Honey adds a touch of sweetness and cloves add the warming spice. Cloves are a pungent warm spice with an intense flavor and aroma. On your palette, you can detect sweetness, bitterness and a noticeable amount of heat. Similar warm spices include nutmeg, cinnamon, and allspice. With only 1/8th teaspoon of ground cloves the heat
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Maple syrup adds a touch of sweetness to this apple cider vinaigrette. It can be tossed with a salad of apples, walnuts, sharp cheddar cheese and spinach. It can also be serve over cooked asparagus. Or tossed with a salad that has roasted sweet potatoes, arugula, strawberries and even a bowl of fresh mixed fruit.

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
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