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Season’s Greetings with Gourmet Garnishes

What’s better than an edible holiday garnish that’s easy, fabulous, and delicious? These Cocoa-Powdered Almond-Filled Pine Cones add the perfect touch to any holiday arrangement – think décor for the dinner table, embellishment on a winter dessert, or alongside appetizers and beverages. 

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Honey Marshmallows for S'mores

Of course, the classic s’more is delicious, but have you made homemade marshmallow s'mores yet? They are top-notch. And what’s better Homemade honey marshmallows – it just can’t get better than this.

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Earl Grey Shortbread Cookies with Whipped Lavender Honey


If you’re trying to enjoy the magnificent beauty of the spring, from behind windowpanes, bring some of springtime's best characteristics inside with you! These Earl Grey Shortbread Cookies 
combine the light, buttery, sweet, and floral aromas that this special season symbolizes. Pair these deliciously delicate cookies with a cup of tea and a spread of Cloister Honey’s Whipped Lavender Honey.

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Cranberry Sauce with Pinot Noir

Each year, I look forward to the fresh antioxidant-rich cranberry sauce. It cuts through the weight of the gravy and adds a kick to the smokey ham and buttery biscuits. Cranberry sauce recipes vary greatly from family to family – some are canned, some are fresh, some are peppered, and some are... wined?  This Oregon Cranberry Sauce with Pinot Noir is made with red wine, cloves, orange juice, peppercorns, and (of course) honey! Robust, bright, and juicy – this sauce will prove to be everyone’s favorite side dish year after year.

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Spiced Pumpkin Baklava with Honey and Walnuts

This spiced pumpkin baklava with walnuts and honey is the fabulous fusion I’ve been looking for!  On a crisply cool day this fall, cozy up with a good book, a cup of warm ellinikos kafes, and a chunk of pumpkin baklava – Opa!

 

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Make your honey something sweet!

Honey Truffles
When I think of Valentine's Day, I think of chocolate, hearts, balloons, cards ... and bees! (But not because we're beekeepers.) Did you know that St. Valentine is the patron saint of beekeeping? What are the odds?

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