There’s nothing like a good cookbook for those who love spending time in the kitchen. For them a cookbook is more than a list of ingredients and instructions, it’s a travel guide to new worlds of flavor. Here are our picks for the most fascinating cookbooks and books about food that have been published in recent…
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Last Days to Order for Christmas!
This is the final stretch – the last few days before Christmas! Have you ordered your goose, turkey or ham for the holiday meal? There’s still time to order this week, but our stock is dwindling fast! Order for your holiday meals and parties at dartagnan.com by Thursday, Dec. 21 at 12 noon EST. We ship…
Weekend Project: DIY Food Gifts Everyone Will Love
Sweet and savory combine to make fantastic homemade treats that are suitable for gifting at the holidays.
Holiday Hosting: 3 Gorgeous Gougeres Recipes for Parties
Planning a Christmas or New Year’s party? Consider adding gougeres to the menu. These little morsels of pâte à choux dough with cheese are basically French cheese puffs. It’s everything you want in a party food: fun and easy to eat (finger food!) and totally addictive. You can make the dough ahead, roll into puffs and freeze…
The Cure-All: 4 Gifts for Food Aficionados
That’s right, the cure-all we’re talking about is charcuterie. Extraordinary charcuterie, suitable for giving to the most dedicated foodie. With charcuterie becoming a household word, you have to work a little harder to impress with a gift of cured meat. We’ve done that part for you. These premium pieces of charcuterie represent the pinnacle of…
Christmas Dinner: Recipes for 7 Splendid Side Dishes
These recipes for side dishes involve ingredients we love, like truffle butter, duck fat, bacon, and chorizo. Whether baking yeast rolls or sauteing green beans, there’s always room to make things a bit more savory. We hope you will try some of these recipes for your holiday meal, or any other occasion where full flavor…
A Tasty Holiday Roast: Leg of Lamb
Our tender lamb makes for an impressive roast on the holiday table, yet it’s so easy to prepare that you might make it any time of the year. Get a little fancy with our Herb Roasted Leg of Lamb with Port Wine Truffle Sauce recipe for your Christmas or New Year’s dinner. This 5-star review of…
Happy Hanukkah
To all of our Jewish friends … on this first night of Hanukkah, we wish you a happy holiday and a season full of light. And may all your latkes be fried in duck fat and topped with foie gras. For more recipes incorporating duck fat and potatoes, try our incredible fingerling confit recipe for a rich side…
It’s the Best Time to Make this Utterly Addictive Hot Chocolate
December 13th is National Hot Cocoa Day and we were inspired to brew up something a bit unusual. This hot chocolate is not the sad powdered stuff of American childhood. Our cocoa is similar to a European-style hot chocolate – it’s thick, rich and just sweet enough. The secret? Chestnuts create an unforgettable texture and flavor.
Utterly Addictive Hot Chocolate Recipes
Today is National Hot Cocoa Day and we were inspired to brew up something a bit unusual. This hot chocolate is not the sad powdered stuff of American childhood. Our cocoa is similar to a European-style hot chocolate – it’s thick, rich and just sweet enough. The secret? Chestnuts create the unforgettable texture and flavor….
4 Goose Recipes for the Holidays
Roasting a goose may be daunting, but if your goose is well cooked, it has succulent, tender, dark meat that is rich tasting, and free of fat. A fine roasted goose can be a feast for king and peasant alike, according to the French writer Honoré de Balzac. It certainly is a classic choice for Christmas dinner. Roasting…
10 Stocking Stuffers for Food Lovers
Here are our picks for fun stocking stuffers that are food-related … or are actually food. Small in size, but not in impact, some of these could serve as add-ons to another gift, or even work for a secret Santa. For the Punster This silly wine stopper from Fred is a multi-layered joke; the rubber…
