers” is such a dish.
It’s from the new cookbook, “I Cook in Color: Bright Flavors from My Kitchen and Around the World”
The book is a collection of recipes informed by Gomez’s dual Southern upbringing — born in Southern India and now living in the American South.
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Let the holiday cookie baking begin.
On the nuttiest note, of course.
Because these “Roasted Pecan Blondies” not only sport a heap of toasted pecans, but roasted pecan oil, as well.
The result is a golden blondie with that coveted papery top of a brownie, a wonderful chewy texture, plenty of dark chocolate, and a robust rich nuttiness.
This recipe was created by San Francisco’s The Bojon Gourmet. It was originally made with hazelnuts and roasted hazelnut oil for the artisan oil company, La Tourangelle, a family-tun company that started in France but now also has offices and a production facility in Northern California.
Best yet, the blondies can be made gluten-free, if you’re so inclined. I took the option for using all-purpose flour and whole wheat flour instead. I also added a few more pecans because I love nuts in bar cookies, so the more, the merrier.
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Because we’re all cooped up this winter — even more than usual (yes, thank you, pandemic) — something wonderfully warming and soothing really hits the spot right about now.
Adagio Teas, a family-owned company with facilities in California, New Jersey, and the United Kingdom, has created two holiday samplers that fit the bill in a most fun, festive way. I had a chance to try samples of the new offerings.
The “12 Days of Christmas” set features 12 reusable tins, each decorated with a different holiday motif and holding a different single serving of loose tea.
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Dark and spicy as an intense holiday ginger cake, the just-released 46th annual Anchor Brewing Company Christmas Ale also boasts its highest ABV ever at 7 percent.
Yes, this is a hoppy, robust beer with a pronounced bitter coffee edge. I had a chance to try a sample of this festive beer that boasts a substantial body rivaling Santa’s. Pour it into a glass to appreciate its deep espresso-like color and cappuccino-colored foamy head.
Each year, the holiday beer gets a different tree design on its label. This year’s features The Three Graces, the three majestic sequoias from the Mariposa Grove in Yosemite National Park.
This beer, available now through January 2021 or until supplies last, will definitely get you into the holiday spirit. Or make for a welcome gift.
It’s available in 6-packs ($10) and a gold-foiled 50.7-ounce magnum bottle ($14). Orders can be placed online for pickup at Anchor Public Taps in San Francisco.
Cheers: Anchor Brewing suggests enjoying the Christmas Ale alongside Thanksgiving turkey or rack of lamb. I think it’s pretty awesome with a slice of pumpkin bread, too.
The newest spirit by San Francisco’s Gold Bar Spirits Company truly pays tribute to the Bay Area.
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