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Here Is the One Simple Fix to Making Your Client Gifting More Effective

Here Is the One Simple Fix to Making Your Clien...

The task of client gifting is often relegated to executive assistants or office managers, but in reality, their jobs are the most hectic in your organization. The best person to...

Here Is the One Simple Fix to Making Your Client Gifting More Effective

The task of client gifting is often relegated to executive assistants or office managers, but in reality, their jobs are the most hectic in your organization. The best person to manage your client gifting is probably not in your office at all.

Usher in the Spring with This Multi-Course Easter Feast

Usher in the Spring with This Multi-Course East...

Whether you're celebrating Easter with your family, or you just want to usher in spring with a feast for your closest friends, this menu provides the perfect blend of the...

Usher in the Spring with This Multi-Course Easter Feast

Whether you're celebrating Easter with your family, or you just want to usher in spring with a feast for your closest friends, this menu provides the perfect blend of the savory flavors associated with colder weather and the subtle zing and freshness that come with warmer temperatures. Hors d'Oeuvres Tuscan Dipping Blend A dipping blend served with bread or crostinies is a great way to encourage conversation while opening your guests palates for the main dishes being prepared in the kitchen. Spring Herb Dip This hors d'oeuvre is a great compliment to the Tuscan Dipping blend. This dip has a clean, fresh finish and is perfect when served with a veggie plate and can also be served up as a dip for the entree. Entrée Italian Chicken This is your centerpiece and the foundation of your feast. While everyone else goes for the Easter ham, you're going to switch it up by serving up a healthier alternative that packs more taste into every mouthful. Sides Pasolivo Roasted Mushrooms Serve these separate or as a garnish to your moist, golden-brown chicken. These mushrooms will make even your pickiest eaters rave by adding a complimenting texture to your other dishes. Roasted Vegetables with Maple, Fig, and Caper Vinaigrette Lots of tables will have a plate of roasted vegetables, but few will have a flavor profile highlighted by the subtle sweetness of Pasolivo Maple, Fig and Caper Vinaigrette. Deliciousness is in the details. Roasted Potatoes with Herbs de Provence Our roasted potatoes will tie the meal together by using the same Herbs de Provence as the Italian Chicken. They will not only tie the flavors and colors of the meal together, but will add a great texture, flavor, and hearty substance to each plate. Dessert Tuscan Tangerine Cake We can think of no...

Luck Has Nothing to Do with This Pasolivo St. Patrick's Day Menu

Luck Has Nothing to Do with This Pasolivo St. P...

St. Patrick's Day Appetizer - Potato Pancakes with Spiced Applesauce The Irish eat Boxty en mass. Potato pancakes actually have cultural variations all over the world with each region putting...

Luck Has Nothing to Do with This Pasolivo St. Patrick's Day Menu

St. Patrick's Day Appetizer - Potato Pancakes with Spiced Applesauce The Irish eat Boxty en mass. Potato pancakes actually have cultural variations all over the world with each region putting its own spin on the dish. In Germany, they are Kartoffelpuffer. The British eat Tattie Fish. The Jewish celebrate with Latke during Hanukkah. St. Patrick's Day Side - Crunchy Cabbage Salad There are few foods that feel as Irish as cabbage. In this case, we're going to use it as our salad and side. Cabbage is great to add texture and crunch to your meal. It's one of our favorite food textures. St. Patrick's Day Entree - Rosemary Pork Loin with Boozy Cran-Cherry Chutney There are few meals on a rainy March evening like a savory rosemary pork loin. Add the words "boozy cran-cherry cutney" and you've just made it a party. This entree will be the star of the evening and all those good feelings are sure to pave the way to stories, laughs, and more than a few memories. St. Patrick's Day Dessert - Citrus Carrot Cake Okay, maybe carrot cake isn't the most exciting dessert choice for most, but it's subtle savory-sweet finish will finish off your St. Patrick's Day meal with just the right amount of energy and appetite for adventure. The rest of the evening is up to you to create. Slàinte!

Lemon Madeleines | Bebe Black Carminito

Lemon Madeleines | Bebe Black Carminito

This recipe was submitted by one of our brand ambassadors, Bebe Black Carminito. You can find her work at Champagne and Cookies. Connect with her on Instagram and Facebook. Ingredients...

Lemon Madeleines | Bebe Black Carminito

This recipe was submitted by one of our brand ambassadors, Bebe Black Carminito. You can find her work at Champagne and Cookies. Connect with her on Instagram and Facebook. Ingredients 1/2 c All-Purpose Flour 1/2 tsp Baking Powder 1/4 tsp Pasolivo Pacific Blue Kosher Sea Salt 2 Eggs at Room Temperature 1/4 c Sugar 5 T Melted and Cooled butter (extra butter to grease pan) 2 tsp Brown Sugar 1 1/4 tsp Pasolivo Orange Blossom Honey 1/2 teaspoon Pasolivo Lemon Olive Oil Zest from 1 Lemon Powdered Sugar to decorate Directions In a medium sized bowl whisk flour/ Baking Powder and Salt - Set Aside Whisk the Eggs and granulated Sugar in electric stand mixer. Mix on medium-high speed for 1 - 2 minutes. For 2 more minutes whisk on high and until the pale & doubles in volume approximately for 4 minutes. Melt Butter with Brown Sugar, Honey and Lemon Olive Oil in a small saucepan over medium till Sugar is dissolved and is homogeneous then remove from heat. Add warmed Butter mixture into batter then fold in dry ingredients in two batches into batter until everything is completely blended. Cover Batter with plastic wrap and and refrigerate overnight. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Brush the Madeleine pan with butter. Freeze the pan to harden the butter. Pipe or spoon the batter into the Madeleine molds. Bake 8-9 minutes... After 5 minutes remove Madeleines from the pan and cool completely on a cooling rack. Decorate with powdered sugar Madeleines are best the day they are baked, but can be stored in a covered container for up to 1 day.

Pasolivo Olive Oils Receive High Praise at 2018 Los Angeles International Extra Virgin Olive Oil Competition

Pasolivo Olive Oils Receive High Praise at 2018...

Pasolivo is proud to announce that we've recently received the results from the 2018 Los Angeles International Extra Virgin Olive Oil Competition, and we did very well.

Pasolivo Olive Oils Receive High Praise at 2018 Los Angeles International Extra Virgin Olive Oil Competition

Pasolivo is proud to announce that we've recently received the results from the 2018 Los Angeles International Extra Virgin Olive Oil Competition, and we did very well.

Here Are Four Things Realtors Can Do to Make Sure Their Closing Gift Is Remarkable

Here Are Four Things Realtors Can Do to Make Su...

The papers are signed. Keys have been exchanged. The room is overflowing with handshakes and grateful goodbyes. Seasoned agents will tell you there is one more step if you're looking...

Here Are Four Things Realtors Can Do to Make Sure Their Closing Gift Is Remarkable

The papers are signed. Keys have been exchanged. The room is overflowing with handshakes and grateful goodbyes. Seasoned agents will tell you there is one more step if you're looking to make a lasting impression and improve your referral and repeat business—the closing gift. Rock star agents will tell you that this is one of the most underutilized opportunities to break through the noise and separate yourself from the competition. Here are some of the key components to make sure that you're a real estate agent that seizes this important moment. Make It Matter Real Estate agents have fewer opportunities for client gifting programs that nurture relationships, so they need to make the most each one, particularly on purchase anniversaries and closing day. Make it remarkable, and you're almost certain to get referrals. Make it ordinary, and they might be just as likely to refer the agent that their neighbor was telling them about who went the extra mile. What makes a closing gift remarkable? Keep reading. Make It About The Client You would think this would go without saying, but you wouldn't believe how many of our customers tell us that, in the past, they've given gifts that included some sort of their branding. We've heard about clocks with brokerage branding in the middle and cutting boards with the agents initials or logo burned into the corner as a much more subtle example. Either way, that type of closing gift says that you're more interested in marketing and promotion than you are in enriching their life. Skip the branding and promotion. Let the experience of working with you do the talking. Make It Useful The best kind of closing gift is a gift that they will use. Decorative pieces are dangerous because style trends change and unless you've had...