Baking Spirits Bright

‘Tis the season—to bake! This week’s box embraces the beloved holiday pastime with an array of provisions to help you whip up some of your favorite seasonal treats, featuring such all-star ingredients as organic all-purpose flour, extra-dark chocolate baking chips, marzipan paste, Northwest-grown hazelnuts and a warming spice mix. Also including farm-fresh eggs, fromage blanc from our in-house creamery and multigrain bread, plus a host of fresh produce like Black FutSu squash, fingerling potatoes, leeks, and hearty radicchio greens, as well as fragrant herbs, this delivery has things looking very merry and bright, indeed.

Here are a few recipe ideas for the week:

Tarte Normande
A French classic, featuring orchard-grown apples, a buttery short crust pastry, and a splash of apple brandy.

Chocolate Hazelnut Shortbread Sandwich Cookies
Accented by a creamy, chocolatey Nutella filling, these lovely shortbread cookies from Ina Garten of The Barefoot Contessa are always a hit.

Apple-Pear Galette with Hazelnut Crumb Topping
This rustic fruit tart is fragrant with cinnamon, sugar and toasted hazelnuts.

Butter Pie Dough
This simple, extraordinary all-purpose pie dough recipe can be used in both your sweet and savory baking.

Lemon Bars
Finish off your week of baking with these bright bars!

Maple-Ginger Winter Squash
You’ll love this unique flavor combination!