A photo of a bowl of whole pistachio nuts with wooden spoon.
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Nut Based Drinks and Orgeat Syrups

This site is filled with nut based drinks. They show up quietly, the same way they do in baking or cooking — for body, softness, and depth. Pistachios are a colorful replacement for almonds when mixed into a tropical ginger drink. Roasted chestnuts are swirled into melty chocolate and served hot. Homemade orgeat syrups are…

Pistachio eggnog is filled with holiday spice and nostalgic comfort.
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Holiday Pistachio Eggnog with Real Ingredients

There’s something so calming about slow December evenings — the soft winter light, the quietness of the kitchen, and the comfort of familiar and cozy spices warming on the stove. This pistachio eggnog fits right into that feeling. It’s creamy and gently sweet, with a natural nutty flavor from real pistachios and just enough spice…

baking tray of cranberries covered in sugar and left to dry.
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How to Make Sugared Cranberries (with a modern twist!)

Deliciously sugared, spectacularly sparkling cranberries. Make this simple recipe for candy coated popping cranberries! This recipe differs from traditional sugared cranberries with the modern twist of an inclusion of powdered sugar; this provides a crunchable candy coating to sugar simple syrup soaked cranberry fruit, encasing each cranberry in a festive sweet coating. Cranberries usually have…

Iced gingerbread scones on wooden cutting board.
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Gingerbread Scones A Simple, Spiced Winter Bake

This gingerbread scone recipe is the perfect winter bake. These ginger laced pastries are full of cozy spices and perfect for dunking into a steaming cup of tea, hot cocoa or eggnog. This festive bakery treat is perfect for Christmas celebrations and a soothing warm up for winter afternoons. This recipe is full of all…

Crispy Asian Eggplant with ginger garlic sauce.
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Quick Crispy Chinese Eggplant with Sticky Garlic Sauce

This vegetable recipe is a spiced and savory way to prepare Chinese Eggplant. Crispy Chinese Eggplant with Sticky garlic Sauce is crunchy on the outside and tender on the inside. Serve this recipe hot and drizzled with a ginger garlic sauce, before garnishing with sesame seeds and sliced green onions. This crispy eggplant recipe has…

cup of hot chocolate in glass mug with melted marshmallow melter over top.
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Roasted Chestnut Hot Chocolate Recipe

This homemade hot chocolate recipe for 2 is filled with swirls of chocolate laced creamy milk and a roasted chestnuts. Whip up a batch of this piping hot, nutty beverage for happy (marshmallow mustached!) mouths all around. This homemade roasted chestnut hot chocolate recipe is made with milk, and simmers up quickly; filling mugs with…

red cabbage, plums on black baking sheet.
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5 Ingredient Asian Spiced Red Cabbage with Plums Side Dish

Most recipes come about in my kitchen as a beautiful necessity late on a Tuesday night and later find themselves in constant rotation on my dinner table; this 5 ingredient Asian spiced red cabbage with plums side dish is one of them. Perfectly spiced, this baked purple cabbage dish studded with black plums pairs perfectly…

jar of sundried tomatoes with sprigs of thyme in olive oil on wooden table.
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How to Make Sundried Tomatoes at Home

Have an abundance of tomatoes on hand? Make these easy, dehydrator preserved sundried tomatoes at home using this simple recipe. I recently received heaping basket of plump Roma tomatoes from Domino Farms, Located in Accord, NY. These delectable little fruits were picked fresh off the field vines and ready for recipe making! With such a…

pickled red onion in glass jar with thyme herb and juniper berries.
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Savory Pickled Red Onions Recipe

Pickled onions are the perfect condiment adding vinegary flavor to sandwiches, salads and a colorful topping for tacos. This pickled onion recipe is simple, no boil and sugar-free. Fridge pickles slowly infuse and no hot bath canning is needed. Simply mix the short-list ingredients below and indulge in this savory pickled onion condiment. Pickled red…

fig vinaigrette poured over kale salad.
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Fall Salad with Kale, Apple and Blue Cheese Crumbles

Fall salad is really one of the best isn’t it? Full of apples, hearty kale, crumbled blue cheese and sugar coated nuts, nothing says slow down and enjoy the moment like this culinary concoction. Some restaurants add pepitas or dried cranberries, but I find a simple dressing of fig vinaigrette is the perfect topping for…

grilled herb marinated chicken thighs.
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Garden Herb Marinated Boneless Chicken Thigh Recipe

This recipe is for anyone with an abundance of fresh garden herbs. Basil, cilantro and mint are mixed into a combination of spices and citrus to create this marinating paste. Slather over boneless chicken thighs and let time do the work, infusing the chicken thighs with this bright, fresh herbaceous marinade. Summer is full of…

A plated of stuffed and fried squash blossoms ready t be eaten.
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Fried Squash Blossoms Stuffed with Honey Mascarpone

My significant other recently brought home a pint of fresh squash blossoms from the YMCA farm stand (Kingston, NY). I had never used squash blossoms in a recipe before, but with a short shelf life and ideas flowing I created this dessert recipe with slightly sweetened mascarpone cheese and a crisp fried rice flour coating…

bottle of chestnut orgeat with whole fresh chestnuts strewn about.
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Homemade Oven Roasted Chestnut Orgeat Syrup Recipe in 3 Easy Steps

Oven Roasted Chestnut orgeat is nutty and warm, adding a distinct earthy flavor to cocktail recipes. Make a batch of your own and infuse your drinkable creations with this homemade chestnut orgeat syrups subtle sweetness! Chestnut orgeat is a versatile homemade syrup that serves as a delightful cocktail ingredient. Its nutty and warm profile brings…

ginger orange cookies with sliced oranges on dark background
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Ginger Sugar Cookies with Fresh 1 Orange Icing

This cookie dough is filled with spicy ground ginger, that easily rolls and cuts into adorable shapes, before being baking and iced with a zesty orange glaze. The cookie dough is so simple to mix up, and this recipe has few ingredients listed. Rollout the dough for fun cut out ginger sugar cookies any time…

decorated sugar cookies with edible gold glitter.
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Easy Double Vanilla Powdered Sugar Christmas Cut Out Cookies

This easy double vanilla powdered sugar Christmas cut out cookie recipe is so simple and the oven baked results are perfect to use as decorating cookies! If you are looking for a quick, reliable holiday cookies recipe to decorate with sprinkles, colored icing and cute cut out shapes, try the recipe below! Sugar cookies are…

roasted chestnuts opened.
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Oven Roasted Chestnuts with Buttery Cinnamon Topping

Roasted Chestnuts are a classic winter treat and this recipe adds a sweet spiced sauce to top it all off. Oven roasted chestnuts with buttery cinnamon topping is so simple to make as scent of toasted nuts fills your home with warming and cozy spices. Don’t be intimated by the hard outer shell of these…