Blend Cafe Blog

Exclusives Since its sudden rise — pun intended — during the Covid-19 pandemic amidst yeast shortages, baking sourdough bread at home has become quite the popular pastime. And this hobby…

For those not already adding dates to their snack board, this is the sign to start. This perfectly moist finger food is the ultimate choice to help balance out the…

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…