Gumbo Galore: Celebrating Mardi Gras with Flavorful Delights
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Home for the Holidays: DIY Catering Tips for a Cozy Celebration
We'll share some of our favorite DIY holiday catering tips for a cozy celebration that will guide you to create a memorable event.
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Pure Joy Living | Issue Seven, 2023
Big Smiles at La Arboleda, Blackberry Almond Scone Recipe, Presquile Winery, Guide to Plated Weddings
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Brewing Up Bliss on National Coffee Day
With so many exciting ways to celebrate coffee, we are delighted to share a few of our favorite ways of serving for National Coffee Day.
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Exciting Return of Blackberry Season
We invite you to join us in celebrating the much-anticipated return of blackberry season with our Recipe for Blackberry Almond Scones.
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Holiday Entertaining Tips from Lynette
Keep it simple & easy & fun for you too With the holiday season officially upon us, we thought it would be fun to dig up one of our...
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Make it at Home: Prosciutto Wrapped Figs
Sadly, October marks the end of fig seasons, which is one of our favorite times of the year at the Santa Barbara Farmers Market. During...
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Make it at Home: Lavender Lady Cocktail
Pure Joy's Lavender Lady is one of our most popular specialty cocktails, so we thought we would share our recipe. Lavender flourishes...
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Preserved Lemons
Thank you, Morocco! These are a great way to add a hit of acid and fresh flavor, and, IMO, a must-have in your culinary arsenal. I mince...
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Artisanal Fruit Vinegars
“This might be the best salad I’ve ever had in my life” I was given a beautiful book on fermenting; The Noma Guide to Fermentation, full...
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Blood Orange + Port Wine Marmalade
I wish this was a scratch & sniff! You're going to just have to take my word for it, this stuff is really exceptional and makes the whole...
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Rustic Santa Barbara Ranch Wedding Cocktails
We are gearing up for roaring 2021 celebrations! It's going to be a magnificent year. To get the creativity flowing, we offer you a...
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Blackberry Season
Blackberry Almond Scones & pies & some Jammin Jam & oh yeah, Pure unadulterated Joy! Problems of privilege are pretty much a nonissue...
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Love You From My Head Tomatoes!
Our event menus are usually bursting with local organic tomato love, they define our messy-sexy style so juicily. Like check out this...
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Kitchen Quarantine: Lemon Braised Fennel & Oranges
Kitchen Quarantine: Lemon Braised Fennel & Oranges
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Flourless Chocolate Cake with Local Organic Pistachio Cream
not too sweet or naughty, this is just right I miss traveling so much and this was a fun memory to share - and an amazing recipe - while...
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Marvelous Mollusks; Mussels and Clams
Foraging for shellfish is a super fun and delicious outdoor activity. Mussels are easier to get, I think. A low tide, just a garden glove...
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Kitchen Quarantine: Luscious Fresh Crab Raviolis
A perfectly rewarding quarantine task, fresh raviolis. I've wanted to do this forever, just clean, fresh, local crab meat with a bit of...
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Kitchen Quarantine: Risotto
This Northern Italian rice dish is quick, cheap and versatile. It's also the last rice standing in a grocery store that is heavily...
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Kitchen Quarantine; Focaccia
This recipe is super easy for a first time bread maker and there's no long ferments. Start it in the afternoon and you'll be eating fresh...
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