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Web Chef Review: Napa Valley Vinegar Co. Raspberry Vinegar
Jul26

Web Chef Review: Napa Valley Vinegar Co. Raspberry Vinegar

Napa Valley Vinegar Co. Raspberry Vinegar – WOW this stuff is serious flavor! This vinegar is so wonderfully tasty that once sampled, you will want to put it on everything you eat. Seriously, as raspberries are one of my favorite berries, this raspberry vinegar really hits the spot for me, as they have truly captured the essence of raspberry in this reddish colored vinegar. The vinegar contains real raspberry puree, so it exudes...

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Web Chef Review: Napa Valley Vinegar Co. Champagne Pear Vinegar
Jul17

Web Chef Review: Napa Valley Vinegar Co. Champagne Pear Vinegar

Napa Valley Vinegar Co. Champagne Pear Vinegar is as delicious as it sounds, and just as versatile. This beautiful, yellow-colored vinegar is made with white wine vinegar and true pear purée so the flavor is full of the essence and bits of pears. When you open the bottle the smell of pears is the first thing you notice and this lovely vinegar goes so well on a salad, as a marinade, on chicken, veal, beef or fish. I used it on a...

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How to Roast Quail with Rice & Fruit Stuffing: Easter Surprises
Apr17

How to Roast Quail with Rice & Fruit Stuffing: Easter Surprises

Quail is one of the most tender & sweetest of the game birds and this recipe for Roasted Quail with Rice & Fruit Stuffing is prepared in such a way to bring out the best in flavors of the quail. We often serve quail for Easter dinner and what an impressive presentation to see the quail arranged on a large platter, on a huge bed of rice and garnished with lemon, cherry tomatoes, and an assortment of re-hydrated dry fruits. How...

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A Celebration of Vinegars: National Vinegar Day
Nov01

A Celebration of Vinegars: National Vinegar Day

National Vinegar Day is a great day to experiment in your kitchen with this sour substance. Generally speaking, vinegars are the result of fermentation, and almost any liquid can be used in fermentation during the initial stage. They yeast action converts the sugars to alcohol. During the next stage, bacteria convert the alcohol into acetic acid. Vinegar can be made from grains or fruit. The various vinegars can be rich, mellow or...

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Grape Season Means Making Wine At Home

It is Grape Season!!! One of my very favorite times of year. Why? Because we make wine at home! My parents have made wine at home for many many years…As long as I can remember, actually. Every grape season, we choose what kind of grapes we want to use, and order them early from a local grower. We usually make our wine with concord, Agawam, and Niagara grape varieties. We pick up about 4 bushels of grapes, and use the grapes we...

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