ThumbnailValentine’s Day Food Gifts

ThumbnailWinter Salad, Miso & Ginger Dressing

ThumbnailSparkling Jam Cocktail

ThumbnailFig and Vanilla Vodka

ThumbnailGinger Bars

ThumbnailHoney Saffron Ginger Cocktail

featured

Summer Pavlova

by Maggie Battista
Thumbnail image for Summer Pavlova

Sometimes, Jill Chen is totally in my head. While she makes dandelion wine, I think about making rhubarb wine. When I make a honey and saffron cordial, Jill would gladly side up to the bar for a sniff or a taste or two. Sometimes on the very same night, we’ll both dream about making ice

Eat Boutique’s Summer Gift Box

by Maggie Battista
Thumbnail image for Eat Boutique’s Summer Gift Box

Hello, summer! Hello, hot days and warm nights, grilled dinners and cocktails in the garden. Hello, picnics and lighter dishes and hammocks – a huge hello to hammocks. Hello to all the gorgeous things that represent summer. And very big hello to our summer gift box! I’ve been so excited to release a summer gift

Chocolate Espresso Cake

by Shelby Larsson
Thumbnail image for Chocolate Espresso Cake

My favorite birthday cakes always came out of a Duncan Hines box. My mom, while an excellent cook, never really saw a reason to go beyond a mix, which was fine with us. I preferred “yellow cake” with chocolate frosting, and for years, that was definitely my go-to request.  I do remember one year, however,

Lemon Curd Crepe Cake

by Christine Tobin
Thumbnail image for Lemon Curd Crepe Cake

The Eat Boutique Team has wanted to showcase our favorite birthday cakes for a while. We don’t want to knock professional bakers – we totally aspire to be you! – but we think homemade cakes are pretty wonderful too. They may be messy and somewhat lop-sided, but homemade birthday cakes are what most of us

Homemade Fried Dough

by Maggie Battista
Thumbnail image for Homemade Fried Dough

As a kid, I had a long list of foods that made me take notice and instantly salivate, luring me away from whatever game I had imagined lately. I often played “shopping” with whoever would have me, turning my parent’s house into a store where everything had a price tag and I had a huge

Dandelion Wine

by Jill Chen
Thumbnail image for Dandelion Wine

One of my favorite photographers and an Eat Boutique contributor, Jill Chen, comes out from behind the camera to share the steps in making this beautiful recipe, courtesy of blogger/author/friend, Georgia Pellegrini. Thanks, Jill and Georgia! -Maggie I woke up a few days ago to a front lawn full of yellow dandelions. It wasn’t planned

Chocolate-Dipped Biscotti

by Meagan Micozzi
Thumbnail image for Chocolate-Dipped Biscotti

I’ve always felt that biscotti are such a sophisticated thing to eat. Like, a little too sophisticated for me. Like, I’m really not sure that I’m cool enough to hang with this dessert. Biscotti, you’re so intimidating. But life is all about facing our fears and trying to be as cool as you can, so

Meyer Lemon Marmalade

by Maggie Battista
Thumbnail image for Meyer Lemon Marmalade

I believe we’ve gone a little overboard in the Meyer lemon category as of late. Perhaps it hasn’t phased you, but it certainly has me. Still, I can’t get enough of these darling little suckers, sweet and tart at the same time, kind of like the best people I know. And I just keep ordering

Buttermilk Scones

by Shelby Larsson
Thumbnail image for Buttermilk Scones

I don’t know about you, but we are REALLY excited about the royal wedding here at Eat Boutique.  Lovers of all things British, we get especially excited about the notion of the afternoon tea and all of the lovely things that go along with it, like clotted cream, light and fluffy scones, bright jams –

Rhubarb Jam & Simple Syrup

by Maggie Battista
Thumbnail image for Rhubarb Jam & Simple Syrup

My jam making exploits are legendary in my household. I wish I could boast that the legend is due to each and every jar tasting exceptionally delicious. Some of them are pretty darn good, but some of them fail miserably. I remember a pot of bright yellow raspberries that burnt to a crisp while I

Mixed Berry Crostata

by Meagan Micozzi
Thumbnail image for Mixed Berry Crostata

I became acquainted with crostatas several years ago and now I churn them out regularly like nobody’s business. Crostatas are basically a low-rent version of a pie or tart:  they are messy to eat, not particularly easy on the eyes, but they are absolutely delicious and simple to prepare. In fact, they are so accessible

Meyer Lemon Curd

by Shelby Larsson
Thumbnail image for Meyer Lemon Curd

You may have noticed that we have all gone a bit nuts over citrus recently here on Eat Boutique. First it was Maggie’s Meyer Lemon liquor. Then Meagan shows up with these incredible looking Pomander Cupcakes. Can you imagine a better afternoon than hanging out with these two ladies around a kitchen table, sipping a

Honey & Saffron Liquor

by Maggie Battista
Thumbnail image for Honey & Saffron Liquor

I’m no stranger to a good homemade cordial. J’adore the mix of instant and delayed gratification from the infusing process. Liquors generally need to stew for weeks or even months to fully form and then morph into all sorts of directions over time, but most recipes take mere minutes to come together. And I am

Pomander Cupcakes

by Meagan Micozzi
Thumbnail image for Pomander Cupcakes

I didn’t care much for citrus as a child. I knew that this wasn’t a super popular or healthy opinion, and that I would probably never grow up to win the Miss Florida or Miss Orange County crowns, but I still stuck to my guns and avoided oranges, grapefruits, et. al. like the plague. The

Meyer Lemon Liquor

by Maggie Battista
Thumbnail image for Meyer Lemon Liquor

I started my cordial experiments years ago with the one and only Limoncello. The boozey lemon-infused liquor was renowned in my household growing up, a favorite alongside Amaretto and Baileys. My parents always ended a fine meal with a little something sweet and powerful, and when I started sipping Limoncello 10 years ago, I knew

Lebovitz’s Racines Cake

by Shelby Larsson
Thumbnail image for Lebovitz’s Racines Cake

Taza Chocolate, located in Somerville, Massachusetts, might be a bit too big and successful to be considered “boutique” (boutique meaning, “small, exclusive and handmade”) these days, however, their small business attitude paired with an intense focus on quality ingredients and sustainable production make them a company that we can’t stop talking about. And luckily, the

Mini-Guide: Eat Boutique Paris

by Maggie Battista
Thumbnail image for Mini-Guide: Eat Boutique Paris

I spent one-third of 2010 living and eating in Paris. Is there really anything to do in Paris besides eat? I suppose shopping, when I’m not eating. After now 16 weeks there, I found so many tiny food gems that lured me back on more than one occasion. While I can’t go so far as

← Previous Entries

Next Entries →