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January 21, 2021
Burger Bar
We’re kicking off the new year with a brand new burger blog! Burgers can be quite versatile so we decided to test out a handful of recipes for you to up your burger game in the new year. For this blog we included both beef and chicken options to give you even more variety. Here are the recipes we made: • Breakfast Burger • Mac and Cheese Burger • French Onion Burger • Taco Burger • Bloody Mary Burger Follow links above to skip right to the recipe page. Without further ado, let’s get started! Let’s start in the morning with our breakfast burger. Breakfast Burger For our breakfast burger, we used store bought beef patties from the Chef’s Counter at Festival, both seasoned and unseasoned options are available in-store. For the chicken version of this burger, we used chicken breasts. We topped our burgers with a slice of cheddar … Continue reading
November 16, 2020
Flamin’ Hot Cheeto Oven Roasted Turkey
Okay, hear me out! We’ve been seeing this one pop up on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter for a few years now and decided we need to finally check this out for ourselves: Flamin’ Hot Cheeto® Oven Roasted Turkey Dinner (click this link to go directly to the recipe page). A more unique spin on your traditional Thanksgiving dinner! Is this just some crazy gimmick or is this a recipe worth trying? Continue on to find out! (Spoiler alert: it was great!) The ingredient list isn’t very big, here’s what you need: 12- 15 lbs Whole Turkey, thawed 3 lbs Klondike Goldust Potatoes 32 oz Cheddar Cheese Block 1 8.5 oz Bag Flaming Hot Cheetos 1 Stick Butter, melted Salt and Pepper, to taste Start by preheating the oven to 350 degrees F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Remove the neck and package found inside the turkey. Rinse the turkey, … Continue reading
July 6, 2020
Brisket in the Roasting Box
Hello Friends, Today we’re talking brisket! One beautiful (and windy) weekend the family decided to throw a brisket into the roasting box and we made some White Mac and Cheese to go along with it. First, we made our Beef Brisket Rub. The quantities listed were for our size roast, which was just under 10lbs, or about 1.5 Chihuahuas, for perspective. Recipe: Beef Brisket Rub: ½ cup kosher salt 2 tablespoons freshly ground black pepper 2 tablespoons garlic powder 1 tablespoon of onion powder t tablespoon of Lawry’s seasoned salt ¾ teaspoon Cumin ¾ teaspoon Chili powder Brisket cooked to 180 degrees internal Can baste with equal parts of apple cider vinegar and water Meanwhile, we need to prep the roasting box. You start off by just placing your charcoal in a pile across the top of the roasting box. Amount of charcoal will vary. Once ready we lit … Continue reading
December 16, 2019
More Cheese, Please!
It’s that time of year again with with holiday parties and gatherings, and since our cheese sale is on now we thought we would try our hand at making our own Charcuterie Board! Here is our before picture. Cheddar, gouda, havarti, blue, brie, gruyere, salami, prosciutto, parmesan, crackers, mini toast, sliced baguette, lingonberry jam, and hot pepper raspberry jam. Prosciutto Rolling. Then we sliced each of the cheeses into smaller bitesized portions. Our final result. Our Cheese and Meat Platter, served with fresh blackberries, raspberries, and salted cashews! Of course, we couldn’t forget to include our crackers and breads. Don’t forget your olives! Festival has an excellent selection of new olives trays to choose from! Say Cheese and Cheers! Click here to view our cheese ad and click here to check out our cheesy recipes!
November 30, 2019
Seafood Spectacular!
It’s that time of year again and our famous Seafood Sale is back on now through the holidays! Our Seafood Sale starts Saturday November 30th and lasts through Wednesday January 31st! Please click here to view what we’ve got on sale throughout the Holidays! This year we’ve got a handful of simple, delicious, and relatively quick to make! Here is what is on our menu: Click the recipe titles below to skip to the full online recipes. Parmesan Dill Salmon Cod in Coconut Cream Sauce Pan Seared Scallops with Lemon Pasta Shrimp Pad Thai Scallops Gratinéed Our first recipe, Parmesan Dill Salmon is very simple. You start off by pre-heating your oven and then broiling your salmon (about 1lb to 1.5lbs) on a baking sheet. This will take about 7-8 minutes depending on your oven and the size of your fish. Next you’re going to mix up your Parmesan … Continue reading
February 12, 2019
Valentine Eats & Treats
Some of our fun Valentine Showcase – We’ve got everything from meals, to desserts, and even flowers. Check out our entire ad to see what specials we have available this week for Valentine’s Day! If you are looking to cook with or for your Valentine, we’ve got a number of specials this week for you including our Special Rib Eye Sweetheart Steak or our mini Seafood Sale – featuring, crab, lobster, shrimp, scallops and more! We’ve got our Mini Sweeheart Cakes for Two – Available in-store or to reserve online here! We’ve also got Red Velvet Heart Cakes and Curly Cakes – both Classic Chocolate and White Vanilla Bean! In-store we’ve got a variety of treats for you including Frosted Brownies (without nuts), Cream Puffs, Peanut Butter Blossoms, Strawberry Shortcake, Chocolate Dipped Strawberries ( February 12-14th ONLY) We’ve got all sorts of cupcakes for you as … Continue reading
February 6, 2019
Thai Peanut Salad with Steak or Chicken
If you are looking for a recipe that is a little on the lighter side, we’ve got something that just might interest you – Thai Peanut Salad (follow the link to skip right to the recipe)- The recipe calls for flank steak but we decided to try it with chicken as well to have as an alternative. Here is what you are going to need: 1 Flank Steak Spinach or mixed greens 1 Red Bell Pepper, sliced 1 Orange Bell Pepper, sliced 1/2 Cup Sliced Red Cabbage 2 Avocados, sliced 1 Carrot, sliced thin 1 Cucumber, peeled and sliced 1 Jalapeno, sliced Sesame Seeds 1/2 Cup Cilantro, chopped 1/2 Cup Peanuts, chopped 2 Tablespoons Green Onions, sliced 1 Avocado, sliced First step once you’ve gathered your ingredients – Prepare the Thai Peanut Sauce by combining the ingredients. 1 Cup Peanut Butter 2 Tablespoons Sriracha 1/4 Cup Fresh Lime Juice 1/4 Cup … Continue reading
May 3, 2018
Derby Dishes
Ok jockeys, quit horsing around it’s time for some Kentucky Derby Themed recipes. I’ve got the Triple Crown of recipes for you now, so bear with me! First up we’re serving Bourbon Meatballs which you’ll find have an exquisite sweet heat to them. We started with Mom’s Meatloaf, found in our Meat Department. Place the meatloaf in a bowl and mix together with finely chopped onion then form into 1″ balls (use a small scoop to help make uniform size). Heat some olive oil in a skillet and brown each of the meatballs, then transfer to a baking sheet and place into your preheated oven (at 350F) until cooked through. Next up we are going to work on our bourbon sauce. To make the bourbon sauce, you’re going to need apricot preserves, brown sugar, barbecue sauce, hot chili sauce, molasses, water, and bourbon. Tempting as it may be to drink, you … Continue reading
February 12, 2018
Fat Tuesday
Well we’re back to that time of year again, Mardi Gras. Unfortunate timing this year that Mardi Gras and Valentine’s Day are backed up so close together, but we couldn’t resist doing some fun New Orleans recipes for you. First up, let’s get our cocktail game started. We made our very own Hurricanes. We simplified some of the more detailed recipes usually found. All you need is mango passion fruit juice, lemon juice, lime juice, orange juice, white rum and dark rum. These are strong drinks, fit for anyone ready to party Mardi Gras style! Starting with our appetizers we decided to do scallops with a sweet chili sauce. A very simple dish, you thaw the scallops and simply dry with paper toweling, sear both sides, then serve with sweet chili sauce. Our main course was Jambalaya, though instead of Andouille Sausage, we used Festival’s Cheddar Chicken Fajita Brats. It’s … Continue reading
December 7, 2017
Say Cheese!
Hello there! I have a secret: I love cheese. I didn’t say it was a good secret, but it’s one of the few things I cannot go without. Cheese makes just about everything taste better. Lucky for me (and you) it’s the Holiday Season and we’ve got our Big Cheese Sale going on now through Christmas and New Year’s! Click through to our ad wrap (12/6/17 through 1/3/17) to check out over 300 varieties of cheese for cooking, sharing and simply enjoying! Below I will go over some fun recipes using cheese a major ingredient. Warning: You may get very hungry reading this blog. Our Beer Battered Cheese Curd Recipe using Ellsworth Creamery® Fresh Bulk Cheese Curds. Perfection combination with another of my favorite things: Beer. We’ve even talked about these before in our Small Bites Blog Post Tickler Bacon Burger with delicious Tickler English Cheddar Cheese. Baked Brie with Hot … Continue reading
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