A Nut mix that is perfect by the handful! Colomba - Spring Panettone has arrived and Shipping and more at chefshop.com/enews EXCLUSIVE SUBSCRIBER 5% OFF CODE march  Recipes | Chef's Pantries | Shop for Food & Ingredients | Food Blog Fastachi's Cranberry Nut Mix Fastachi's amazing nut mix. We first met Souran, the founder of Fastachi, 20 years ago. Souran is a man who is passionate about his nuts. Whether you like to eat your nuts by the handful or if you're a one-at-a-time kind of gal, as soon as you take your first bite you'll realize how great this Cranberry Nut Mix really is. Souran has perfected the art of finding and roasting his nuts in very small batches, making great nuts extra special! We always make it a point to eat a half pound handful to ensure that the nuts are super fresh. We have never been disappointed! A fresh batch has just arrived! It's the perfect mix, a handful or a spooned scoop in the palm of your hand, always just the right amount of everything to make a pleasurable crunch and munch! Fastachi Nuts are simply hand roasted in small batches with just sea salt, for clarity, perfection creating clean and distinctive flavors. We have enjoyed this mix for years. Perfect for an office snack or a party mix, these are good! Its chewy and crunchy texture of cranberries, salted pistachio meats, salted almonds, roasted unsalted almonds, salted hazelnuts, roasted unsalted hazelnuts, salted peanuts, unsalted peanuts, red skin peanuts, sesame peanuts, and salted cashews will keep you coming back for more. A one-of-a-kind twist that leaves a tart and salty taste dancing on your tongue. Shop Now for Fastachi Cranberry Nut Mix! * Agostoni 70% Madagascar Dark Couverture Chocolate All single origin couvertures are processed to express the unique flavor characteristics of important origins, like Madagascar. With 71% cocoa mass and 40% cocoa butter, this chocolate has an intense but round chocolate flavor that is very fruity with a long finish. Shop now for 70% Chocolate! * Almond Paste This professional, premium Mandelin almond paste is made with 66% almonds - most almond paste is made with 50% or less - and contains bitter almond oil for an extra boost of almond flavor, something the Europeans are known for. Did you know that most of the almond paste used in countries like Switzerland and France is made from almonds grown in California, including some that is exported back here to the USA! Click here for fabulous Almond Paste! * Green Yuzu Kosho Awesome, hot, but not hot like you have had before.... Yuzu Kosho is a spicy, herby Japanese condiment that we are thrilled to bring to you. It's great for adding a delicious dash of flavor to fish, vegetables, even a turkey sandwich. You may already have seen it at your favorite sushi spot or noodle house. Occasionally tucked in with the soy sauce, oyster sauce and garlic-chile paste is a jar of a mysterious, pea-green-colored condiment. If you're an intrepid eater, you may already know this culinary charmer . . . but if you haven't yet, it's time you met Yuzu Kosho. Shop now for Yuzu Kosho Green * Organic Spelt The rising interest in health foods in the 1970s shed new light on the ancestral grains like, emmer and spelt, and their nutritional benefits. Heirloom varieties across the whole spectrum of food crops rose in popularity because health conscious consumers distrusted the plant breeding methods of the past hundred years. Concurrent with modern trends in breeding, farm chemicals became a growing aspect of mainstream agriculture over the last 30 years, allowing for industrialization of farming by monoculture practices. Simply wholesome, you can use spelt in place of wheat berries, for sprouts, for hot breakfast cereal, in soups and in salads. Spelt berries also make great flour, if you have a kitchen mill. Shop now for Organic Farro Spelt! * Organic Cocoa Powder Organic cocoa powder of great quality is more difficult to find than you would expect. Ours is 20 to 22% cocoa butter which makes a creamier final result. A little mellower than our standard ChefShop Cocoa Powder, but with the same lovely vanilla aroma and rich flavor. Made for us by one of the oldest and largest organic chocolate producers in the world. Quality is everything, and it shows with this cocoa. Click here to shop now! * Villa Jerada Urfa Biber Soft and moist on the spoon, to the nose it is raisin’eee, a bit like saba, finishing with the tingle of heat. It is, after all, a pepper. The texture is between flakes and grounds. To create this pepper it is harvested and then baked in the sun during the day and wrapped so it sweats in the night for a week. The result is a complex and well-rounded profile. This smoky, earthbound nuanced flake has hints of flavor to bring forth taste memories of chocolate and tobacco leaf. Really a very pleasant flavor with a bit of sweetness. Not Justin - Urfa Biber - Shop now! * Critida Cretan Olive Oil CRITIDA S.A. is a family-owned company with long experience and knowledge in the production of quality extra virgin olive oil. The current company was founded in Iraklion, Crete in 1998, in order to create and sell their own estate bottled extra virgin olive oil under their own family name. Although estate bottled olive oils have been seen in Spain, Italy and France for 20 years, we are only now beginning to see estate olive oils in the US out of Crete. Although Critida has a number of different blends and bottlings, this is one of our favorites. Critida now sells their estate-bottled EVO to descriminating retailers and restaurants all over the world. It's like Crete in a bottle! Shop now for Olive oil from Crete! * Panettone Has Arrived! Colomba. Spring Italian Bread "One of the Most Delicious Things You'll Ever Taste." "I'm back for my fourth year of ordering these amazing cakes, and they have become an important part of our holiday season. The moment you open one of these lovingly-packaged treats, you will find the aroma to be intoxicating. Try to resist poking your nose in this package over and over again. I simply can't. The rich smell of freshly-baked quality ingredients is amazing, but the best part is yet to come." Michael - speaking about Panettone, the cake is the same only the shape is different. Get your spring on and order! Stop by and have a cup of Chai at the shop! EP Rice Bran Oil! Best high heat oil around! "I can't swear to the health benefits included in the product's description, but it is definitely the best oil for use in high heat cooking I've ever seen. I've used peanut oil, avocado oil, almond oil, etc. and nothing has a higher smoke point than this rice bran oil. It's neutral in flavor and has a very long shelf life. I love it." - Gregory Find EP Rice Bran oil here! A Persian Repast Cooking Class A Persian Repast–From one of the oldest civilizations in the world, Persian cuisine exhibits all that is refined and beautiful about food. Delicate scents, surprising pairings, rich flavors and lavish decoration are part of even the simplest dish. Watch Chef Lesa prepare and discuss this elegant dinner: Egg and Herb Frittata, Beans and Greens Soup with Pasta, Spicy Eggplant Dip with Pita Bread, Chicken stewed in Walnuts and Pomegranate Molasses, and Saffron Rice Pudding with Rosewater Syrup. You will enjoy the foods created in class, plus appetizers, wine and lots of good conversation. Persian Repast Cooking Class - Sign up and have fun! Store Hours - come visit and have some nuts! Monday thru Saturday 10AM to 5PM. ChefShop.com 1425 Elliott Ave W Seattle, Wa 98119 206-286-9988 Our parking lot is to the north of the shop and to south of Champions Party Supply. Easy open parking lot. Click here to see the map. This Week's Recipes Asparagus Risotto Recipe This is another easy, delicious asparagus recipe that works as a side dish just as well as a main dish. Since this is a showcase for the green spears of spring, make sure that you get the freshest asparagus you can. Lemon Risotto Recipe This Lemon Risotto recipe was adapted from a recipe in this month's issue of Taste of Italian Magazine (August 2010). In this case, I am using preserved or cured lemons, instead of fresh lemons. Master Lard Pie Crust Recipe In a large-capacity food processor, pulse sugar, salt and flour together until well combined. Then pulse together the lard and flour mixture until it all resembles coarse cornmeal. Next, add the water while pulsing again. Continue until dough just comes together–you may not need all the water. Turn contents of the work bowl out onto a flat, clean surface and gather it together into two discs. Wrap dough and chill for at least 1 hour. See what you missed in previous Newsletters This Oil will Change Your Life! New Lower Price on Cocoa Powder! ChefShop.com Chocolate Mint - Just Right! Favorite Pasta! Polenta - It's a Dish ChefShop.com Toll-free: 1-800-596-0885 You've received this email because you have purchased from us or subscribed. We respect your privacy online, and will never share your email address. Help | Contact | About | Terms | Privacy Policy | Search | My Account DESIGN: JODI LUBY & COMPANY, INC. NEW YORK CITY, NY; EMAIL STRATEGY: CRM Group USA, SEATTLE, WA