Category: DIY & Recipes
Holiday Happy Hour
Having a local holiday doesn’t just apply to food and gifts. A splash of local ingredients added into seasonal craft cocktails is the perfect way to bring out the spirit of the season, while celebrating local. With winter flavors like ginger, coffee, nutmeg and maple, there’s no better way to bring festive cheer to your holiday celebrations. Apple Ginger Thyme In … Continued
Holiday Hacks!
Go from hassled to happy this season with a few of these Holiday Hacks. Most important tip: Don’t do in two steps what can be done in one, and don’t do EVERYTHING yourself! General Tips Stock up on great crackers, cheeses, meats, and condiments. They keep beautifully, ready to serve for last minute … Continued
A Vegan, a Vegetarian and a Butcher: The Vegan Holiday App Taste Test
Hovering over a holiday buffet is a common tradition that brings friends families and dietary needs together. Vegans and vegetarians often are confined to side dishes and hors d’oeuvres to sustain themselves throughout the holiday gatherings. Putting together interesting, delicious, and hearty vegan-friendly appetizers can be simple and enjoyable for vegetarians, vegans, and omnivores alike. Here are … Continued
Gorgonzola & Bacon Stuffed Mushrooms
These stuffed mushrooms are sure to be a hit at your next gathering. Their small size offers a pop-in-your-mouth convenience and they also tend to hold together a little better than the big, ooey-gooey ones. Make a lot, they’ll go fast! Ingredients 1 8oz. package of crimini mushrooms 1 tbsp butter 3 strips Beeler’s bacon, … Continued
Chestnuts… roasting!
Chestnuts are the key to my grandmother’s Thanksgiving stuffing. How happy she would be if she knew that the chestnuts she once gathered from her back yard tree as a young bride, are what I’m roasting for her special dish. Our local chestnuts are deliciously creamy and sweet, and make the simple combination of … Continued
Brussels Sprouts Salad
Thanksgiving is a day of feasting at its finest. Lighten up the the fare and cut through the richness of other dishes with this simple and delicious salad. Ingredients 1 pound brussels sprouts, shaved 1 apple, thinly sliced 1 small red onion, thinly sliced 1 cup chopped toasted walnuts Directions Dressing: 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard, 1 tablespoon … Continued
Fried Cauliflower Rice
It may look and taste like rice, but this take on fried rice is made with cauliflower! Just grab a pre-made container of cauliflower rice from our deli and you’re on your way to a deliciously simple dinner that not only is it healthy, but doesn’t take 20 or 30 minutes for your rice to cook through, which means this is … Continued
6-Minute Garlic Parmesan Zoodles
Grabbing a container of pre-made zoodles from the Lakewinds Deli means there is almost no prep for this easy and healthy meal! Ingredients 3 tbsp butter 1 clove garlic, chopped 4 cups zoodles 1/2 tsp ground pepper 1 tsp salt 1 handful of chopped parsley 2-3 tbsp grated parmesan cheese 1/4 cup toasted pine nuts … Continued
Halloween Magic – Turn Jack O’ Lanterns into Soup
To so many of us, pumpkins are for carving and lighting, or turning into pie. That’s a pretty limited role for this big, delicious vegetable that’s available through the Holidays. Of all the uses for pumpkins, my favorite is soup, any and every kind of soup — a creamy bisque sweetened with cider, spiked with … Continued