How to Make Your Own Salad Dressing At Home

How to Make Your Own Salad Dressing At Home

A healthy lifestyle consists of getting regular exercise, doing things that make you happy, and maintaining a healthy diet (for the most part). Salads have always been a huge cheat code in the healthy lifestyle game because they provide so many benefits, check tons of healthy diet boxes, and can be made a million and one ways. Personally, my favorite part about a salad is a great dressing. It’s the most important aspect to make your salad reach its fullest potential. Have you ever eaten a salad that you would have paid any price to bring home a jug of the dressing that was on it? Yeah, me too. Well, your days of searching for the perfect salad dressing are over. Here are some salad dressing recipes that you can make at home to compliment just about any salad you whip up!
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A Must-Have Dish For When The Weather Gets Cold!

A Must-Have Dish For When The Weather Gets Cold!

Everyone and their mother has heard and or tried lasagna, but maybe not everyone has heard of the classic Italian pasta dish: stuffed shells. The classic preparation of stuffed shells includes a cheese filling, however, you can add a number of different ingredients to the filling to add a new element to the dish...

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A Savory Spin On a Fall Classic!

A Savory Spin On a Fall Classic!

Many of you probably already know or have tasted the classic beef and farro soup. But have you ever wondered what it would taste like if you substituted the beef for cured Guanciale?...

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pumpkin ravioli

Pumpkin Everything All Season Long!

Pumpkin marinara sauce may sound a little daunting and quite unique but I assure you it is absolutely delicious! You can pair the pumpkin pasta sauce with just about any pasta you like. Just choose your favorite! However, I recommend pairing it with our pumpkin ravioli to accentuate the sauce and the pumpkin filling’s flavor. Garnish with some grated parmesan and you have yourself a full pumpkin plate!

 

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A Savory Meat From The Snow Caps

A Savory Meat From The Snow Caps

What is Speck?

Speck is a cured smoked ham originating in South Tyrol in Northeastern Italy. South Tyrol is known for its snow capped mountains and heavy German-Austrian influence. Speck is not considered in the same category as our well-known and beloved prosciutto. It gets its own category when it comes to cured hams. 

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How to Make Shrimp Stuffed Artichoke

How to Make Shrimp Stuffed Artichoke

Enjoy this seafood spin on a rather traditional appetizer

Everyone loves a good stuffed artichoke. My family usually makes them during the holidays as an appetizer prior to the main dish. It is an oldie but a goodie and one of my all time favorites. But did you know that there are actually many variations of stuffed artichokes? That’s right, the usual breadcrumbs and cheese isn’t going to cut it anymore, we are stepping our stuffed artichoke game to the next level! Keep reading for a shrimp stuffed artichoke recipe. 
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How to Make Gazpacho

How to Make Gazpacho

Gazpacho or Gaspacho is a Spanish and Portuguese dish that is mainly eaten in the summer because of its refreshing qualities. There are many variations of Gazpacho, ranging from its traditional form, to substituting cucumber or watermelon for some ingredients. No matter how you make it, Gazpacho reigns supreme as the #1 soup/appetizer choice during the warmer months. In this blog you will find a traditional Gazpacho recipe, along with a variation recipe. 
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National Hamburger Day!

National Hamburger Day!

Happy National Hamburger Day! Today is a great day, do you know why? Because we are celebrating FOOD *insert drooling face emoji*. Summertime is grilling season and nothing is better than a juicy burger fresh off the grill. Make sure you pick up our Premium Angus Beef Burgers along with our Carmine’s Butcher Blend patties to properly celebrate with only the best.
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How To Make A Summer Time Pizza Everyone Will Love: refreshing and light summer vegetable pizza; eggplant, fresh mozzarella, tomato, basil, and balsamic glaze

How To Make A Summer Time Pizza Everyone Will Love; Refreshing and light summer vegetable pizza

Whether it is the outdoor pizza oven that is fired up or the pizza stone is nice and hot pizza in the summer-time creates, laughs, memories, and full bellies. In my family every Friday night is pizza night, but in the summer instead of ordering from our local pizza place we heat up our pizza stones and roll up our sleeves. Memories have been made, laughs have been shared, and flour fights have ensued. The best pizza to make in the summer-time is a pie that is light and colorful with vegetables. Not to mention many of the vegetables can/should be from your own garden! Here is a recipe and “how to” for a pie I will name: Melanzane Dolci Estive translated to English Sweet Summer Eggplant.  
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