Enhance your meals effortlessly with customizable compound butters. Blend room temperature butter with herbs, spices, citrus, and more for a delightful addition to dishes. Try chive rosemary butter for a flavorful steak topping. Easy to prepare and versatile, compound butters elevate any dish. Experiment and enjoy the delicious results!
Category: Condiments / Sauces / Salsas
Walnut Garlic Dip
The Walnut Garlic Dip is a house favorite, perfect for entertaining. The rich texture of walnuts and creaminess of beans create a delightful dip. Despite its unassuming color, when served with fresh veggies, mint, and olive oil, it becomes a showstopper. This easy-to-make recipe is ideal for creating a memorable platter.
Roasted Garlic Scape Dip
The season is coming soon…the fleeting, flavorful garlic scape emerges in late spring, promising sunny days and bountiful harvests. From pizzas to sauces, its garlicky, scallion-like taste adds zing to any dish. Try a roasted scape dip with basil, sour cream, and lemon for a balanced, irresistible treat. Don’t forget the chips and veggies – it’ll be gone in a flash!
Smoked Chive Butter
There is a large part of me that lives for entertaining. The time and preparation put into curating the perfect menu and the realization of happy friends and family enjoying the meal. But there lives the other part of me that is the focused business person who has a drive to get things done. This…
Aioli – 3 Ways
It is always so fun to get a new gadget and find an exciting way to use it. That gadget for me today is a white and grey marble Mortar and Pestle. You might be thinking, “What?! She, who loves cooking and experimenting, doesn’t already have a mortar and pestle?!” Seems kind of wrong, right?!…
Chai Coconut Simple Syrup
Inspiration for me comes often from thinking back on unexpected special experiences I’ve shared with family and friends. To know what I mean – close your eyes and think of a moment where you didn’t plan, where all you can see is smiles and laughter, where you are spending wonderful time with your significant other…
Strawberry Tomato Salsa
This was the first meal invented from the 2021 CSA and it started the season off right. So, very ripe strawberries paired with equally vibrant tomatoes created a sweet, but savory topping for grilled balsamic marinaded chicken. I’m not sure if it was the long winter, the anticipation of fresh local produce or just the…
Sweet Oregano Compound Butter
I remember my first introduction to a compound butter. It was shortly after I graduated college and I returned to Winona for an event that an organization from college was hosting. This year it was at a nice golf course, plated meal style. As the event got rolling, there were baskets of warmed bread and…
Tropical Salsa w/SS Ricotta Spread and Baguette
This summer has been a hot one, full of humidity, sunshine, and the opportunity to sit outside on a Sunday morning enjoying the breeze and birds chirping. It is SUMMER! The reason why all midwesterners persevere thru long winters – to enjoy these months of sunshine and green grass. That season change as the world…
Bacon Rhubarb Jam
I will never forget the first time I had bacon jam (ok…I’m sounding dramatic), but really, for a lover of bacon, the flavor is quite amazing. It was at a local restaurant called Iron Tap and they serve it on Pimento Cheese Bruschetta (OMG – so good) and what else could they serve it on,…
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