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Ingredients

• 1/2 cup + 1 1/2 cups old-fashioned oats
• 1/2 cup rice krispies
• 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon Utah kosher salt
• 1/4 cup coconut oil
• 2/3 cup Utah honey
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• optional add-ins
  • 1/2 cup diced dried fruit
  • 1/2 cup chunks of your favorite chocolate - Utah is home to some of the world's best craft chocolates.
  • 1/2 cup chopped nuts.

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350°.
2. Parchment line a 9x9" glass pan leaving 1 to 2" of overhang on all 4 sides. Spray with cooking spray, and set aside.
3. Place 1/2 cup of oats in the food processor and pulse until a rough flour texture.
4. In a medium bowl, put ground oats, whole oats, rice krispies, baking soda, salt, and any additional add-ins. Gently toss until combined.
5. In a small saucepan, combine coconut oil and honey. Stir over low heat until oil is melted and honey is complete dissolved. Remove from heat and stir in the vanilla.
6. Pour honey mixture over oats and gently stir until evenly coated.
7. Pour granola into prepared pan. Pressing firmly, spread evenly across pan.
8. Bake for 20 minutes. Remove from oven and cool for 10 minutes.
9. While the granola is still warm, using parchment overhang, gently remove from pan. Cut with large knife into 8 2" x 4"  pieces.
10. Let cool completely, then wrap and store. Homemade granola bars are good for up to 3 weeks.

Ingredients:

• 6 trout fillets
• 1/4 cup olive oil
• 1 teaspoon minced garlic
• 1 teaspoon kosher salt (Redmond's REAL Salt is a CC favorite)
• 1/2 teaspoon dried dill
• 1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes
• scant 1/4 teaspoon liquid smoke (optional)*

Directions

• In a large bowl, whisk together olive oil, garlic, dill, salt, and pepper flakes.
• Pour mixture over your trout fillets and rub on all sides until evenly coated.
• Cover and refrigerate for 12-24 hours prior to grilling.
• Grill your fish over medium high heat to your desired doneness. Garnish as desired.**
• Enjoy immediately!

*Liquid smoke can be added to the wet rub mixture if you won't be grilling your fish, but still want that note of smoke flavor. Be careful adding this - a little goes a long way.

**Depending on your side dishes and personal tastes, your grilled fish can be perfect just as it comes off the grill. But you may wish to add a sauce or accoutrement as a finishing touch. Strawberry or peach salsas are both wonderful options, stewed and spiced tomatoes are fantastic, and this green apple chutney is our crowd favorite.

If you're new to grilling or otherwise intimiated by cooking with a live fire, check our Ryan's grilling 101 post with lots of helpful info, tips, and tricks .

Eat well.

Cornbread Ingredients

• 1 cup buttermilk
• 1/2 cup melted unsalted butter
• 3 eggs
• 2 cups flour
• 3/4 cup cornmeal
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 1/2 tsp baking soda
• 8 oz creamed corn

Directions

1. Place cold cast iron skillet in cold oven and set to heat oven to 400 F.*
2. Whisk buttermilk, butter, and eggs in a large bowl.
3. Sift flour, cornmeal, sugar, salt, and soda in a separate bowl.
4. After oven has reached 400, add 2 tbs oil to the hot cast iron skillet in the oven.
5. Add the wet ingredients to the dry and gently fold together just until incorporated.
6. Remove the hot skillet with oil from the oven. Pour in the batter (the edges should begin to fry in the oil). Return skillet to oven and reduce heat to 375.
7. Bake on the middle shelf for 20-30 minutes until lightly golden on top and a toothpick can be inserted and come out clean.
8. Serve warm with honey butter!

Utah Honey Butter Ingredients

• 1 cup room temperature unsalted butter
• 1/2 cup Slide Ridge honey
• 1/2 tsp Redmond kosher salt
• optional: 1/2 tsp of cinnamon

• In your mixing bowl fitted with paddle attachment whip butter for 1-2 minutes until smooth and creamy.
• add honey, salt, and cinnamon, mix until combined

Ingredients

• 2 cups fresh basil leaves
• 1/4 cup parmesan (or substitute Beehive Cheese shredded blend)
• 1/4 cup toasted pine nuts
• 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
• 3 cloves roasted garlic
• fresh ground pepper
• salt
• ~
• 1 bunch asparagus - cut into 1" pieces
• 1 cup fresh spring peas
• 1 cup thinly sliced leeks
• 1 tablespoon minced garlic
• 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
• ~
• 1 lb orecchiette pasta (farfalle, penne, etc. are perfect substitutes)
• dry white wine (optional)
• lemon juice
• salt
• fresh ground pepper

Directions

1. Make a simple pesto by processing basil, garlic, olive oil, and pine nuts in a food processor until coarsely chopped. Add cheese and pulse until desired consistency is reached. Salt and pepper to taste. Set aside.
2. In a large dutch oven or wide stock pot, heat 2 tablespoons of oil. Add asparagus, peas, and leeks. Cook until crisp and tender - approximately 4-5 minutes. Add garlic and cook for approximately 1 more minute. Move vegetables to plate and set aside. Lightly wipe out pot.
3. In the same dutch oven or pot, cook your pasta per the package instructions until al dente (typically 7-10 minutes). For an extra layer of flavor, you can substitute dry white wine for 25-40% of the total cooking liquid. Strain the pasta, reserving 1 cup of the cooking liquid.
4. Gently mix cooked vegetables into the pasta. Fold in pesto as desired.  Add up to 1 cup of the reserved pasta water to make final dish as saucy as desired. Finish with a light splash of lemon juice. Salt and pepper to taste.

Between some Irish heritage and being born on St. Patrick's Day, I've always had an affinity for Irish culture. And of course, Irish cuisine!

The absolute best way to enjoy Irish fish and chips is to visit The Emerald Isle in person - no recipe can replace the added experience of the salty sea air and green rolling hills. But if you must celebrate our favorite March holiday away from Ireland, we're sharing this excellent recipe which is easy to make at home. Or, you can also enjoy these as part of an Irish themed dinner at our private dining experience at Kimball Terrace on the 19th and 20th of this month.

Eat well. And Éirinn go Brách!

-Ryan

To achieve the right doneness and the right crisp, the potatoes need to be cooked twice - once at a lower temperature for a longer period, and then again at a higher temp for a shorter period. This can be accomplished several ways, but perhaps the easiest - especially on shorter notice, is to use a single fry pot and run your cooking in three stages. First, fry the potatoes for the first time while the oil is coming up to temp. Second, once the oil is hot, batter and fry your fish. Third, fry the potatoes for the second and final time.  

Ingredients

• 3 pounds of potatoes (Yukon golds or Russets both work well), cut into 1/4 - 1/2 inch plank fries
• 3-4 quarts (depending on your fry pot) frying oil (we prefer peanut oil or standard vegetable oil over canola oil)
• 1 1/2 pounds of cod (or other thick fillet white fish like haddock), cut into ~3-4 oz pieces
• 1 1/2 cups flour
• 1/2 cup cornstarch
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 1/2 tsp paprika
• 1/2 tsp cayenne pepper
• 1/2 tsp fresh ground black pepper
• kosher salt
• 12 ounces cold beer (we recommend a light bodied lager or pale ale, but many beers, including non-alcoholic beers work well - just try to avoid the dark stouts and ales, as well as very hoppy beers and IPAs)

Directions

1. When you're ready to begin cooking, pat fish fillets dry with paper towels and season lightly with salt and black pepper. Hold uncovered in refrigerator until ready to batter and fry.
2. Whisk the 1 1/2 cups flour, cornstarch, baking powder, paprika, and cayenne together in a medium bowl. Set aside.
3. Prepare 2 baking sheets with cooling racks to hold your fish and chips after they cook.
4. Combine potatoes and oil in a large Dutch oven or other heavy pot. Cook over high heat, until oil has reached a boil (5-7 minutes). Continue to cook, stirring only occasionally and gently, until potatoes are limp and only just beginning to brown (15-20 minutes). Using a skimmer or mesh basket, remove potatoes from oil and transfer to one of your prepared baking sheets with rack.
5. Heat the oil to 375 F. While it is heating, transfer 2/3 cup of the flour mixture to a baking sheet or large plate. Add the cold beer to the remaining mixture and stir until smooth.
6. Dredge the fresh fillets in the dry flour mixture until well coated on all sides. Using tongs, dip the fillets into the batter, ensuring the batter coats all sides. Allow any excess batter to run off and return to the dry mix plate again.
7. Once the oil is at 375 F, add battered fish to oil. Fry, turning each fillet occasionally, until the batter coating is golden brown - about 6-8 minutes. Transfer fried fish to your second baking sheet with rack to drain. If it's necessary to fry your fillets in multiple batches, make sure the oil returns to 375 before you start a second batch.
8. After all fish fillets are fried, allow the oil to return to 375. Add the fries and cook for the final time until golden brown and nicely crispy on the exterior - about 3-5 minutes. Return fries to sheet with rack and season with salt to taste.
9. Enjoy fish and chips immediately while hot. Serve with tartar sauce and/or malt vinegar.