Mint julep is a cocktail comprised of four main ingredients – bourbon, sugar, water and mint. This cocktail is most commonly known as the official drink of the Kentucky Derby, which took place earlier this month. The mint is lightly smashed and bruised to release it’s distinct and refreshing flavor. Here’s a recipe for mint...
Angry Orchard shares cider-inspired holiday dishes that will elevate your dinners and feasts this holiday season. Here’s a recipe for Oven Roasted Lamb Rack with Cider, Apples and Mints courtesy of Angry Orchard Apple Cider. The lamb rack is lightly seasoned then roasted in the oven, and served with caramelized fresh apples infused with hard...
Here’s a recipe for Glazed Garlic & Ginger Chicken Wings, courtesy of Nando’s PERi-PERi featuring their popular PERi-PERi sauces. Serves: 4 Preparation: 10 minutes, plus at least 6 hours to marinate wings Cooking Time: 25 minutes Ingredients, for the wings and marinade: ½ cup Nando’s PERi-PERi Sauce 6 cloves garlic, peeled 1 small onion, peeled...
Here’s a recipe for Chicken & Pepper Kebabs, courtesy of Nando’s PERi-PERi featuring their popular PERi-PERi sauces. Serves: 8 Preparation Time: 15 minutes Cooking Time: 10 minutes Ingredients: 16 bamboo skewers, soaked in water for 30 minutes 4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts 2 cups bell peppers, cut into squares ½ cup red onion, cut into...
Here’s a recipe for Corn and Avocado Salad with Glazed Hot Chicken, courtesy of Nando’s PERi-PERi featuring their popular PERi-PERi sauces. Serves: 4 Preparation: 25 minutes Cooking Time: 45 minutes Ingredients: 4 cobs of fresh corn 2 avocados, halved and cut up roughly 1 red onion, thinly sliced 1 tablespoon fresh coriander, roughly chopped 3...
Holiday cookies make great gifts and also wonderful to have around for entertaining family and friends. Here’s a recipe for ginger cookies courtesy of Prairie Grass Cafe of Northbrook, IL, that’s easy to make. The cookies feature a nice mix of spices with cinnamon, ginger, and clove and a bit of orange zest. Ingredients (makes...
Here’s a recipe for a Beef on Weck sandwich, courtesy of Adam Richman. This was one of the regionally-inspired sandwich recipes he created in collaboration with Alamos Wines and pairs nicely with Malbec. Adam’s Buffalo-inspired is made with roasted beef that has been seasoned with olive oil, salt and pepper. The beef is then sliced...
In celebration of National Guacamole Day, here’s the famous Chipotle guacamole recipe. Image: Chipotle Ingredients: 2 ripe Hass avocados 2 tsp lime juice 2 tbsp cilantro (chopped) 1/4 cup red onion (finely chopped) 1/2 jalapeño, including seeds (finely chopped) 1/4 tsp kosher salt Directions: Choose the right avocado. It should feel squishy yet firm (like...
Chef François de Mélogue’s Kickstarter campaign to help fund this first cookbook, Cuisine of the Sun, ends in a week. They’ve already reached their goal which means the book will be published! Congrats! They are stretching their goal a bit more and proposing a US Book Tour to help promote and sell the books. The...
Now that you’ve got your grill out, here’s a juicy burger recipe from the Green City Market cookbook. This one comes from the Sunday Dinner Club, a (somewhat) underground supper club that hosts intimate dinner parties in a home setting featuring seasonal ingredients from the city’s farmers markets. Here’s the Sunday Dinner Club Market Burger....