SKORDO Kitchen
Exploring the Unique Flavors of Dobra Tea
Ellen Kanner, of Dobra Tea, has worked with our team at SKORDO to help us choose the perfect teas to offer our community in our shop! Learn about her journey with Dobra and what we now have in the shop.
Dinner in One Cookbook Review
After our long-term love for Melissa Clark's 'Dinner in French', we are so pleased to welcome her latest book, 'Dinner in One' to our shops. Team member Cary has jumped right into cooking his way through this book and had the following feedback to share. Imagine creating/preparing a wonderful, elegant, and nutritious meal using only one cooking pan. That’s the premise of Melissa Clark’s 2022 cookbook, Dinner in One.
Cardamom Deep Dive
On our herbs + spices shelves, you can find Black Cardamom Pods, Green Cardamom Pods, Cardamom Seeds, and Ground Cardamom. Some folks use cardamom on a regular basis, and some have never even considered adding it to their pantry! We hope this informative breakdown and our collection of recipes will empower our home cooks to give it a try! Come by the shop anytime to experiment with the team at our smelling wall.
Paprika Breakdown
With four different paprikas in our stores, it can be a challenge to choose which one to use in which recipes. Fear not, we are here to help! Old Port Team Member, Adrian Griffis, took some time to research the differences and break it down for you. We certainly learned something new, how about you?
A SKORDO Seed Guide
January is great for cleaning out the kitchen after all the holiday hosting and restocking your pantry with fresh flavors. Among our herb + spice selection, about 20% of them are whole seeds. It can be tricky to know which to use, when to toast, and what flavors they bring to the table. Links to all of our seeds toward the bottom, but first let’s deep dive into some common confusions.
SKORDO Team Holiday Traditions
If you've ever had the pleasure of shopping in one of our SKORDO stores, it's likely you've been greeted and helped by one of our friendly + knowledgable team members. We are so appreciative of the time they spend with each person who walks in the door and the passion they share for cooking! This year we're celebrating by sharing some of their favorite things to do this time of year.
2022 Gift Guide
This will be our fifth holiday season in our Old Port shop + each year we're greeted with new, creative customer prompts for gifts they're seeking out. This year we've got the following gift collections on our website: Cheers, Cook with Love, Bake, Friends + Family, World Plates, and Maine Love. Since we understand not every gift need fits into one of those categories, below you'll find some niche categories you may able to relate to!
Build Your Own Holiday Collection
Looking for the perfect gift for that impossible to shop for person? Have no fear, build your owns are here! Our collection of build your own boxes allow for endless ingredient combinations. Each box holds four 1/4 cup jars tailored to your recipients specific taste.
Follow this link to learn more about the Build Your Own Holiday SKORDO Sets or read on for themed suggestions.
Fresh on the shelves: Just Add Lime SKORDO Set
Just in time for the Holiday season, we have a new 4-jar Gift Set hitting the shelves. So sorry to be saying goodbye to “Mexico” but excited to launch “Just Add Lime”- four tropical flavor blends paired together in one easy-to-grab + easy-to-love collection. Taco Seasoning, Chile Lime Sea Salt, Jerk Seasoning, and Adobo Spice Blend all working together to help you feel like you’re on vacation from your home kitchen. All of our blends are vegan + gluten-free so think of it as an all-inclusive vacation!
SKORDO on Antoni's Easy-Bake Battle
Well this is exciting! This October, SKORDO ingredients will be used on Antoni's Easy Bake Battle, a home cooking competition show on Netflix!
Barton Seaver x SKORDO | Wine Pairing Salt Blends
Introducing: Barton Seaver x SKORDO Wine Pairing Sea Salts.
We are thrilled to launch six new sea salt blends, each handcrafted to pair with the world’s most beloved wines. From the kitchen of Barton Seaver, esteemed chef and author-- each blend is designed to deliciously season proteins, vegetables, legumes, and grains while complementing the flavor of each wine varietal. Dive into each new blend and explore recipes to go with them.
The Lost Fire Interview with Chef German Lucarelli
Our customers have been LOVING The Lost Fire Cookbook in stores. We are so lucky to have such an amazing wood-fire restaurant here in Maine and even more lucky to finally have the recipes in print! We are very grateful to have had Chef German Lucarelli answer a few questions we were curious about after reading through the new cookbook. Read through them below to learn "Why Maine?", get an inside scoop on what the experience is like, and learn how the restaurant and Chef German have developed since opening.