Blend Cafe Blog

A slow-cooked corned beef recipe makes for a comforting, hearty meal that invokes nostalgia for many Irish Americans. It’s simple to prepare, but a good corned beef requires patience and a…

Exclusives Lean, flavorful, and unique enough to spark plenty of dinner conversation, venison is tasty but tricky to cook. However, its natural flavors mean you don’t have to lean so…

Ask a chef about garlic and they will almost always tell you that there’s a reason fresh garlic beats jarred every time. This isn’t totally surprising — fresh is typically always better…

We all like to channel our inner mixologist every so often, shaking up some fancy martinis and adding a few twists. As every good connoisseur knows, presentation is important when…

Cook Cooking Tips It’s a relatively universal feeling that bacon makes everything better. There are few foods that are exempt from this mindset, and that includes Swiss steak. In this…

Along with being a great source of healthy fats and important vitamins, avocado has a unique, creamy texture and subtle earthy taste that makes the fruit an endlessly versatile ingredient…

Relatively cheap and easy to find at most grocery stores, ham steaks can be the resolution for an easy-and-quick weeknight dinner. But if you experiment too much with the cooking…

Exclusives The price of groceries continues to soar, and if you’ve been priced out of more expensive cuts of meat, you’re not alone. While some of the most underrated cuts…

Under the best circumstances, finding vegetarian options while dining out can be challenging to say the least. Even as restaurants have added vegetarian items to their menus and included labeling…

No-bake desserts encompass a wide variety of treats, from no-bake strawberry cheesecake to dark chocolate peppermint fudge. While you might think the only no-bake cookie recipes would be edible cookie…