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Cranberry Ginger Scones

by Denise Woodward & Laudalino Ferreira
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It is early Christmas morning…… The snow is softly falling and covering the last remains of the reindeer’s paw prints, as I walk up the pathway to your home.  I can smell fresh roasted coffee brewing, as I reach for the front door.  I give a gentle tap-tap-tap, and you greet me with a warm

Fig and Vanilla Vodka

by Maggie Battista
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I’m no stranger to infused booze. In fact, during a month when I’ve spent every free moment (quite happily) packing holiday gift boxes and planning our winter tasting programs, you could say that infused booze and I are best friends forever. My cocktail of choice these days is either straight Champagne or little more than

Homemade English Toffee

by AJ Simone
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I delight in AJ’s lovely blog Handjobs for the Home, and we’ve been chit-chatting about working together for a while. Lucky for us, AJ has a family toffee recipe that should be on your cookie swap rotation. Please give a warm welcome to AJ! -Maggie The cold weather is rushing into New York like a

Homemade Marshmallows

by Denise Woodward & Laudalino Ferreira
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The holidays are a time for caring as well as sharing.  At Eat Boutique, I feel that each of us takes that extra step when sharing.  This holiday season we are sharing a virtual “sweet” exchange with all of you.  I tossed around the idea of cookies, but, then decided to make something I really

Shucked by Erin Byers Murray

by Shelby Larsson
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I remember the first time I saw the Island Creek Oyster boys. It was at black-tie affair and I was feeling rather out of place. But there, in the corner, were a trio of tanned, scruffy guys, who had obviously tried to clean themselves up for the night. They were standing behind a wooden boat,

Holiday Local Market: The Food Makers

by Maggie Battista
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I’m beaming! The Eat Boutique Holiday Local Market is this Saturday, December 10 and I couldn’t be more excited to meet you all. Behind the scenes, I’ve been making hang tags for the gift wrapping station, making up batches of gift boxes, and printing signs for our (count ‘em!) 15 food makers. I thought it

Ginger Bars

by Jill Chen
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Holiday baking season has officially begun and we’re excited to share so many handmade food gifts over the next several weeks. The Eat Boutique team has put together a lovely line up of blog posts, including several great cocktails we’ll share later in the month. First up, these ginger bars are a delicious and different

Sparking Cocktails in Progress

by Maggie Battista
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It’s December 1st and, certainly, it’s busy. We’re in the final planning moments of our second local market, a Holiday Local Market taking place next week. I’m sourcing ribbon to wrap your market food gifts, creating hang tags for those gifts, speaking to food makers about final details and even signing on some wonderful last

Rosie’s Award-Winning Brownies {a giveaway}

by Shelby Larsson
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Shelby’s assignment was tough: Make a glorious recipe from Judy Rosenberg’s new cookbook and share it with us. It’s a tough job but she did it well. And we’re offering a giveaway of this very book down below, so read further for details. Thanks! -Maggie When you think of holiday baking, your mind likely veers

Holiday Local Market Update

by Maggie Battista
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Gosh, has it been almost three months since our Fall Local Market? The time just flies by when you’ve been: Attending the New York Food and Wine Festival Finalizing holiday gift boxes of handmade food Meeting new food makers in New York, Maine, New Hampshire and Bermuda Cooking for 12 at Thanksgiving, all on the

One Pot Meal: Chicken Marabella

by Denise Woodward & Laudalino Ferreira
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Being a child of the 80’s, I remember one-pot meals, otherwise, known as the “casserole” very well.  These wonders that our mother put down in front of us, usually contained a miss mash of ingredients.  While they usually came out of the oven, all golden and bubbly, once the serving spoon was plunged into the

Phuket: Food Photos

by Josephine Rozman
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A few weeks back, Josephine emailed me from half way around the world to say she liked Eat Boutique. I thanked her, of course, and we started an email correspondence about her lovely food photographs. This newlywed is from Sydney but lives in Hong Kong and offered to share photos from her travels. As it’s

Eat Boutique Holiday Gift Boxes

by Maggie Battista
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I am deep in holiday planning mode at Eat Boutique and we’ve got boxes stacked everywhere. (That’s our new Holiday Breakfast Gift Box pictured above.) At the end of today though, I’ll start baking, prepping, decorating and, let’s not kid each other, drinking for Thanksgiving. My menu is highly collaborative this year, just the way

Honey Saffron Ginger Cocktail

by Maggie Battista
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This time last year, some tough news hit my family. I was in the midst of so many good things – finally feeling my way through my Paris gig and loving all things Paris, prepping for a wonderful Eat Boutique holiday gift box season, tasting treats from a variety of emerging food makers, planning our

Beef Short Ribs from Julie Powell’s Cleaving

by Luke Poling
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Haven’t read Julie Powell’s Cleaving just yet? No worries; Luke shares his review below, while also highlighting “A Nice, Simple Way to Make Short Ribs.” This recipe is very close to my own and Jill photographed it beautifully. Pop this pot in the oven and then go about your afternoon. When you return, all you

Fall Cheese Plate and Cider

by Shelby Larsson
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A few years ago, I met up with a few friends at one of the girls’ home in New Hampshire. It was a beautiful fall weekend, and we took full advantage of the gorgeous setting and great company. After a long hike in the woods, we headed to a nearby orchard to pick apples and

Holiday Local Market Volunteers

by Maggie Battista
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It’s been a few weeks since I last posted but I promise, it’s for good reason. I’m deep in planning on our December Holiday Local Market. So deep. The Market and all of our holiday gift box preparation is making for long hours not doing the thing I love: writing! Instead of writing, I’m tasting…

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