Special-occasion meals, such as Easter dinner, give you the opportunity to make something impressive. When you are serving a house full of guests, a whole glazed ham or a roasted leg of lamb are perfect choices. But if you have a more intimate Easter meal in mind, there are great options below. Read on for…
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How to Cook Your Easter Ham
Looking for tips on making your Easter ham? Read on for ham recipes and simple tips to achieve a glorious holiday ham. Heritage-Breed Smoked Ham Our fully-cooked and ready-to-heat ham is handcrafted from antibiotic-free, heritage-breed pork, smoked over real applewood and seasoned with just the right touch of brown sugar and salt. Since it’s already…
Weekend Cooking: 7 Meals for the Week
One of the best things you can do for your health (and your wallet) is to cook meals at home. However, a busy schedule often keeps us from achieving this ideal, and instead finds us eating take-out food in a hurry. A solution is to cook for leftovers. If you cook on the weekend, you…
The Power of Pasta: 7 Recipes
There is no denying the allure of pasta. With seemingly infinite shapes and sizes, there is pasta for every need. From homemade to store-bought, pasta is always welcome at the table, no matter what the season. When we cook pasta, we like to play with ingredients like duck bacon and foie gras, truffles and truffle…
For the Love of Waffles
Waffles seem to be everywhere these days. They are trending in a big way, from food trucks to fine dining. And they’ve earned a spot in culinary history. Who made the first waffles? The ancient Greeks cooked cakes between two hot metal plates and served them savory, which is how we like waffles, too. Though…
7 Mediterranean Dishes You Will Love
The flavors of the Mediterranean include olives and olive oil, lamb, meat stews, and of course, bread and wine. It’s a wide geographical area that includes a variety of cultures with pretty distinct cuisines. Italy, Greece, Southern France, North Africa, Spain, the Levant … all can be included in the Mediterranean basket, but they produce…
More Mushrooms, Please
If you’re wild about mushrooms like we are, here’s a polenta recipe to try. It’s simple to make, offers a satisfying umami flavor, and is a perfect dish for the transition to spring. Make sure you get our Organic Chef’s Mix Mushrooms, which offers a variety of our top-selling mushrooms in a convenient 1 lb….
Happy Duck Fat Tuesday!
It’s Mardi Gras, which means, of course, “Fat Tuesday.” It’s the last chance to let it all go before Lent begins. Traditionally, fatty, decadent and sweet foods are eaten on Mardi Gras, and much alcohol is imbibed. It’s the time to indulge before the ritual fasting of the Lenten season. In the past, Christians gave up…
Unexpectedly Delicious: Savory Oatmeal Recipe & Tips
Most people think of oatmeal as a sweet breakfast dish, but there’s a persuasive case to reimagine oatmeal as a neutral base for savory toppings. This makes oatmeal a contender for brinner, that is, breakfast for dinner. After all, what’s the difference between oatmeal and rice? For one thing, you can cook oatmeal much quicker. And…
Savory Oatmeal Recipe & Tips
Most people think of oatmeal as a sweet breakfast dish, but we’ve been seeing more people re-imagining oatmeal as a neutral base for savory toppings. And we’re into the concept. This makes oatmeal a contender for brinner, that is, breakfast for dinner. After all, what’s the difference between oatmeal and rice? For one thing, you…
What’s for Dinner? Oscars Night Menu
With the Academy Awards on Sunday night, our thoughts turn to the stars. Eat like they do on the big night. Our menu suggestions below are classical, yet achievable for the home cook. Roll out the red carpet and prepare for the oohs and ahs. Choose one of the appetizers and one of the main…
Happy National Italian Food Day! Celebrate with These 7 Recipes
You may think of D’Artagnan as the home of all things French, but we are truly American; born in the United States of a French mother, Ariane Daguin. For over 30 years, we have been based in the greater New York area with its multitudes of cuisines, carried with other immigrants to these shores. So we revel…
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