Smoothies have become a breakfast staple for many people who live life on the go. Strawberries, blueberries, and bananas have been center stage in most peoples daily smoothie recipe. But our Food and Beverage manager, Cody Gallagher, has found a new star player for your smoothie game: carrots. Those tasty little things that you dip in ranch and hummus? Yeah, they’ve got a new (and delicious) purpose.

Carrot. Cake. Smoothie. This vegan, plant-based smoothie has all of the creamy, spiced deliciousness of actual carrot cake but in a light and healthy way.

Ingredients:
1 cup shredded carrots
1.5 cup milk or non-dairy alternative
1 frozen banana
2 TBS Ferris Raw Walnuts
1 TBS Ferris Almond Butter
1 TBS maple syrup or 2 Ferris... continue reading →

The next feature in our nut blog series is not a nut at all, at least botanically speaking! It is a legume that goes by many names...the ground nut, earth nut, ground pea, goober, monkey nut but is most commonly known as...the peanut! 

History and Origin
All Ferris peanuts are US-grown, though the species isn't native to the continental US. Originally, they hail from South America and made their journey to the states by taking the “scenic route.” Like many plants during the colonialism era, Spanish explorers brought the legume across the ocean and introduced the crop to Europe and Africa. Eventually peanuts made their way from Africa to North America during the Atlantic slave trade. Peanuts began in this... continue reading →

Goat cheese and dates have been long-time pals in the culinary world. Cody Gallagher, our Food & Beverage Manager, has found a way to freshen (and lighten) up this old classic by incorporating fresh sage and Ferris Roasted Salted Pistachios.

Goat Cheese Stuffed Dates with Crumbled Roasted Salted Pistachios

Ingredients:
1/2 cup goat cheese
1lb Ferris pitted dates
2tsp fresh sage, minced 
1/2 cup Ferris Roasted Salted Pistachios, shelled

Directions:
Pulse pistachios in a food processor until finely crumbled.
Combine goat cheese and sage in a bowl, mix well. 
Make cuts on one side of each date, and open them up for stuffing. 
Fill each date so that it's brimming with goat cheese, and top each with a hearty dusting of pistachio.

Enjoy!

Sam Mirto, our Director of Coffee has been traveling and meeting with various coffee producers to plan some really great offerings for the coming year. You may recognize some names from last year alongside a few that are brand new. However, with the new crop, even the coffees we know and love may have changed in tasting notes, tiers, scoring, and more. Keep your eyes peeled for these offerings and our new packaging coming soon!

COSTA RICA
All available now in-store and online
 
Montañas del Diamante
Tier 1
This coffee comes from a single farm called Gamboa which lies in the Dota Valley micro-region of Tarrazú. A white honey process combined with solar drying technology is used to produce a coffee that has... continue reading →

Coffee Catering + Ferris Coffee Truck 
Q&A with Hope Berghuis, Coffee Events Coordinator

You may have seen the Ferris coffee truck parked around town or a Ferris brew bar at a local event serving up coffee drinks to the community. Now that summer is in full swing, opportunities for the coffee truck and brew bar have been popping up! The Ferris Coffee truck is our coffee on wheels — our version of a food truck. The Brew Bar is a pop-up coffee counter where our team brews pour overs and serves coffee for different events. We sat down with Hope Berghuis, our Coffee Events Coordinator, to get the scoop on past and upcoming events as well as opportunities through catering. 

What... continue reading →