This month, try some tasty cookies, nonalcoholic beer and spirits, sweet chili sauce and frozen biscuits you can pull out in a pinch.
Cocoa and cream cookies
The team at Callie’s Hot Little Biscuit bakes dark chocolate cookies and then sandwiches them with fluffy, sweet cream filling. The cookies are sold frozen, so allow about 30 minutes for them to thaw. They’re perfect with ice cream, accompanying a dish of berries and as a snack on their own.
$39.95 for two six-cookie boxes. Available at calliesbiscuits.com.
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Frozen biscuits
Tim Callaway of the Dumpling Shoppe in Hazelhurst has been making frozen dumplings for the past 40 years. Just three years ago, he decided to produce frozen biscuits and named them for his daughter. In 20 minutes, Angela’s Southern-style frozen biscuits bake to flaky perfection, as good as homemade.
$4.49 for a 26.4-ounce package of 12 biscuits. Available at Piggly Wiggly and Kroger. Information: maryhillproducts.com
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Canned seafood
Sea Tales gets tuna, anchovies, salmon, mackerel, sardines and more from small-scale fisheries around the world. A QR code on the back of the package takes you to the story of the fishery that caught the seafood you’re about to eat. We’re enjoying the tuna and sardines, which are packed in a variety of oils and flavorings.
$4.49 to $6.99 for a 5-ounce can of tuna, $5.49 for a 4.2-ounce can of sardines. Available at Whole Foods. Information: sea-tales.com
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Nonalcoholic spirit
Tenneyson’s Black Ginger is one of the nonalcoholic spirits making a splash these days. With a little heat from fresh ginger, the bold, spicy flavor can stand alone as an aperitif, play well with tonic or even sub for whiskey in a Manhattan. Try it with apple cider for a warming winter cocktail.
$39 for a 750-milliliter bottle. Available on Amazon. Information: tenneyson.com
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Shortbread cookies
One pecan salty shortbread cookie each from Dry Branch-based Cindy’s Bits and Pieces was all it took to turn a roomful of people into instant converts. Cindy Epps makes buttery shortbread in eight sweet and savory flavors that are like the best homemade cookies you’ve ever tried.
$8 for a 5-ounce package, $14.99 for a 10-ounce package. Available at bitsandpiecesfood.com.
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Sweet chile sauce
Chef-owner Jared Hucks of the Alden used Korean chile powder, fresh garlic, ginger and makrut lime leaves to create a sweet chile sauce called JAH Joy for his Michelin-recommended restaurant’s signature Brussels sprouts. You can use it at home for marinades, as a dipping sauce or to brighten roasted vegetables.
$10 for an 8-ounce bottle, $18 for a 16-ounce bottle. Available at the Alden, 5070 Peachtree Blvd., Chamblee, or at thealdenrestaurant.com/jah-joy-sweet-chili-sauce.
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Gluten-free sourdough bread
Schär offers a wide variety of gluten-free breads, pastas, cookies, cakes and snacks. Their deli-style sourdough bread is baked in Italy and made from buckwheat, rice and sorghum flours. The hearty slices are perfect for substantial, deli-style sandwiches of meats and cheeses.
$5.99 for an 8.5-ounce package of five slices. Available in the deli section at Publix. Information: schaer.com/en-us
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Seltzer cocktails
Low-sugar cocktails with lower alcohol content are having their moment. The cocktails available from Lake Hour include a watermelon cucumber seltzer made with tequila as well as three vodka-based flavors: peach jasmine, honeysuckle ginger and rosemary yuzu.
$11.99 for a four-pack. Available at Tower Beer & Wine on Piedmont, My Friend’s Bottle Shop, Total Wine in Alpharetta, Corks and Caps and lakehour.com.
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Potatoes
Upstate Abundance potatoes from Row 7 Seed Co. are so creamy that you don’t need to add butter. You can serve them simply boiled, roasted with a flourish of flaky salt, or you can go a little fancier by making smashed potatoes served with chile oil.
$5.99 for a 24-ounce bag. Available at Whole Foods Market until early March. Information: row7seeds.com
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Credit: Anna Laine
Tomato conserve
Tomato conserve was the first retail product from Donald Holland and chef Ted Paskevich of the Southern Conserve in Savannah. Tomato conserve differs from tomato jam by being a little spicier, a little looser and a good bit less sweet. You can make an easy, popular appetizer by using it to top a block of cream cheese served with crackers.
$16 for a pack of two 9.5-ounce jars. Available at thesouthernconserve.com.
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Cold-pressed sunflower oil
Fresh Press Farms in Iron City produces cold-pressed oils packaged in counter-worthy aluminum bottles with pouring tips that allow for precise measurements. They press local sunflower seeds to make an oil that has a distinctively nutty taste. It’s just what you need for high-heat cooking, such as roasting vegetables.
$8.99 for a 16.4-ounce bottle. Available at freshpressfarms.com.
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Credit: NICOLE HANSEN
Nonalcoholic beer
Wisconsin-based Untitled Art collaborates with craft breweries to offer nonalcoholic beer and CBD-infused sparkling water. We tried the sampler pack with four flavors of beer — American Gold, Juicy IPA, Italian Style Pils and Citra Haze — covering a range of beer-making styles. These are perfect for the beer lover choosing to avoid alcohol.
$64.99 for a 24-can sampler pack. Available at drinkuntitled.com.
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