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Roasted Red Pepper Steak Sauce
This sauce is incredibly flavorful, as is only fitting for a steak sauce. True confessions: I used to have an undying love for steak sauces. Yes, I would practically eat them on crackers (I was known...
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Roasted Garlic Spread + Salmon and Sweet Potatoes
Roasting garlic highlights its inherently lovable qualities. It’s like caramelizing an onion or reducing balsamic vinegar: Take the edge off of it and it plays very nicely with others. It’s also...
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Spicy Refrigerator Pickled Green Beans
I created this recipe out of necessity, which sometimes is the best reasoning behind a new recipe. Leftovers can seriously unlock your creativity, and after the Bridal Expo, leftovers is exactly what...
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Lavender Simple Syrup
Another beautiful and glorious weekend on the coast of California. Seriously!! I really have to pinch myself….Samantha and I even had the weekend free of work!! So, I filled the time with gardening,...
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Savouring Saturday: Zested Club Panini
It has actually felt like winter- wahooooo!! But with that we had some stormy sky’s that were making me and Chanda want to warm up in the kitchen with a hot panini! So off to the fridge we went and...
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Mmmmonday: Pasolivo
This Mmmmonday is taking a turn from the usual fabulous local restaurant or haunt that Sam and I fall in love with for the week. Instead, we wanted to highlight a little jaunt we took out the 46 HWY...
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MMMMmmmonday: Pistachio Pesto
Well I hope you all have had a wonderful St. Patrick’s day filled with lots of green and no pinching!! Maybe you tried Chanda’s spicy concotion or my sweet Bailey’s Chocolate cake? Now ready for the...
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Thrifty Thursday: Make Your Own Salad Dressings!
I don’t know if you love salad as much as I do, but if you do, I’m sure you know how pricey it can get when keeping the fridge well stocked with good quality dressings. There are most definitely some...
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Savouring Saturday: Rum and Chocolate Please!
Looking back to when my first born was in preschool, I realize that I was one of THOSE parents. I was telling Sam about this awesome dessert of grilled pineapple and ganache and how I made it for my...
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Savouring Saturday: 50/50 Burger
As Chanda and I brainstormed for the Savouring Saturday recipe this week we were feeling quite naughty. Usually if we are going to throw some calories around it manifests in bacon, cheese or...
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Watermelon Mint Juice
Hello my Zester’s, Kristi here, reporting from an unusually hot week in San Luis Obispo. For this week’s post I have decided to create a nice simple summer juice to help cool off and stay hydrated! I...
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Patatas Bravas
Savoring Saturday: How about a little Spanish influence to Zest up your weekend? Honestly, this recipe could have fallen under our Thrifty Thursday posts because it is just so darn inexpensive, filling...
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The Perfect Charcuterie Platter
Trendy Tuesday: I think it is no surprise that Sam and I adore the trend of tapas and casual grazing snacks. We love how this culinary trend automatically slows you down and encourages the magical...
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Korean Pickled Veggies
Savoring Saturday: Time for a little throw-back to one of my favorite recipes that I shared with you a couple of years ago. It is such an awesome recipe, that if you are new to Zest, you may be happy...
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Classic Southern Pimento Cheese
Hi friends! Jess here. Remember me? My husband and I just moved to California this year from Nashville, so when I heard some of my Zest sisters (I won’t name names) had NEVER had a Pimento Cheese...
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Easy Guacamole
Seasonal Sunday Happy Sunday folks! I hope you are having some much needed “hang-out” time with your friends and loved ones. Sundays are easily my favorite day of the week because it usually means a...
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Lebanese Garlic Fluff
Today’s recipe is kind of an addiction of mine. I adore both lemon and garlic, so this is the perfect condiment for my taste buds. I totally realize that seeing a pic of THAT much garlic may freak...
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Fresh Citrus Curd
Savouring Saturday Are you a hater of waste? I totally am! I feel some sort of deep satisfaction when all the resources in my kitchen are put to good use. There is something poetic about good...
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Compound Butter
Savouring Saturday Have you ever tasted the heaven of compound butter? What I love about this little treasure is that the options are limitless, both for what combinations you use and for what you use...
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Thanksgiving Leftover Panini
Find & Fix it Friday Some may arguably declare that the best part of Thanksgiving is the leftovers. I kind of giggled when I heard that my sister’s in-laws made a 20 lbs bird for three people....
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