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Easy Party Food Everyone Will Love & Apple Bacon Stacks Recipe

Every celebration needs a few delicious snacks, but who wants to slave in the kitchen while everyone else is having fun? No one, that's who. These recipes for easy party food are incredibly...

Easy Appetizer Recipes for Every Celebration

These easy appetizer recipes - starring California Ripe Olives - are perfect for any celebration! Olives have been an integral part of celebrations for generations. Remember sticking olives on...

The Best Apple Cheddar Hand Pie Recipe

Every baker worth their salt should have a go-to hand pie recipe in their back pocket, and this Apple Cheddar Hand Pie recipe is ours! This pocket-sized dessert has everything you could want in a...

Artichokes: California’s State Vegetable with Kyle Hagerty

Fun fact: the artichoke is California's state vegetable! Our friend Kyle Hagerty of Urban Farmstead is especially fond of California Grown artichokes - not just because they're delicious, but also...

It’s Halloween! Here Are 20 Delicious Recipes For Chili To Keep The Ghouls Fed.

If there was a meal that was synonymous with Halloween, it would have to be chili. Whenever friends and families gather together for trick or treating it is important to have food available that is...

A Sensational Red Wine-Laced Recipe For Figgy Pudding

Our recipe for figgy pudding is a real showstopper! From the devishly easy to make batter that has a medley of dried California figs, prunes, and dates. To its trifecta of dessert flavor...

Cooking with Red Wine: How to Make Red Wine Pasta

If you aren't already cooking with red wine, let this method of cooking dried pasta in red wine be the reason that you start! Rich and luscious yet incredibly simple; this recipe has all the...

A Fruit Salad Recipe Revamp; Easy Ambrosia Salad

Are you a fruit salad fan? Fruit salad isn't just for kids it can be a delicious treat for adults too when served as an appetizer or for dessert. Today, we are giving the classic Ambrosia Salad, a...

The Best Recipe for Pear Crisp with Pistachio

We know a thing or two about fruit crisps around here and we happen to think that our version is the best! Our easy recipe for Pear Crisp combines perfectly ripened Bosc pears with California olive...

An Easy Artichoke Recipe: Lemon-Laced Artichoke Cupcakes

I bet you weren't necessarily thinking about dessert when you searched for artichoke recipes in the past. But jarred artichoke hearts packed in water, or frozen artichokes, are the perfect,...

A Simple Lemon Cocktail To Celebrate The Golden State

This sensational lemon cocktail is as bright and effervescent as the ocean views you’ll see driving down California SR75 to sunny San Diego. If you are a fan of a classic French 75 you will love...

How to “Style” California Sauvignon Blanc, the LBD of Grapes

Curious about what to pair with California Sauvignon Blanc? We asked our friend Amanda McCrossin, of SommVivant to share a bit more about this classic California wine. From Amanda... ...

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