Tag: Balsamic vinegar

Asparagus Salad with Sweet Balsamic Vinegar

This asparagus salad a testament to the beauty of eating with the seasons. As you savor each bite, you are reminded of the abundance the earth offers, encouraging a mindful approach to food.

Balsamic Blueberry Grilled Cheese Sandwich

The grilled cheese sandwich may just be the best invention in the whole world. It truly satisfies the desire for comfort food. When it comes to the classic American grilled cheese sandwich, there are endless possibilities for how to make this classic sandwich sound fancy. You don’t know what you’v been missing until you take […]

Baked Curry Chicken Drumsticks

Baked Curry Chicken Drumsticks are an easy to prepare dinner. The chicken legs are tender, delicious, and packed with a lot of flavor. The legs are first marinaded in a mixture of yellow curry powder, Worcestershire sauce, balsamic vinegar, garlic, and smoked paprika. Mix the marinade in advance, such as the night before or in […]

Cheese Ravioli With Pesto & Marinated Tomatoes

Three Italian favorites combined with the addition of bacon. Four cheese ravioli, basil pesto and caprese salad. A four cheese ravioli almost always will contain mozzarella, which is one of the ingredients in a caprese salad, with the other two being basil and tomato. The salad is typically drizzled with olive oil and balsamic vinegar. […]

Basil Balsamic Vinaigrette

A balsamic vinaigrette that is aromatic and flavorful. It’s perfect for use as a marinade for chicken or pork or adding some rich flavor to salads. Like this Red Pear & French Bean Salad. The beginnings of balsamic vinegar dates back a 1000 years to a small town in Italy in the northern region of […]

Vinaigrette’s To Complete Your Salad

Vinaigrette is a French culinary invention, around 1690 to 1700’s. It is an emulsion of vinegar and oil with onions, garlic, and shallots used along with other ingredients. The Basic Vinaigrette Recipe The most basic recipe for making a salad vinaigrette is one part vinegar or other acid like lemon juice, mixed with three to […]

Cooking With Balsamic Vinegar

Balsamic vinegar enhances nearly any food it touches as it is so much more than a salad dressing. You can use balsamic vinegar to marinate meats, glaze roasted vegetables and even as a baking ingredient. The process of making balsamic vinegar is a more than 900 year old tradition from Italy. Fennel and Spinach Salad […]

Asian Spicy Poached Chicken

  Poached chicken is very popular in Hong Kong. The chicken is poached in a broth flavored with star anise, caraway seeds, orange zest, lemongrass, ginger and Thai chilies. Traditionally the broth is not served with the poached chicken and spices. You can freeze the chicken stock in airtight containers for up to 3 months. […]