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Favorite Middle Eastern Cookbooks

October is National Cookbook Month, so naturally, we’ve been talking about cookbooks and sharing recipes from our favorite books. An informal poll of the D’Artagnan staff reflected the growing interest in Middle Eastern cuisine. Doesn’t it seem like hummus is turning up everywhere lately? D’Artagnan staff member Chloe, who supports our New York team, chose Jerusalem:…

7 Mushroom Recipes You Will Love

Well, it’s National Mushroom Day. We focused on mushrooms throughout September (it was mushroom month), but we still have some love left. If you appreciate fungi like we do, here are 7 recipes that pop with mushroom flavor for you to try. 1. Crispy Mushroom Triangles Because somehow everything is better in phyllo dough, especially when…

Marvelous Meat Pies

What image do you conjure up when you hear the word pie? Something with fruit – maybe apple, blueberry, cherry or key lime? As much as we adore those, the most important pies in the annals of gastronomy are not the ones served for dessert, topped with a scoop of vanilla ice cream. No, the serious…

Hello, Hard-to-Find Ham …

Here’s a spicy kick in the taste buds! Our Cajun-inspired Tasso Ham brings the heat and the smoke to gumbos, jambalaya, soups, grits, beans, pasta and stews. Some of our happy customers shared their thoughts about this ham on our website. Read on to see how folks are enjoying it, then get yourself a Tasso…

4 Ways to Master the Pork Loin

Did you know that October is National Pork Month? That’s why we’re focusing on pork all month long. It’s going to be a delicious 31 days. So you’ve got yourself a loin of pork. We assume it’s D’Artagnan Berkshire pork, from hogs raised on pasture and never administered antibiotics or hormones. Berkshire pork is full-flavored and…

Eat Wild: Scottish Game Season

Every autumn we look forward eagerly to the start of game season. Our chef clients are quick to snap up the first offerings from the game preserves and estates in Scotland, but as we receive larger shipments, we offer these delicacies to home cooks. D’Artagnan is the original source in the United States for truly…

Eat Wild: It’s Scottish Game Season

Wild Scottish game birds have begun to arrive. The chefs are quick to snap up the first offerings from the game preserves and estates in Scotland, but we are receiving larger shipments and can now offer these delicacies to home cooks. D’Artagnan is the original source in the United States for truly wild Scottish game birds. Wild…

The Most Shared Recipe?

You know it’s fall when everyone is sharing recipes for vegetables with bacon. Gone are the salads and crudites. Hello, warming dishes sprinkled with bacon. So here it is – the most popular recipe on our website this week: Cider-Braised Brussels Sprouts with Bacon and Apple, which uses seasonal favorites like apple cider and tart apples…

Cooking the Classics for Cookbook Month

Every October we get the chance to examine the importance of cookbooks in our lives because it’s National Cookbook Month. The staff has been talking about cookbooks and sharing our favorites. This time we are looking at three of the American classics. My favorite cookbook? For me it is the Joy of Cooking. It’s old,…

It’s Cookbook Month: The Classics

We are examining the importance of cookbooks in our lives all month because October is National Cookbook Month. The staff has been talking about cookbooks and sharing our favorites. This time we are looking at three of the American classics. My favorite cookbook? For me it is the Joy of Cooking. It’s old, well stained…

New Arrival: The Super Quail

Here’s something unique for the game bird enthusiast: French Quail. In many ways this is a super quail. Larger (twice the size!) and tastier (twice the flavor!) than the average quail. All of this, and French too! Many of our chef clients are serving French Quail to rave reviews. Some of these chefs shared their impressions…

Best Pork Ever, Cuts Like Butter

Our celebration of all things pork for National Pork Month continues … Let’s just say it: Berkshire pork is special. It looks different than the pork you may have known before. For one thing, it’s redder, and it’s more marbled. And you can taste the difference blindfolded. This heritage breed of hog makes some of…