I'd like to introduce our special guest chef for this recipe, Nathan Donahoe. Nathan originally started creating honey recipes because he couldn't eat his favorite foods (i.e. ice cream and soda) anymore due to an allergy to white sugar. So he created recipes that reminded him of them and discovered that the new recipes were even better! He found out that ot …

Kitchen Notes Honey and beer go together extremely well - so well that this is our third honey beer this year. We've learned a little something from each batch and continue to work on making them tastier each time. For this beer we decided to take things tropical and use our Flavored Mango Honey. Flavored Mango Honey is our regular raw sage honey with light …

Our own John Poto who is a second generation beekeeper and the manager at Honey Pacifica was on the Food & Wine with Chef Jamie Gwen radio show on Sunday August 12, 2012. The interview covers topics like the benefits of local raw honey, how our flavored honey is made, how we help the bees produce the floral varieties of honey, honey recipe ideas and the Chef's reaction wh …

Kitchen Notes Deliciously decadent raw-cookie dough that’s actually good for you – could it be true? Oh yes, it is! These delectable, nutritious, truffle-like cookies are made with wholesome, raw, real food ingredients and are perfect for parties, or just for fun. This delightful recipe is a spin-off of The Nourishing Home’s original Raw Cookie Doug …

Kitchen Notes Making homemade granola is fun and easy, and by using a little creativity your granola can be as wild or tame as your diet and taste buds desire. I realize that “homemade” can be a scary word – many of us imagine piles of dishes, smoke coming out of the oven and pizza delivery coming to the rescue. The word homemade has gotten a bad rap in recent …

Kitchen Notes I'm going to guess that you scanned the (very) long list of ingredients below and thought something along the lines of, "Sounds good...but probably not going to happen." I know, because that's exactly what I did. I'm a 5-6 ingredients per recipe kind of girl, so when you give me one with a multitude of ingredients - and on top of it al …

We honey lovers have a problem, and that problem comes in the form of dozens of empty honey jars. I’ve grown to find these jars extremely useful and this week I’d like to share some of those uses with you. I’ve been collecting ideas over the last few months and while I’m sure this list isn't exhaustive, it is a great, fun start. Tried any of these before? Or, how …

Kitchen Notes This recipe is solar powered: from the delicate field-grown tea leaves to the bees' honey flowers and, finally, the almighty tea-brewing power of the sun. Although we are now full swing into spring we are still getting some last minute showers, which will really help our Southern California Wildflowers- making 2012 a great honey year! T …

Kitchen Notes We’re all busy people in need of a solid snack – preferably one that will give a boost of energy, is filling, has a great taste and is made with honey! Not only are these protein bars good for you, they are also easy to make and quite a bit more affordable than buying individual bars from a store. I made a change to the original …