Recipes & Resources

Seafood dinners are typically very popular to serve around Christmas and New Year’s. Dishes like lobster, crab, and shrimp tend to elevate the atmosphere of a dinner party or automatically categorize a meal as “gourmet” or “fancy.” Perhaps this is the reason many hosts and hostesses like to add seafood courses to their holiday menus. Others see the holiday season as an extra-special occasion, worth splurging on with premium ingredients not otherwise typical of an “everyday” d

‘Tis the season—for pies, desserts, and sweets galore! Baking is a traditional hobby for many families this time of year; cookies, gingerbread, pies, cakes…the list goes on. Perhaps it’s the fragrant aroma of cinnamon and nutmeg or freshly roasted nuts. Or maybe it’s the warmth emanating from the cozy kitchen or the fireplace hearth. Whatever the reason, the winter season always brings about the “warm and fuzzies” in our hearts and minds. And the taste of freshly baked desser

New Year’s Day is a time to reflect on the previous year and make plans and resolutions for the upcoming one. Resolutions help to hold us accountable to our goals and give us something to work toward. New Year’s Day is a great time to be thankful for our many blessings, and to look forward to the future with hopeful anticipation. In preparation for the New Year, we interviewed Jim Martin, President of Martin’s Famous Pastry Shoppe, to hear about his favorite moments of the pa