October 17th, 2011 - 12:08 pm § in Information

Surfas Favorite Product: Apple Pie Tools!

The Farmers Markets are brimming with the red, yellow and green gems of the Fall. Whether you fill your pies with fragrant apples or zesty lemon custard we all appreciate tools to make our pie-crafting easier and better. This week we are shouting out some wonderful tools that are essential in every [...]

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[...]

September 23rd, 2011 - 10:40 am § in Appetizer, Recipe, Vegetarian

Baked Corn Fusilli with Butternut Squash Sauce, Wild California Mushrooms and Fresh Mozzarella Recipe

From the demo Autumn Bites Recipe Courtesy of Chef Meg Hall Ingredients: 1 box                     Rustichella Corn Fusili, cooked al dente Sauce: 2 lbs                       Butternut Squash Cubes, microwaved until fork tender (about 8-10 minutes) 2 ozs. Â[...]

September 23rd, 2011 - 10:36 am § in Appetizer, Recipe

Crispy Polenta Rounds with Duck Sausage, Dark Cherry Jam and Micro Greens Recipe

From the demo Autumn Bites Recipe Courtesy of Chef Meg Hall Ingredients 2 cups                   Whole Milk 2 cups                   Chicken Broth 1 cup                     Polenta 2 T                          butter (1/4[...]