Check out the map in the link above, Colorado producers are often nominated for and win at Good Foods! We are lucky to have such great food and agriculture in this state. Read a bit about the Good Food Winners we have in our shop.
Winner of the Snack Category, these pretzel makers also know how to make a great cookie! They're buttery shortbread, mixed with a salty pretzel. The cookies are made from actual ground pretzels, used like flour in their recipe. Try them with ice cream. Shop them here.
Our friends at Bibamba won in the Chocolate category. Their single-farm cacao sourced directly from their family-owned farm in Cameroon supports sustainable ingredients. This duo combines crunchy plantain chips with a coating of dark chocolate. Shop the chocolate here.
We are good friends with the team at Red Camper and we love pairing their preserves and mustarda with our cheese and meat boards. It's no surprise that this Colorado-proud flavor won an award. Roasted green chilies from Pueblo combine with sweet Paonia peaches for the perfect spicy-sweet spoonful. All their produce is sourced from local farms. Read about it here.
We love goat cheese and we now also love goat milk caramel! Winning in the Confections category, this caramel is made with lavender from the farm and fair trade Vanilla Beans steep in fresh goat's milk. Perfect as a dessert sauce or stirred into coffee. While we don't yet have the Lavender flavor in the shop, we do have their Vanilla, Whiskey and Chocolate flavors in the store. Check out Vanilla on our site here.
There's honey and then there's good honey. Fennel pollen and Bee Squared Apiaries' award-winning alfalfa/wildflower honey marry to make one of those truly synergistic flavor combinations. The subtle licorice flavor of fennel enhanced by their buttery smooth alfalfa honey is perfect with pork dishes or a gin cocktail. Shop the honey here.
With a good crunchy, these okra are a perfectly preserved taste of summer, truly worthy of their Pickle category award. Mountain Girl sources the fresh okra locally and perfectly seasons it for happy hour spreads, Bloody Mary's, salads and more. Shop the pickles here.
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Stay cozy by making these warm winter risottos. One features ham and corn and the other an ode to the Alps, using nutty Alpine cheeses. We always make our risotto with Organic Carnaroli Rice from Abruzzo, Italy and Denver Bone Broth for max flavor.
Ham & Pan-Roasted Corn Risotto
Alpine Cheese Risotto
Ingredients
a few tablespoons Butter or Oil
1 Onion, diced
1 cup Carnaroli Rice
1/4 cup White Wine (optional, you can also increase the broth)
2-3 cups Denver Bone Broth
Salt and Pepper, to taste
1 cup Appenzeller, grated
Optional stir-in's: Sautéed Mushrooms, Gorgonzola
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We recently started carrying imported Italian dried tortellini. They're so good! With some broth and Parmigiano, they make a delicious winter meal... brodo. Here's our go-to recipe for Tortellini in Brodo.
Tortellini in Brodo Recipe
Ingredients
This traditional Sardinian lasagna is made with Pane Carasau flatbread instead of pasta sheets. The result is a soufflé of herbed ricotta, Parmigiano Reggiano, and mozzarella cheeses. It is so simple and it makes a week-night meal extra special. It also isn't quite as heavy as pasta lasagna, making it perfect for summer.
We made two different versions, one with a simple red sauce and the other with mushrooms and truffle. Which one catches your eye?
PANE CARASAU LASAGNA WITH ABRUZZESE SAUCE
This traditional Sardinian lasagna is made with Pane Carasau flatbread instead of pasta sheets. The result is a soufflé of herbed ricotta, Parmigiano Reggiano, and mozzarella cheeses. It is so simple; it makes a week-night meal extra special.
INGREDIENTS
PANE CARASAU LASAGNA WITH MUSHROOMS AND TRUFFLE
This traditional Sardinian lasagna is made with Pane Carasau flatbread instead of pasta sheets. The result is light and fluffy, laced with ricotta and delicate mushrooms enhanced with rich truffle.
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A grazing board of cheese and charcuterie is always a good choice for game day. Stop by the shop this weekend to pick one up or order online to have your order ready to go.
In the mood for something different? Here are 3 of our favorite easy snack ideas:
#1. Soft Pretzels and Queso
Colorado-made On Tap Kitchen's Soft Pretzels are quick, easy and delicious. They are great warmed in the oven or our favorite way to enjoy is with Leigh Olivers White Hot Queso dip, pictured above.
#2 Ultimate Popcorn with Truffle and Parmesan
Casina Rossa Truffle Salt & Cheese is a blend of seal salt, black truffle and dried Parmigiano Reggiano. Add it to fresh popcorn that’s lightly coated with melted butter or olive oil for the best popcorn you’ve ever tasted
The days leading up to Thanksgiving are some of our busiest each year. Because we are limiting the number of people in our store at one time, we encourage you to place an order for pick-up or delivery. It's easy! And it means you won't spend time waiting in line.
We know this year will be different, and we want to be sure your shopping goes smoothly. Here's how to shop like a pro and avoid lines:
1. Call or email us with your order, we are happy to answer any questions for you, just like if you were in the store. OR order right on our website and build your order there. Since our selections are always changing, we don't have our entire selection on the website, but we are happy to add items to your order.
2. Select a local delivery option or select pick-up and we can meet you at the curb with your order.
3. Feel accomplished because your shopping is done and all you have to do now is enjoy Thanksgiving!
We are open our usual hours next week, of course closed on Thanksgiving Day.
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As a retail outlet in the food world, we are so lucky that we are able to remain open and serve you. We are also fortunate that we get to support small producers by selling their items in our shops.
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Ask and you shall receive. We had a customer this past weekend ask for more recipes, so we came up with this spring gnocchi dish and decided to turn it into a meal kit. Now you can simply order the kit and we will grab all the items for you and have your dinner ingredients ready for you to pick up. This dish is the perfect mix of cozy, filling flavors with bright pops of spring mixed in.
Peas, lemon, a creamy cheese sauce, sharp pecorino and optional speck makes this frozen gnocchi anything but ordinary. Click HERE to order a meal kit and check out the recipe below.
Be sure to use the code "SHOPLOCAL" for 5% off of your order and we will donate 10% to local charities supporting the food industry.
Ingredients
As a retail outlet in the food world, we are so lucky that we are able to remain open and serve you. We are also fortunate that we get to support small producers by selling their items in our shops.
Today we are featuring Pear Blossom Farms. Located in Palisade, Colorado, Pear Blossom Farms makes wonderful hot sauces, dressing, syrups and salsas featuring local produce. While peach season in the Palisades won't be in full swing until we are well into summer, we are craving peaches now. Thankfully Pear Blossom Farms brings their delicious jars of peach salsa to our shop. These jars preserve the juicy fruit of last season.
If you're looking for a dinner idea, Pear Blossom Farms has shared their recipe for beef burritos with goat cheese and peach salsa. Check out the recipe below and give us a call, we would be happy to build this into a meal kit for you to easily pickup.
We also love their syrups in cocktails and on waffles and pancakes. It's seriously good stuff, not too sweet and with no fake flavors, but made with real peaches and raspberries.
Be sure to use the code "SHOPLOCAL" for 5% off of your order and we will donate 10% to local charities supporting the food industry.
Looking for more ideas? Check out their website here for more ideas like a Palisade Peach Chili.
Brown the hamburger and onion together, drain. Add remaining ingredients, heat and stir until hot and well blended, then roll in warm flour tortillas.
Makes 4 large or 8 small burritos.
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Their sauces take a simple dinner to a whole new level of flavor. Check out the recipe below for their tried and true tikka masala. The ingredient list is simple and we have proteins, rice, frozen peas and the sauces in the shop so you can grab everything in one stop.
To minimize the number of customers in our store at one time and to practice social distancing, we are encouraging our customers to place an order online for delivery or pickup or call your order in and we will pack it for you.
Be sure to use the code SHOPLOCAL for 5% off your purchase and we will donate 10% to local charities supporting the food industry.
Tofu or Chicken Tikka Masala
Makes: 4 - 6 servings; Prep time: 1 hour; Cooking time: 15 minutes
Ingredients:
2 Tbsp Cooking oil
1 lb Extra firm Tofu, Chicken or your favorite protein - cubed
1/2 Medium Sized Bell Pepper - diced or peas
1/2 Medium Sized Onion - diced
1 jar Nummy Nibbles Tikka Masala Cooking Sauce
Fresh Cilantro leaves [chopped] - for garnish
Directions:
Pour 1/3rd cup Tikka Masala Sauce over the cubed Tofu [protein] and coat completely to marinate for an hour.
Remove Tofu [protein] from the marinate. Reserve the extra marinade for curry. Grill or broil the tofu/protein until slightly charred.
Heat oil in a pan. Saute onions & bell peppers until roasted. Pour reserved marinade & remaining Tikka Masala sauce into the pan and bring to simmer. Remove from heat and transfer to a serving dish. Add the grilled tofu [protein] into the sauce and garnish with chopped cilantro.
Enjoy with Naan bread or rice!
Meatball Malabar Curry
Ingredients:
1 Jar Malabar Cooking Sauce
6-8 Frozen meatballs (we used Gardein meatless meatballs but you can substitute with your favorite)
Chef recommends:
1/2 Onion [sliced]
1/2 Bell pepper [chopped]
1 cup water
Directions:
Add ingredients to Instant Pot. Put lid on. Turn on Pressure Cook mode and set the timer for 4 minutes (adjust for type of meatballs used). Release steam naturally for 2-3 minutes, then vent manually. And it's done!
Serve with rice/noodles/zoodles.
]]>Check out two recipe ideas below or grab a recipe kit for pork tacos. All the items for this recipe are together in one kit in our shop. Give us a call or place an order online for pickup or delivery and we will have it ready for you quickly so that you can avoid spending time outside of your home.
Be sure to use the code "SHOPLOCAL" at checkout for 5% off of your order and we will donate 10% to local charities supporting the food industry.
One of Colorado Craft Butchers favorite ways to enjoy their pork is in this green chili recipe:
Pork Green Chili
1 package diced pork or ground pork
1 large yellow onion, diced
3 cloves garlic, minced
1 large jar roasted hatch chilis
2 tsp cumin
2 cups pork or chicken stock
1/2 cup chopped cilantro
1 to 2 limes
salt, to taste
This is Jon's tried and true carne adovada recipe:
Carne Adovada
~3 lbs pork butt or country ribs (cut into 2 inch chunks)
1/4 cup flour
Red Chile powder, garlic powder, salt
2 tbsps red wine or cider vinegar
16oz jar Los Roast Red Chile Sauce
1 quart brown stock or chicken stock
1. Preheat the oven to 350
2. Combine Flour with dry spices in a shallow dish, meanwhile heat a Dutch oven over med-high heat
3. Dredge pork pieces in the flour mixture and add to the pan, cook in batches leaving space so the meat will brown
4. Brown on all sides and remove to a bowl when cooked
5. Deglaze the pan with vinegar and scrape the bottom with a wooden spatula, and the the red Chile sauce and the meat with juices
6. Add enough stock to nearly cover the mea (reserve excess) stir well and move to the preheated oven
7. Cook uncovered in at 250 for 2-3 hours, stirring about every hour and adding more stock if it gets too dry
8. The meat should be fall apart soft, browned on the top and the sauce should have thickened to almost a paste
9. Remove from the oven and let rest in the pot for 10-20 minutes while you warm tortillas and prepare the other items
We like to serve on Bolder Blue Corn Tortillas with grated manchego cheese, creme fraiche and fresh tomato salsa