Filled with a super simple but delicious mixture of ricotta, Parmesan, fresh oregano, and lemon zest, and colored naturally with beet puree, these ravioli are a wonderful meal for Valentine’s Day! They’re very easy to make and pair perfectly with your favorite sauce, whether it is homemade or store bought. Using beets for natural coloring I…
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Continue ReadingMaking bread is one of my absolute favorite things in the world. I got my start in baking through sourdough, and just took off from there. I’m at the point now where I very rarely buy bread, because I’m baking it so often. But as wonderful as it is to enjoy a loaf of freshly baked…
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Continue ReadingI love simple recipes, and easy drink recipes are no exception! The Empress Gin and Jam cocktail calls for only a couple ingredients, and is the perfect way to welcome in the early signs of spring. Micro-distilled in small batch copper-pot stills using eight botanicals, and colored with an all-natural indigo hue from butterfly pea flowers,…
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Continue ReadingWhile we often associate winter with bitter cold and long nights, I always like to associate it with citrus season, and peak passion fruit season. Passion fruit is such a fun and odd fruit, with a leathery exterior, and a juicy, tropical, and very acidic interior. If you’re a fan of lemony flavor, you’ll love passion…
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Continue ReadingWinter citrus is one of my favorite ingredients to experiment this time of year, both in my food recipes, and my cocktail recipes! With only 3 ingredients, this Empress Grapefruit Fizz cocktail is anything but ordinary, and is full of wonderful midwinter flavor. The all-natural indigo hue of the Empress 1908 Gin enhances the gorgeous pinks…