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Mason Jar Instant Oats

Mason Jar Instant Oats

These mason jar instant oats have the convenience of the instant packets, but you control how much sugar is in there and can add tasty or healthy extras too! Turmeric? Flax seed meal? Chia or hemp seeds? Cacao nibs and coconut flakes with coconut sugar? Yum, man. Dried fruit and nuts and maple sugar? Why not! Or just classic brown sugar and cinnamon spice, it's also oh so nice.

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Vanilla Grapefruit Marmalade Compound Butter

Vanilla Grapefruit Marmalade Compound Butter

This recipe is incredibly simple, and versatile. If you don't have grapefruit vanilla marmalade, feel free to substitute your favorite marmalade and some commercially prepared vanilla paste, or scraped vanilla bean pod seeds.

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Smoked Trout & Herb Cream Cheese Spread

Smoked Trout & Herb Cream Cheese Spread

Of course, this creamy smoked trout spread is fantastic on bagels. But it's also great on crackers, crispbread, rye toast, and celery sticks. Or make one of the smoked trout dip variations and serve with crusty bread, cucumber slices, or other crudites. There are more recipe ideas and serving suggestions in the main post. It tastes fancy, but only takes a few minutes and a few ingredients to make!

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Bistro-Style Creamy House Dressing

Bistro-Style Creamy House Dressing

This incredibly easy homemade dressing uses only six readily available ingredients, comes together in less than five minutes, and is great on green salads, slaws, pasta salads, and makes an easy dip for fresh veggies or even chips.

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Vanilla Grapefruit Marmalade Compound Butter

Vanilla Grapefruit Marmalade Compound Butter

This recipe is incredibly simple, and versatile. If you don't have grapefruit vanilla marmalade, feel free to substitute your favorite marmalade and some commercially prepared vanilla paste, or scraped vanilla bean pod seeds.

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Brown Butter and Old Bay Popcorn

Brown Butter and Old Bay Popcorn

This simple stove-top recipe is fast, easy, and almost irresistible. Once you get the hang of this incredibly simple and thrifty stove-top popcorn recipe, you can have theater-quality fresh popcorn at home!

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Burrata Caprese Salad

Burrata Caprese Salad

This burrata caprese salad is a twist on a classic caprese salad, and is a fantastic way to showcase the best of summer's ripe and flavorful tomatoes from your garden, CSA, or farmer's market.

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Smoked Trout Toasts

Smoked Trout Toasts

These smoked trout toast snacks are so simple it's hard to even call it a recipe, but it's a delicious way to use your home canned smoked trout [https://www.alewyfe.com/canning-smoked-trout/], or tins of your favorite store-bought smoked fish. Crispbread crackers spread with white creamy cheese and topped with flaky smoked fish and black pepper, this is Nordic cuisine at its simplest. Enjoy them for a smørrebrød-inspired snack to start the day with a light savory breakfast, an afternoon nosh to keep away the hunger pangs until dinner, or anytime in between. These elegant little smoked trout toasts also make a fantastic appetizer or passed canape for a party- just cut or break the crispbread into bite sized pieces. 

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Smoked Trout & Herb Cream Cheese Spread

Smoked Trout & Herb Cream Cheese Spread

Of course, this creamy smoked trout spread is fantastic on bagels. But it's also great on crackers, crispbread, rye toast, and celery sticks. Or make one of the smoked trout dip variations and serve with crusty bread, cucumber slices, or other crudites. There are more recipe ideas and serving suggestions in the main post. It tastes fancy, but only takes a few minutes and a few ingredients to make!

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Smoked Trout Toasts

Smoked Trout Toasts

These smoked trout toast snacks are so simple it's hard to even call it a recipe, but it's a delicious way to use your home canned smoked trout [https://www.alewyfe.com/canning-smoked-trout/], or tins of your favorite store-bought smoked fish. Crispbread crackers spread with white creamy cheese and topped with flaky smoked fish and black pepper, this is Nordic cuisine at its simplest. Enjoy them for a smørrebrød-inspired snack to start the day with a light savory breakfast, an afternoon nosh to keep away the hunger pangs until dinner, or anytime in between. These elegant little smoked trout toasts also make a fantastic appetizer or passed canape for a party- just cut or break the crispbread into bite sized pieces. 

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