It’s back-to-school time – culinary school, that is! We will be covering some of the classic dishes this fall, and hope you will be inspired to get back in the kitchen for a tasty cooking project. A French family favorite, blanquette de veau is a velvety white veal stew with vegetables and mushrooms. Unlike other…
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Party Ready: 3 Super Easy Crostini Recipes
Toast. It’s simple, accessible, and comforting – any time of day. But it cleans up nicely, and can be dressed up to serve at a party. Here are some easy ways to elevate toast for your next gathering. Equally welcome for binge-watching your new series obsession, or on game day, these recipes are quick and…
New Arrival: Wagyu Beef Bresaola
Bresaola [breˈzaːola] is an Italian-style charcuterie made with beef; it is simply dry cured with a spice rub. We begin with high-quality Wagyu beef eye-round, and follow the time-honored techniques for preparing bresaola. We don’t use nitrates or nitrites in this bresaola, so all you get is clean, Wagyu beef flavor. The incomparable marbling of our American…
6 Marvelous Mushroom Recipes for Fall
We love mushrooms! If you do, too, have a look at these recipes. Easy, tasty, and filled with mushrooms, they are sure to inspire you to cook something new. You may notice that all of these recipes contain either cheese or cream; that’s because mushrooms and cheese are a match made in heaven. Whether a…
Fine Olive Oil from “The Professional”
Celebrities are just like us – they love olive oil. That’s why it’s a trend among them to make their own olive oil. According to this article in Olive Oil Times, Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt, Sting and Trudie Styler, French singer/actor Patrick Bruel, and actor Jean Reno are all in the olive oil business. We are…
Tasty Brunch Recipe: Tortilla Española with Chorizo & Manchego
The beauty of a Spanish omelet lies in its versatility. Delicious for breakfast, lunch, aperitif, or light supper, our tortilla is packed with the requisite creamy potatoes and sweet onions but we added spicy cured chorizo and some salty Manchego cheese to kick it up a notch. Don’t be alarmed by the amount of oil…
Guest Griller: Best Wagyu Beef Game Day Recipe
Welcome to guest blogger Mike Lang of Another Pint Please, a blog dedicated to grilling food and drinking beer. Mike is a grilled food photographer, writer, and videographer based in Dayton, Ohio, and the “Grillographer” for Weber Grills. We partnered with him to see what might come off the grill … and we were not disappointed. Here is Mike’s first…
What’s Cooking on Instagram?
We’re always looking at food. If you like to see beautiful plates that inspire you to either cook or head for your favorite restaurant, Instagram is the place to be. Below are some highlights from chef posts to Instagram – using our products, of course – to whet your appetite. Join us on Instagram for a view into…
5 Food Launch Tips from Ariane Daguin: A Podcast Interview
Ariane, the founder and owner of D’Artagnan, was interviewed on the Soup-to-Nuts podcast, and she shared tips from a lifetime of experience launching new products. When it comes to a successful product launch, timing is vital – especially if a company hopes to disrupt a category or substantially change the way consumers think about what…
Try Wild Boar on National Taco Day!
National Taco Day comes but once a year, and today is that day! Try something different in your taco: wild boar, duck (as in Cosme’s famous version), chicken confit, pork shoulder, flank or hanger steak. Any cut of meat that is shreddable is fair game. Start with our slow-cooked wild boar shoulder recipe, then shred a…
Top 10 Ways to Cook with Ham
Our fully-cooked, ready-to-serve heritage smoked ham is tender, juicy and full of flavor. This Applewood Smoked Heritage Ham is cured off the bone; rubbed with salt and sugar and smoked over real applewood chips. Inspired by the old-time taste of the heritage pork, we keep our recipe and curing process simple. We never use artificial flavors or…
Recipes for Fall: 6 Delicious Ways to Eat Apples for Dinner
Apple season is on! If you go apple picking, you might end up with a bushel of fruit to enjoy. What will you do with your bounty of apples? Apple pie, apple tart and apple crisp might use up a few pounds, but have you considered the appeal of apples in savory dishes? They are…
