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Ingredients
The first thing you'll want to do is chop up the onions and bell peppers into a large dice. Put a large pot on the stove and turn it on to a high heat. Drizzle some olive oil into the pot. Add onions and bell peppers to the pot.
Let the onions and bell peppers sauté and caramelize in the pan. It will usually take around 5-7 minutes. It goes a lot faster if you have a gas stove rather than electric. In the picture below, you can see the difference of when the onions and peppers first went into the pot and then when it's ready.
After they're caramelized, you're going to deglaze the pan with the apple cider vinegar. Add it into the pot and let it steam and pick up the caramelization from the onions and bell peppers. Then add the ketchup and garlic powder to the pot.
Then add the brown sugar, worcestershire sauce, Tabasco, and liquid smoke to the pot.
Next, add the honey and mix all the ingredients together.
Let the pot simmer on low for about 30 min to a hour. The onions and peppers will be soft when it's done. You can see the coloring difference in the picture on the right.
After it's done simmering, you can either blend everything together for a thicker sauce or you can strain the bell peppers out for a thinner BBQ sauce. We strained it out in this one.
Now you can see the BBQ sauce all done. Get some ribs or chicken and get a brush and brush on the sauce on top of the ribs. Now eat and enjoy!
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Kaleb Craft, Chief Sales Officer at Culinary Crafts is here today as a contributor to the AllSeated blog to share the top 5 ways to simplify planning your event. Thanks Kaleb!
Planning a large event can be one of the more stressful experiences of your life! But, it can also be quite enjoyable if you do it the right way. Planning doesn’t depend on your personality as much as it depends on your approach to event planning. Event industry professionals aren’t always passionate about events to begin with.
Often times they begin with a passion for organization and organizational systems, which in turns leads them into the event industry where they get a chance to use those skills to pull off incredible things they get to experience and share with others on a daily basis.
Here are 5 quick tips the sales team here at Culinary Crafts use to make the process a bit smoother.
Nail down your vision before you jump in.
Contractors won’t start digging a hole, setting footings and pouring foundations the first day a client comes in a says “I want to build a home.” They have blue prints complete, engineered plans finished, building permits in place, and a plan in place to execute from start to finish before they turn the first shovel full of dirt. Stress free event planning starts the same way, you should have a general vision, budget, and concept in place before jumping in. This will prevent doubling back tasks multiple times.
Ask yourself questions like, “What is my overall goal?” or “What feelings do I want my guests to have while at the event?” and “What is the single most important thing to me about the event?”
Make a chronological checklist and itemizing the tasks to be done and prioritize by what makes the most sense to you.
This usually helps paint a road map of what to do. We like to do things in this order, 1) pick a date 2) pick a venue and 3) pick a caterer. Complete your list with as many details as you can think of. Work through your list step-by-step.
Research vendors that fit your style and budget.
Often, people suppose that all event companies are created equal. That is not so. Each company has a niche type of event and demographic they work best with. Most can do many things, but that still doesn’t mean one company is going to be the perfect fit for every situation. I wouldn’t walk into a Ferrari dealership looking for the most fuel-efficient car on the planet.
Similarly, if luxury is the single most important thing to me when it comes to buying a new car, I wouldn’t go to the Hyundai dealership. Consider styles, budgets, and overall healthy working relationships. Do some online research and narrow your vendors choices down to 2 or 3 for each category. Have a short 5-10 minute conversation with each one and see who you feel most comfortable with.
Use your contracted vendors to your advantage.
By now you have picked your first couple of vendors and you feel really good about them. They know their stuff, they are clear experts in their field, and they have oodles of experience creating exactly what you are looking for. Well, use that knowledge and expertise.
Ask your caterer for recommendations on good florists, bands, and entertainment companies. Ask your AV company what additional services they offer. Often times, these vendors can help ease the stress of all those additional details. In fact, many times, they may be able to be your one stop shop for all things event. They can coordinate your ice sculpture, transportation, linens and everything else.
Bring in additional help.
Some events really are just more than one person can handle. If your event has the high level of detail that is just too overwhelming no matter how you organize, checklist and structure, then find a good event planner or coordinator. Let them know up front how much help you need. Determine if you need someone you can trust with everything and hand over the reins, or if you just need help with a few key tasks.
Our bonus tip is to remember Rome wasn’t built in a day… don’t try to plan the event of the century in a day. Give yourself plenty of time. Enjoy the process and the smaller details. The best events are about creating memorable experiences and using all 5 senses to do that. Happy Planning!
Learn more about Culinary Crafts by visiting their website and following along on social media:
Instagram: @culinarycrafts
Twitter: @culinarycrafts
Pinterest: @culinarycrafts
Of Possible Interest: Vendor Spotlight: Culinary Crafts
Check out more Salt Lake City, Park City, and Utah County catering at www.culinarycrafts.com!
Here are 5 quick tips the sales team here at Culinary Crafts use to make the process a bit smoother.
Nail down your vision before you jump in.
Contractors won’t start digging a hole, setting footings and pouring foundations the first day a client comes in a says “I want to build a home.” They have blue prints complete, engineered plans finished, building permits in place, and a plan in place to execute from start to finish before they turn the first shovel full of dirt. Stress free event planning starts the same way, you should have a general vision, budget, and concept in place before jumping in. This will prevent doubling back tasks multiple times.
Ask yourself questions like, “What is my overall goal?” or “What feelings do I want my guests to have while at the event?” and “What is the single most important thing to me about the event?”
Make a chronological checklist and itemizing the tasks to be done and prioritize by what makes the most sense to you.
This usually helps paint a road map of what to do. We like to do things in this order, 1) pick a date 2) pick a venue and 3) pick a caterer. Complete your list with as many details as you can think of. Work through your list step-by-step.
Research vendors that fit your style and budget.
Often, people suppose that all event companies are created equal. That is not so. Each company has a niche type of event and demographic they work best with. Most can do many things, but that still doesn’t mean one company is going to be the perfect fit for every situation. I wouldn’t walk into a Ferrari dealership looking for the most fuel-efficient car on the planet.
Similarly, if luxury is the single most important thing to me when it comes to buying a new car, I wouldn’t go to the Hyundai dealership. Consider styles, budgets, and overall healthy working relationships. Do some online research and narrow your vendors choices down to 2 or 3 for each category. Have a short 5-10 minute conversation with each one and see who you feel most comfortable with.
Use your contracted vendors to your advantage.
By now you have picked your first couple of vendors and you feel really good about them. They know their stuff, they are clear experts in their field, and they have oodles of experience creating exactly what you are looking for. Well, use that knowledge and expertise.
Ask your caterer for recommendations on good florists, bands, and entertainment companies. Ask your AV company what additional services they offer. Often times, these vendors can help ease the stress of all those additional details. In fact, many times, they may be able to be your one stop shop for all things event. They can coordinate your ice sculpture, transportation, linens and everything else.
Bring in additional help.
Some events really are just more than one person can handle. If your event has the high level of detail that is just too overwhelming no matter how you organize, checklist and structure, then find a good event planner or coordinator. Let them know up front how much help you need. Determine if you need someone you can trust with everything and hand over the reins, or if you just need help with a few key tasks.
Our bonus tip is to remember Rome wasn’t built in a day… don’t try to plan the event of the century in a day. Give yourself plenty of time. Enjoy the process and the smaller details. The best events are about creating memorable experiences and using all 5 senses to do that. Happy Planning!
Learn more about Culinary Crafts by visiting their website and following along on social media:
Instagram: @culinarycrafts
Twitter: @culinarycrafts
Pinterest: @culinarycrafts
Of Possible Interest: Vendor Spotlight: Culinary Crafts
Check out more Salt Lake City, Park City, and Utah County catering at www.culinarycrafts.com!
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Below is our really popular local cheese and apple hors d'oeuvre. Utah apples are harvested in the late Summer/Fall. Apples hold really well in a really cold storage but they're at their best when you get them at a farmers market or a orchard because they'll be extra juicy. Because of the cold storage, we're able to serve this delicious hors d'oeuvre year-round.
We used clover honey from 
We love this hors d'oeuvre because you get the sweetness from the apple and the savory from the cheese which has a little bit of fat in it so it coats your mouth, and then the honey gives it a nice extra flavor. You can garnish it with a micro green or herb. We used thyme in these pictures.
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Ingredients
First slice your potatoes with the mandolin slicer. You'll want to use the thinnest setting so they really get the potato chip texture. Then put in a bowl and rinse the potato slices with water to get the starch off. Drain the water. Repeat 4 times, or until the water is clear.
Then put the potato slices onto a towel and pat dry. Water and oil don't mix so this step is important!
After all the water is off the potato slices, it's time to fry them! If you're doing thin slices like what we did, anywhere from 300-350 degrees is a perfect temperature. Test one potato slice first to make sure the oil is hot enough. You'll know it's hot enough when the potato floats on the top instead of sinking. Make sure the slices don't stick to each other because spots on the potato won't be able to cook fully if they touch.
It will take about 2 minutes per side, or golden brown. You'll be able to tell when it done because the potato slices won't be bubbling anymore. Take a strainer and scoop out the chips.
Put them on a towel and let it soak up the oil, but not too much because that's how you get the seasoning to stick to the chips.
For the seasoning you can mix whatever you'd like together. You could just do salt, or you can made it more of a BBQ flavor, or whatever you'd like! For the seasoning we used, it's a mix of sugar, salt, pepper, paprika, chili powder, ground mustard, onion powder, and garlic powder. Those are the flavors Chef Danielle likes, but you can mix it together and taste test it to make it perfect.
Take the seasoning and sprinkle it on your chips and mix thoroughly to coat evenly.
Now they're done! Enjoy your homemade chips, they will be delicious!
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These bars are no doubt going to impress your guests at your next party. They're super was to make too. Without further adu, here is the recipe for the Southern Pecan Caramel Squares.
Ingredients
Crust
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