Serving Suggestion: 3 Apps in a Box

Our Cross Creek Gift Box is a thoughtful gift for any holiday party you're invited to this season, demonstrating gratitude + good taste, while providing 3 easy hors d'oeuvres the host can serve right out of the box.

Recipe: Peanut Butter + Jelly Thumbprint Cookies

Peanut Butter and Jelly Cookie Recipe

Inspired by the contents of our Plank Road Gift Box, we combined Big Spoon Roasters peanut butter with Farmer's Daughter Brand preserves into a tasty thumbprint cookie with a distinctive North Carolina flair. 

Crooked Condiments Apple Butter

After having worked in restaurants for years, Chelsea Madison and Nick Barr knew they wanted to start their own business. Inspired by the abundance of delicious ingredients coming out of the Asheville area, they vowed to represent their hometown by incorporating at least 60% local ingredients in their condiments. 

May 06, 2014 by Nicole Bogas

Farmer's Daughter Brand Preserves

April McGreger grew up on a farm in Mississippi but made North Carolina her home when she came to UNC for graduate school. After a long stint as pastry chef at the acclaimed Lantern restaurant in Chapel Hill, and after studying preserving traditions around the world, April founded her Farmers Daughter Brand in 2007.

April 13, 2014 by Nicole Bogas