Archive for the ‘Recipe’ Category

January 24th, 2012 - 12:11 pm § in Desserts, Events

Make A MUSHROOM FAIRY SHOWPIECE CAKE WITH KIMBERLY BAILEY OF THE BUTTER END CAKERY

FREE DEMO!! Saturday February 11, 2012 from 11-1pm. Kids of all ages will be delighted by the gravity-defying fantastical Mushroom Cake.  Kimberly Bailey, Owner of The Butter End Cakery in Santa Monica will demonstrate how to create this sculpted showpiece cake from start to finish.  If you like w[...]

October 26th, 2011 - 1:28 pm § in Information, Recipe, Sides

Surfas Favorite Product: Smoked Basmati Rice

A unique fusion of unusual flavors. Basmati rice, a staple of Indian and Middle Eastern cuisine treasured for its unique, nutty flavor is delicately smoked to create a truly fusion of flavors. Works beautifully for a side dish, rice salad, stuffing or in a casserole. Although the pairings are endles[...]

October 24th, 2011 - 2:47 pm § in Desserts, Recipe

CALIFORNIA WALNUT CAKE Recipe

From the demo: A SUSTAINABLE KITCHEN 2.0 Fall Courtesy of Annette Eason Ingredients ¾ cup toasted walnut pieces 3 eggs 1 cup + 2 T. sugar ⅓ cup La Nogalera Walnut Oil ⅓ cup dry California white wine 1 ¼ cup white flour ¼ cup Community Grains whole hard red winter wheat flour 2 tsp. [...][...]

October 24th, 2011 - 2:45 pm § in Desserts, Recipe

POACHED PEARS IN VANILLA AND BLACK PEPPERCORN SYRUP Recipe

From the demo: A SUSTAINABLE KITCHEN 2.0 Fall Courtesy of Annette Eason Serves 4-6 Ingredients 4 organic Bosc pears, stemmed cored and cut into eighths juice of 2 organic lemons 2 cups sugar 2 cups water 1 vanilla bean 2 tsp. black peppercorns -combine pear slices and lemon juice and let sit for at [...]

October 24th, 2011 - 2:37 pm § in Recipe, Sides

WEISER FAMILY FARMS’ ROASTED POTATOES WITH WINDROSE FARM’S SMOKED DRIED TOMATOES AND MAGGIES FARM’S FRESH HERBS Recipe

From the demo: A SUSTAINABLE KITCHEN 2.0 Fall Courtesy of Annette Eason Serves 6-8 Ingredients 1 ½ -2lbs. Assorted Weiser Family Farms potatoes 6 pieces (halves) Windrose Farm’s smoked dried tomatoes 3-4 T. of fresh organic herbs (we will be using savory, thyme, oregano and rosemary from Maggieâ€[...]

October 24th, 2011 - 2:36 pm § in Recipe, Soup

ROASTED PUMPKIN SOUP WITH SMOKED PAPRIKA Recipe

From the demo: A SUSTAINABLE KITCHEN 2.0 Fall Courtesy of Annette Eason Serves 8-10 Ingredients 4 cups roasted fresh organic pumpkin (any of the orange flesh squashes like acorn, butternut, etc. will work in combination or as a substitute for pumpkin) 1-2 medium roast organic shallot 4cups low sodiu[...]

October 24th, 2011 - 2:30 pm § in Dressings/ Sauces, Recipe

PUMPKIN SEED-PARSLEY PESTO Recipe

From the demo: A SUSTAINABLE KITCHEN 2.0 Fall Courtesy of Annette Eason Ingredients 1-2 small cloves roasted garlic ½ cup packed, organic flat leaf (Italian) parsley ¼ tsp coarse salt ¼ cup organic extra virgin olive oil ¼ cup roasted organic pumpkin seeds Place garlic, parsley, salt and 1T. of [...]

October 19th, 2011 - 2:42 pm § in Information, Recipe, Soup

Surfas Favorite Product: Paris Bistro Bean Soup Mix

Cool weather begs for hot filling soups. This week our soup pots are filled with Paris Bistro Bean Soup. Paris Bistro Beans are a longtime favorite of Surfas customers  and makes a delicious vegetarian potage. For meat lovers, add cooked sausage. Here’s an easy recipe that’s also a Surf[...]

October 17th, 2011 - 4:18 pm § in Desserts, Recipe

No Bake Cheesecake Recipe

From the demo Japanese Fusion Recipes 2 Recipes Courtesy of Yumiko Weeks (This is NOT like most heavy cheesecakes) 10 – 12 servings 1 -  8oz  package cream cheese, softened (microwave for 1 minute) ½  to 2/3 cup (to taste)  sugar 3 cups milk (whole) 1 big lemon, (juice only) ½  pint whippin[...]

October 17th, 2011 - 4:17 pm § in Recipe, Sides, Soup

SATOIMO AND DAIKON MISO-SHIRU Recipe

From the demo Japanese Fusion Recipes 2 Recipes Courtesy of Yumiko Weeks 4 servings 8 oz (4) medium SATOIMO, peeled and chopped into bite sizes 4-5 oz DAIKON, julienned 6 cups water 4 heaping tbsp SHIRO (white) MISO 1 ½  tsp DASHI 2 green onions, finely minced Step 1.  Boil the SATOIMO in water ([...]

October 17th, 2011 - 4:15 pm § in Meat, Recipe

Tantalizing TOFU and Ground Turkey with MISO Recipe

From the demo Japanese Fusion Recipes 2 Recipes Courtesy of Yumiko Weeks 4 SERVINGS 10 oz ground turkey 8 ½  oz (1/2 package) TOFU drained, cut into ½ “ pieces ½  medium red and yellow bell peppers, diced 1 medium zucchini, diced 8 medium button mushrooms, diced 1 small onion (yellow) diced 4[...]

October 5th, 2011 - 1:14 pm § in Information, Meat, Recipe

Surfas Favorite Product: Pomegranate Paste

One of the wonderful things about shopping at Surfas is finding unusual (and inspiring) products around every corner. Every week something new catches our interest and gets our creative cooking juices flowing. This week we found a new-comer to our shelves, Persian Pomegranate Paste and we immediatel[...]

September 28th, 2011 - 12:08 pm § in Desserts, Information, Recipe

Surfas Favorite Items: Cookie Cutters!

Halloween is extremely scary! The only thing we find that begins to relieve the extreme fright of the season is sugar cookies (and maybe chocolate). We love them in the spooky shapes of the season- bats, witches hats, ghosts and pumpkins. Decorate them with royal icing colored with Gel Paste, sprink[...]

September 23rd, 2011 - 10:46 am § in Appetizer, Desserts, Recipe

Gluten Free Rice Krispy Cake Pops rolled in Toasted Coconut, Cocoa Powder or Toasted Hazelnuts Recipe

From the demo Autumn Bites Recipe Courtesy of Chef Meg Hall Ingredients 4 T                          Unsalted Butter 10 oz (40)             Large Marshmallows (roughly one package) 6 cups                   Gluten Free Rice Krispies cereal ½ cup[...]