Shredded Chicken With Spices

Shredded Chicken Recipe

This shredded chicken recipe is a versatile base that can be used to make enchiladas, tacos, burritos, quesadillas and more. Cooking the chicken on a low simmer with the chilies helps make sure that every bite of chicken is plump, juicy, and delicious.

Coffee Being Made

A Few Easy Tips for Making Better Coffee at Home

At its heart, coffee is a simple thing, it’s water, beans, and time. To brew delicious coffee at home or the office all it takes is a little know-how, a few simple tools, and these six simple tips.

Pinto Beans With Dried Chilies Recipe

Pinto Beans with Chilies

Pinto beans cooked with dried chilies have a deep, rich southwestern flavor. This pinto bean recipe uses ancho chilies and a pasilla pepper to create a healthy and delicious dish.

Greek Salad

Greek Salad with Lemon Vinaigrette

Serving a Greek salad with lemon vinaigrette is a great way to highlight summer vegetables at their peak. This salad has enough going on that it can be served by itself as a lunch or as a main course for dinner.

BLT Sandwich Cut

Building A Better BLT Sandwich

Most cookbooks skip right over the BLT sandwich, which in my opinion is an oversight because while a bacon, lettuce, and tomato sandwich may seem simple, getting it right requires some know how.

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Pico de Gallo

Pico de gallo is a great addition to any Mexican or southwestern dish. The fresh tomatoes, cilantro, and pepper are an easy way to brighten up tacos, burritos, and quesadillas.

Pork shoulder roasting for carnitas

Umami Bites: Summer Grilling Special – Tips, Tricks, Recipes & Gear for Better Grilling

In this Umami Bites we have our first summer grilling special that includes Tips, Tricks, Recipes & Gear for Better Grilling

Elroy Sparta Bike Trail

Walking the Green Path: A Tunnel Along the Path

Running a restaurant at the forefront of a fair wage campaign can feel like traveling through a long dark tunnel.

Natural Food Labels

What Does the Word Natural Really Mean on Food Labels?

Lots of food companies use the word natural to describe their products, but what does natural really mean and can it help you eat healthier?

Umami Cover Shot 6.13.2017

Umami Bites: Introducing the All New Umami!

In this Umami Bites, we get to know the all new Umami! Over the past couple of months, we rebuilt Umami from scratch for your reading pleasure.

Taco Meat Featured

Taco Meat

This versatile taco meat recipe is simple to make and can be used in tacos, burritos, nachos, and enchiladas.

5.01.2017.spring Trail Walk Wilderness

Walking the Green Path: Theory and Practice

When we stopped taking tips at Butter we needed to have some time to settle into this new reality and see how good our theories were about what would happen.

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Walking the Green Path: Jumping off the Cliff

For Dan, moving his cafe from accepting tips to not accepting tips can feel like jumping off a cliff.

Better than sex cake

Umami Bites: Get Down with Better than Sex Cake, Find Out Why Great Flour Matters, and Do a Little Good with our Super Bowl Party

In This Umami Bites We Get Down with Better than Sex Cake, Find Out Why Great Flour Matters and Do a Little Good with our Super Bowl Party

Simple syrup

Simple Syrup

Simple syrup is a staple ingredient in many cocktail recipes and is worth keeping on hand if you like mixing cocktails at home.

Super Bowl Eatsl

How to Do Some Good with Your Super Bowl Party

What kind of impact could we have if everyone used their Super Bowl parties to have fun and fight hunger?

Lyndale Neighborhood Association Community Award

Walking the Green Path: Another Brick for the Path

As I move into year twelve with Butter Bakery Café, I’ve created a new set of supports that feel different from my first years. I think I’m learning more about myself as a businessperson and about the role of my business within this community.

All The Food Trends You Need To Know about

Here is everything you need to know about food trends to keep up with what people are going to be eating, drinking, and cooking in 2017.