Recipes & More (blog)

Making salad dressing at home is faster and easier than you think, and it means you can customize the all-important dressing to your tastes. Once you have this basic vinaigrette down, you can experiment with variations. The ratios for a vinaigrette salad dressing stay the same, so you can customize it to match your salad by using different oils, juice, and flavorings.

Pear & Goat Cheese Salad is a wintertime delight.

This extra fresh wedge salad, featuring local favorite Rogue Creamery Smokey Blue Cheese, takes 5 minutes to make and is chock full of healthy ingredients.  

Cheers to a refreshing January! As we dive into the New Year, Alpenrose is excited to introduce a trio of invigorating mocktail recipes featuring the exceptional teas of Steven Smith Teamaker, a local favorite in Portland, Oregon. Discover seasonal fruit paired with tea goodness for a vibrant and health-conscious start to your year.

Cocktails feel a little more elevated than simply cracking open a beer because there’s artistry and craft in the mixing, pouring, and presentation. So bring that same energy to your non-alcoholic beverages and see what wonders you can envision!

Discover Kwanzaa's Culinary Delights: African Peanut Stew, Cast Iron Skillet Cornbread, and Jamaican Jerk Chicken - traditional recipes that bring to life the heritage and community values of the holiday, celebrated from December 26th to January 1st.

Celebrate the New Year with the cherished tradition of Hoppin' John, a dish rooted in Gullah Geechee culture symbolizing hope, prosperity, and good luck. Each component of this savory feast—peas for wealth, greens representing money, and golden cornbread for riches—carries deep significance.

From lucky bites to delicious symbols of fresh beginnings, there's a huge variety of tasty, quirky, meaningful, and superstitious New Year's food traditions around the globe. These are a few of our favorites.

Handmade food gifts are gestures of love and effort that make the act of giving even more meaningful. So, this season, consider adding a personal touch to your gifts with these delightful homemade treats: spiced roasted pecans, chocolate or peppermint bark, cranberry orange biscotti, chocolate dipped pretzels, homemade caramel sauce, or a whimsical treat for our feathered friends.

Light up your Hanukkah celebrations with three classic dishes: traditional potato latkes, vibrant citrus-roasted salmon, and melty mozzarella sticks!