RECIPES
Cocktail Recipe: Cider Punch for Four
Once upon a time, a punch bowl sitting in the middle of the table was a sure sign there was a party going on. We don't see punch bowls that much any more, but the drink that inspired their invention several hundred years ago — the magical concoction of citrus, sugar...
Recipe: Pan-Seared Halibut with Cider Beurre Blanc
Sparked by the ranchers and farmers in its small Sonoma County town, Backyard in Forestville, California, promotes the whole hog experience, buying locally raised meat and butchering in-house to serve with exclusively regional fare. So much that the modest,...
Cidercraft in the Kitchen: Cider-Steamed Clams
This easy tutorial guides you on how to make cider-steamed clams from Washington's Hama Hama Co. using hard cider from Dutton Cider in Sonoma, California! https://youtu.be/7VPQKccIvsE
Cocktail Recipe: Apple Cart featuring Dukes Dry Apple
“When discussing all things apple, it’s important to me to not only use apple-related products but complementary flavors that taste incredible alongside apples,” says Lauren Mote, the co-proprietor of bitters and tincture producer Bittered Sling and bar manager at the...
Recipe: Cider-Steamed Clams for Date Night In
Catch our cooking demo on easy, quick and DELICIOUS cider-steamed clams? Here's the recipe to make it that much simpler. Cider-Steamed Clams Serves 2-4 2 pounds Hama Hama Co. Manila clams 2 tablespoons olive oil 3 tablespoons butter 1/2-1 cup dry cider 1/2 medium...
Cocktail Recipe: Hopped Up Paloma
Cinco de Mayo has taken on a significance of its own in the United States, celebrating Mexican-American culture beyond the commemoration of the Mexican Army's victory in the Battle of Puebla on May 5, 1862. Understanding the spirit of the Mexican culture more than...
Recipe: Shaved Brussels Sprouts Salad with Hard Cider Vinaigrette
This is the time of year when seasonal food is on the cusp of transition, blending flavors and ingredients from both winter and spring, even with a hint of summer shining through. Brussels sprouts are a perfect example: peaking during the winter months but stable and...
5 Cider Cocktails to Stock for Home Quarantine
We get it, the world is a pretty weird place right now. Between the school closures, shrinking of public gathering sizes and many of our favorite drinking establishments closing temporarily — many deciding to shutter permanently — more and more folks are choosing to...
Cocktail Recipe: Shen Nong’s Elixir from Red Star Tavern
When Red Star Tavern bartender Brandon Lockman names his cocktail creations, he says the titling of the drinks usually involve a historical search. “I wanted to do a tea-based cocktail for winter, different from the Hot Toddy direction, and research pointed me in the...
Shake Up NYE with Cider Cocktails
Move over, Champagne — make way for cider cocktails this New Year’s Eve! To help us in this campaign, we enlisted the cider-happy forces of Blake’s Hard Cider in Armada, Michigan, to shake and swizzle up a few house-made tipples in the name of cider. “As New Year's...