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DIY Cocktails: The Smoked Strawberry Owl

Day Owl Rose with tequila and a homemade strawberry simple syrup? YES, PLEASE! We paired this bright, citrusy, and crisp Day Owl Rosé with some of our favorite cocktail ingredients to make this delicious and refreshing smoked owl rosé cocktail! And…

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DIY Cocktails: The Spring Fling Rosé

We were thrilled to have Day Owl Rosé and Harken Wines as a sponsor for our most recent Craftcation Conference! Their wine offerings were delicious and the perfect addition to our presenter gift bags as well as our Iron Craft…

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Peak of Summer Frittata

In our quest to conquer the crazy amount of squash from our garden, I’ve been trying to use them in everything and in new delicious ways. I take it as a challenge and am super excited to figure out new recipes…

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Spicy Feta Dip

One of my favorite things to buy from the farmers market is this jalapeno-feta spread from the Middle Eastern food vendor. I love the coolness of the feta that cuts the spiciness of the pepper- however it can always be…

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Salted Caramel Buttercream Frosting

Remember the recipe I posted a while back for salted caramel sauce? This frosting takes that to the next level. I like to make the sauce in a big batch and reserve some for topping ice cream and use some…

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How to make Salted Caramel Sauce

The first Valentine’s Day I spent with my husband he showed up at my place with a cooler filled with charcuterie and cheeses, crackers, cornichons, ice cream and caramel sauce. After a few hours of playing guitar together and eating…

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Fried Squash Blossoms

This year at Casa Delstavo, we really focused on having a garden that produced food. I started growing things from seed and literally planted as much as we could in every space we could find. We took out about ¼…

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Easy Vegan Lentil Soup

I am a big soup fan. They are great on a cold evening. They use up a lot of our CSA (community supported agriculture) produce, especially if we have extra veggies to utilize! And soups are filling without adding on…

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Dutch baby + Tangerine Curd

I recently saw a post by Craftcation Conference speaker and friend Marlo Miyashiro making a delicious dutch baby and I instantly craved one. It had been a long time since I’d had one! These tasty and thin pancakes are easy…

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CHEDDAR-SERRANO SCONES

When I was younger I worked in a coffeehouse where I baked the pastries for the day. I had to wake at the crack of dawn and head over to the shop to mix and bake cakes, cookies and my…