Serves 6-8

Ingredients:

5 oz. goat cheese, softened 

1 cup green and black olives, chopped

⅓ cup walnuts, finely chopped

2 tbsp. thyme

3 tbsp. pimentos, chopped

1 baguette, thinly sliced and toasted

Olive oil

DIRECTIONS:

In a bowl, mix goat cheese, olives, walnuts, thyme and pimentos. Set aside. 

Brush sliced bread with olive oil and toast lightly. Spread 2 teaspoons of goat cheese mixture onto each crostini and serve.

Serves 4

Ingredients:

8 oz. Whiskey

4 tsp. Simple syrup

8 dashes Angostura bitters 

4 tbsp. Orange juice

Fresh Rosemary sprigs

Orange peels

Ice

DIRECTIONS:

Mix whiskey, simple syrup, and Angostura bitters in a shaker. Add the ice and shake well. Strain the cocktail into a rocks glass over ice.

Peel 4 large slices of orange and rub the peel around the rim of the glass and drop the peel into the glass. Add rosemary sprigs for garnish.

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Makes 20 cookies

Ingredients:

¾ cup butter, softened

1 cup sugar

1 large egg

¼ cup molasses

2-¼ cups flour

2 tsp. Ground ginger

1 tsp. Baking soda

¾ tsp. Ground cinnamon

½ tsp. Ground cloves

¼ tsp. Salt

Additional sugar

DIRECTIONS:

In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until fluffy. Beat in the egg and molasses. In a separate bowl, combine the flour, ginger, baking soda, cinnamon, cloves and salt; gradually add to the butter mixture and s...

Serves 6-8

Ingredients:

12 strips bacon

26 beef tenderloin pieces

HORSERADISH SAUCE:

½ cup plain Greek yogurt

1 tbsp. prepared horseradish

1 tbsp. shallots, minced

¼ cup flat-leaf Italian parsley, chopped

Salt & pepper to taste

DIRECTIONS: 

Preheat grill to medium high heat. In a small bowl mix, Greek yogurt, horseradish, minced shallots, salt, and pepper to taste. Mix well and set aside.

In a larger bowl add the beef tenderloin pieces an...