Behind the Blend

The season does not begin with decoration. It begins with scent. With spice warming in butter. With citrus zest released against a wooden board. With sugar poured into a bowl, catching the early winter light. Long before the tree is trimmed or the table is set, there is spice warming in butter. There is citrus zest released against a wooden board. There is sugar poured into a bowl, catching winter light. In our kitchen, the season begins quietly, with ingredients. Holiday-inf