Lavender Scones

Lavender Scones

This recipe for homemade Lavender Scones will fill your kitchen with a wonderful aroma on a warm spring morning. The key to making the perfect scon...

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Chocolate Chai Latte

Chocolate Chai Latte

This latte recipe from our friends at Steven Smith Teamaker is the perfect way to warm up on a chilly day. It's a winter favorite in their Portland...

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Champagne Truffles

Champagne Truffles

Our friends at Sunset Magazine invited us into their kitchen to teach everyone how to make our famous Champagne Truffles at home. The combination o...

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European Hot Chocolate

European Hot Chocolate

Our recipe for European Hot Chocolate is the perfect way to start a new winter tradition. It all starts with our Dark Chocolate Pistoles that melt ...

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Ginger Carrot Cake

Ginger Carrot Cake

Michael is always on the quest for the perfect slice of Carrot Cake. The best yet is at Mario’s Bohemian Cigar Store in North Beach served with a g...

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Maple Toffee

Maple Toffee

The mild but distinct flavor of the maple syrup plays off of the rich butter flavor of the toffee and adds a fragrant note to this popular treat. A...

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Bourbon Maple Bar

Bourbon Maple Bar

The key to this recipe is that you use the best ingredients. Get top grade maple syrup, muscovado brown sugar and a good bourbon like Maker’s Mark....

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Pumpkin Tarte Tatin

Pumpkin Tarte Tatin

Cinnamon, cloves, sugar, and allspice. Michael's recipe of Pumpkin Tarte Tatin combines all the flavors and smells of fall. Serve the Tarte warm wi...

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Rocky Recchiuti Brownies

Rocky Recchiuti Brownies

This brownie recipe was a happy accident I'm glad I made. Whenever we make our Vanilla Bean Marshmallows we are left with a bowl of oddly shaped tr...

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S’mores Breakfast Tartine

S’mores Breakfast Tartine

Breakfast is always better when it starts with chocolate. We gave Extra Crispy (the concessionaires of all things breakfast) the inside scope on ou...

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