Recipe: Savory Brie Pastry Bites

Yesterday we shared a sweet take on pastry cups.  Today, we are focusing on the savory side featuring another one of our go-to products, Virginia Chutney Brand Plum Chutney.  Brie cheese is the perfect complement to the ripe plums with brown sugar, ginger and spices found in the chutney.  Topped with fresh rosemary, this hors d'oeuvre is as appealing to the eye as it is to the palette.

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Savory Brie Pastry Bites

• 1 small wheel of brie cheese
• 24 pieces Sable & Rosenfeld Miniature Pastry Shells
• Virginia Chutney Company Spicy Plum Chutney
• Fresh rosemary for garnish

Preheat oven to 300 F.  Slice 24 pieces of brie, approximately about 1” square.  Place brie into pastry shells and arrange on a cookie sheet.  Toast in the oven until brie is warm and melted.  Top brie with a teaspoon of the chutney.  Garnish with small sprigs of fresh rosemary.

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Recipe: Sweet & Tart Pastry Bites

One of our best-selling products at The Savory Pantry are  Miniature Pastry Shells by Sable and Rosenfeld.  We can only imagine that it's the versatility that makes them so sought after.  Keep a package or two on hand for last-minute entertaining...they are freezer friendly too!  Throughout the week we will be sharing some of our favorite ways to use these pint-sized pastry shells.  Today, a sweet version perfect for the upcoming Easter holiday or any spring entertaining occasion.

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Sweet & Tart Pastry Bites

• 8 oz. Elizabethan Pantry Key Lime Curd
• 24 pieces Sable & Rosenfeld Miniature Pastry Shells
• Whipped cream
• Fresh strawberries for garnish

Scoop 1 tbsp. of key lime curd into each pastry shell.  Top with whipped cream.  Slice strawberries lengthwise and wedge into the cream at an angle.  Arrange the filled shells on a platter for an impressive presentation.

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St. Patty's Day Food + Drink Roundup

In honor of St. Patrick's Day and The World's Shortest St. Patrick's Day parade in our hometown of Hot Springs, we've rounded up some great-looking food & drinks to celebrate all things Irish!  Check out our full St. Patty's Pinterest board for even more great ideas!  

1.  Authentic Irish Colcannon  2. Easy Irish Potato Pie  3. Guinness Floats  4. Irish Beef & Stout Stew

Turn this Dessert Recipe Into a Gift

Earlier this week, we shared a show stopping recipe for Extra Virgin Chocolate Sorbet that is sure to be memorable.  What better way to share recipes you love than by transforming them into gifts.  Whether you grab the basic ingredients or go "all out" with a new ice cream scooper and serving bowls, anyone with an affinity for savory and sweet desserts will surely appreciate this gesture of giving.

1. your favorite chocolate sorbet or ice cream  2. fresh mint  3.  Salem Baking Co. Chocolate Moravian Cookies  4. Zeroll ice cream scoop  5. Hemp lidded boxes  6. Grove 45 Extra Virgin Olive Oil  7. Bourbon Smoked Sea Salt  8. Potter's Workshop Dip Bowls

4 Ways to use Olive Oil (that you never thought of)

Always on a quest for unique ways to use our products,  we've gathered some not-so-conventional olive oil recipes that are as delicious as they are unexpected.

1. Carpaccio di Finocchio, a traditional meal starter from Italy  2. Olives Roasted in Lavender Olive Oil, a new way to serve a favorite cocktail accompaniment  3. Olive Oil Cake, delicious in it's simplicity  4. Fish Poached in Olive Oil, just when you think you ran out of ways to prepare fish...