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Creamy Chicken Marsala

October 24, 2018October 23, 2018by Brent SchraderLeave a comment

Chicken Marsala is a recipe that has been known to us by name, but we couldn’t recall having had it in the past nor had we tried to cook it. After a bit of research, in light of Otto’s love of mushrooms and all things umami, we were impressed to give it a try.

This creamy Chicken Marsala recipe was amazingly easy, and flavorful to boot. It is chicken breast heavy, but this has meant lots of leftovers for Heather, Otto, and me. One last note: Technically, Chicken Marsala is made with marsala wine, a fortified wine from Sicily. We were unable to find it easily, and so used a dry red wine instead. According to our research, this is acceptable; and, frankly, we don’t feel like we were missing anything. We know you’ll enjoy it, too!

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Holiday-Spiced Butterscotch Sauce

December 6, 2017December 5, 2017by Heather Schrader1 Comment

During the holidays, if there’s time to watch TV, I prefer to watch holiday baking shows and competitions. OK, truth be told: baking shows are my guilty pleasure all year round. It just seems more acceptable to watch them during the holiday season when baked goods abound.

The other day, I watched someone create a spicy caramel sauce. Salted caramel I’ve seen, but habanero spiced caramel sauce? It got me thinking about what else you could do to jazz up dessert sauce. I started looking through my pantry. With the holidays upon us, I knew I wanted to do a holiday spice blend; but we didn’t have regular coconut sugar on hand. Instead, we had brown coconut sugar.

Butterscotch and caramel sauce are essentially cream, butter and sugar; but butterscotch uses brown sugar. Since that’s what we had on hand, that’s what I tried to create. Brent, his parents (who were visiting), and I all agreed—it’s delicious. We hope you will think so, too!

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Nourish Your Skin Like Your Body

November 25, 2016November 25, 2016by Heather SchraderLeave a comment

Psst: Holiday specials are going on now. A link to learn more is at the bottom of this post.

Who am I to become a Beautycounter Consultant? Let’s be honest…

Truth #1

I am not a make-up person. I’m not even a skin care person. I’ve been very fortunate to have good skin my whole life and, perhaps because of that, I’ve always been lazy about skin care and make-up.

OK. OK. There is one thing I won’t leave the house without—mascara. But that’s it. Literally. I go to work most days with nothing but mascara on. I carry a chapstick or sheer lip gloss for when I’m feeling fancy.

Truth #2

I think “sales” is a dirty word. Or, well, I used to think that, and some days I still do. When I think of sales, I think of the overly happy lotion lady at the mall who chases you for a few feet as you pass their stand and the flood insurance salesman who swears you need his product even though there hasn’t been a flood in your area for 1,000 years.

Yes, I realize these are exaggerations. I know that, logically. But whatever impressions I felt as a child or teenager were emotional, visceral even. They have stuck with me and despite my efforts to think rationally about these sorts of things, the emotions color my perceptions at least a little bit.

So, again, why on earth would I become a Beautycounter Consultant?

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Cider-Braised Boneless Short Ribs With Figs

September 28, 2016September 27, 2016by Brent SchraderLeave a comment

If you’re like us, you often put extra meat into the freezer and then promptly forget. We try to be good about this, but when we received a great selection of meats from Butcher Box, we could only use so much at once! One of the remaining cuts we had were these boneless short ribs. Boneless short ribs are not a regular buy for us, but we are now loyal converts. See for yourself how you can get high quality, sustainable beef, chicken, and pork on a regular basis without buying a full side of beef with Butcher Box.

We decided to braise these short ribs with raw apple cider vinegar, onions, and fresh figs. Our tree won’t stop producing these figs, so we keep using them. If figs aren’t your cup of tea, or are not in season, feel free to substitute figs for an equal amount of peaches, apricots, or plums. These tender, delicious short ribs will allow you to eat like royalty for the entire week, and smell fantastic while cooking. We know you’ll enjoy.

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Ginger Garlic Grilled Shrimp

April 22, 2015June 18, 2015by Heather Schrader1 Comment

I love shrimp, and huge tiger prawns are far and above my favorite kind. Growing up, we rarely had big tiger prawns; but we had seafood at least once a week. I would always ask for shrimp, and I would say about fifty percent of the time I was lucky enough to get it. Plus we always had shrimp cocktail for special occasions; I usually ate more than my fair share.

These days, shrimp is still more of a special occasion food. But, anytime I see wild caught shrimp on sale, it’s a special occasion!

Dressed simply, these succulent shrimp are light and refreshing despite being a hot grilled item. The sweet flesh of the prawn with the bright freshness of ginger and slight spice of garlic come together to create a great appetizer on a warm day. Or, if you’re a party of one, they can serve as your entree!

We hope you enjoy these ginger garlic grilled shrimp as much as Brent, his parents, and I did.

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