Incredibly easy to make, once you’ve tried homemade cranberry sauce you’ll wonder why you ever paid for the canned version.  Cranberry sauce freezes extremely well, so make a bunch and freeze for the rest of the year…just like Grandma always does. Ingredients Cranberries Water Sugar to taste (we recommend either superfine sugar or organic evaporated …

Zucchini/squash blossom fillings don’t need to be savory.  This filling plays with two different tart notes (the goat cheese and cranberries), adds a small amount of almonds for body and a little extra crunch, and then smoothes everything together with the richness of honey. If you want to highlight one flavor or another, feel free …

What is a gastrique? A gastrique is a vinegar and sugar based sauce that can be used for either savory or sweet dishes as it is designed to bridge the gap between the two. How to make a gastrique: This technique can be adapted to use any vinegar.  Good balsamic vinegars are often used but …

Duck Breasts with Cranberry Sauce & Parsnip Puree: (serves 6) Wine Pairing: Pinot Noir from Burgundy or Oregon Cranberry sauce isn’t just for turkey!  Here we’ve paired it with the rich, deep flavor of duck.  Though you could use almost any sides, we’ve paired it here with farro cooked on the stovetop, parsnip puree and sauteed wild mushrooms with …

Hello readers of the Marx Foods Blog.  My name is Lazaro; I run the blog Lazaro Cooks! I was quite happy to contribute to an online store as wonderful as Marx Foods (and we are truly honored to have you share your deliciousness with us, Lazaro!).  ————– Ceviche is an ancient form of curing fish …

Wild huckleberries taste somewhat like blueberries, but more robust and complex.  Their flavor and beautiful purple color when pureed are welcome additions to drinks and smoothies.  Either fresh huckleberries (when in season) or frozen huckleberries can be used in this recipe. This Mojito recipe cuts the traditional lime down to an optional garnish, and replaces …

Lavender is well known for its calming scent.  Many people don’t know that lavender buds also contain flavorful oils that can be used in cooking, baking, and making refreshing drinks.  Lavender lemonade (recipe below) is refreshing, but can be made even more delicious with the addition of a puree made from fresh huckleberries.  If they …

  Miner’s lettuce is a delicious wild salad green with a crisp, mild (slightly spinach-esque) flavor that is available from about March to June.  This salad, made with pine nuts, cheese, homemade vinaigrette, and dried cranberries really allows it to shine while contrasting shapes, flavors, and colors for an interesting presentation. Ingredients (per person): 1 large …

Marinated Venison Kebabs with Cranberry Gastrique  (serves 4-5) These venison skewers are paired with roasted sherry vinegar shallots and sauteed wild mushrooms with butter and garlic.  The hedgehog mushrooms will be nice and buttery with a hint of garlic, the venison will have a slight sourness from the vinegar coupled with a fruitiness from the gastrique.  …

Ingredients: 2/3 cup unsalted butter 1 ½ cups sugar 2 eggs 2 ½ cups all purpose flour ½ tsp salt 2 tsp ground cinnamon 1 tsp ground cloves 1 tsp baking soda 1 tsp freshly ground whole nutmeg ½ cup buttermilk (when buttermilk is unavailable, simply use ½ cup of milk with 1 tsp of …