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How to Roast Napa Jack’s Citrus Pear Chicken Thighs + Video
Aug01

How to Roast Napa Jack’s Citrus Pear Chicken Thighs + Video

I am pleased to show you How to Roast Napa Jack’s Citrus Pear Chicken Thighs. This super-delicious dish is relatively simple to make and it takes only a few minutes to prepare. Then, just pop it into the oven, baste a couple times, and your dinner roasts itself while you set the table and prepare your side dishes. The chicken is succulent with the tasty infusion of herbs, citrus & pear. Napa Jack’s Citrus Pear Chicken...

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How to Make Napa Valley Blood Orange Buttermilk Salad Dressing + Video
Jul31

How to Make Napa Valley Blood Orange Buttermilk Salad Dressing + Video

I can’t wait to show you How to Make Napa Valley Blood Orange Buttermilk Salad Dressing. The Napa Valley Vinegar Co. Blood Orange Vinegar that I use in my recipe contains real blood orange puree, which enhances the flavor of the dressing in such a way that the little orange bits cling to all salad ingredients so you get a burst of orange in every mouthful. The buttermilk mellows out the vinegar, but still allows a delicious tang...

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Web Chef Review: Napa Valley Vinegar Co. Blood Orange Vinegar
Jul27

Web Chef Review: Napa Valley Vinegar Co. Blood Orange Vinegar

This Napa Valley Vinegar Co. Blood Orange Vinegar is a must-share from Wine Country Kitchens! You really should make a point of trying this fantastic blood orange vinegar. It’s bursting with the flavor of real blood orange puree and white wine vinegar, this vinegar is a beautiful, ruby color, and the flavor is like you just peeled a blood orange and took your first tasty bite. Find out about this product on this webisode of What...

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How to Make Napa Valley Raspberry Vinaigrette + Video
Jul27

How to Make Napa Valley Raspberry Vinaigrette + Video

I know you will want to learn How to Make Napa Valley Raspberry Vinaigrette because it is such a tangy and delicious dressing for almost any salad. You could use this vinaigrette hot or cold as well. My Napa Valley Vinegar Co. Raspberry Vinegar that was used for this vinaigrette comes out of Napa Valley from Wine Country Kitchens. It contains real raspberry puree and wine vinegar in this ruby colored vinegar, so this vinaigrette has a...

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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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How to Make Foie Gras Pâté
Feb23

How to Make Foie Gras Pâté

Savory, creamy & very decadent, Foie Gras Pâté is somewhat of an acquired taste & a delicacy. How to Make Foie Gras Pâté: It’s easy to make a Foie Gras Pâté using Pan Seared Duck Livers. Type: Pâté Recipe: Serve with: pickles, Dijon mustard on French bread or rye toasts with sweet, white wine Prep Time: 12 min Bake Time: 1 1/2 – 2 hrs Chill Time: 12 hrs Yields: 12 people Ingredients: 1/2 lb ground veal or ground...

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11 Aphrodisiac Foods: Valentine’s Day Treats
Feb13

11 Aphrodisiac Foods: Valentine’s Day Treats

It’s Valentine’s Day, and many of you are thinking up a romantic idea for two, and Aphrodisiac Foods can get your heart racing… There is a wide variety of aphrodisiac foods out there, but here are 11 of my favorites. 11 Aphrodisiac Foods: The foods below are not in any particular order or ranked as aphrodisiacs. 1. Avocado: An avocado is a rich, creamy food full of great things for your body, but there’s more...

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How to Pan Sear Foie Gras + 6 FG Cooking Tips
Jan27

How to Pan Sear Foie Gras + 6 FG Cooking Tips

Delicious Foie Gras is the French reference for fat liver, which it is… The goose or duck liver has been enlarged to great proportions by feeding especially large & vitally nutritious amounts. Foie gras is extremely expensive, usually sold in cryo-vac packaging, where it keeps nicely for some time, but not indefinitely. 6 Tips for Cooking Great Foie Gras: When handling foie gras, it is important to remember it is largely...

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Web Chef Review: Cup of Moments Teas
Jan14

Web Chef Review: Cup of Moments Teas

A new line of teas has come to my attention called Cup of Moments out of West Bengal, India. C&M Brothers Global Trading House brings you this series of teas that include Darjeeling, Black, Green & White teas. I’ve had the opportunity to try 4 of their lovely teas, and am looking forward to learning about the others as well. Firstly, you notice the packaging. These teas come to you in wooden boxes local artisans in India...

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How to Brew the Perfect Cup of Darjeeling Tea
May18

How to Brew the Perfect Cup of Darjeeling Tea

Darjeeling Tea is my absolute favorite type of tea. This tea hails from the area of West Bengal, India. This is not a native plant to India, and was first cultivated using Chinese tea plant seeds. It is often considered to be a black tea, as it looks like a black tea when it’s brewed, but it is technically more of an Oolong tea since it doesn’t have complete oxidation as a black tea would. Now, it does have caffeine (who...

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How to Cook Escargots Quickly
Jan01

How to Cook Escargots Quickly

New Year’s Eve is one of the days we will definitely eat escargot! Many people feel that escargot is a daunting dish not only to make, but to get over the fact that they’re eating snails. These aren’t your typical garden snail. They are specially raised specifically for this purpose and they are absolutely delicious. When I was a young child and my parents would take us out to eat at a fancy restaurant, they would...

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Happy New Year 2011 from Cooking with Kimberly
Dec31

Happy New Year 2011 from Cooking with Kimberly

What do we do for New Year’s Eve? We EAT Deliciously! What will we eat tonight? Well, I’m not actually sure yet. We’re going to wing it. Life has been so hectic this year that we didn’t reserve lobsters. …Oh – well, my mother’s on the phone with the fish department now and they have reserved four 2 lb lobsters for us! Just have to pick them up before 6:00pm. So, we will have steamed lobster,...

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What in the World is Icewine?
Jan22

What in the World is Icewine?

Although we always have champagne for New Year’s, we always have a bottle of icewine too with dessert. In fact, we take every available opportunity to drink icewine, especially in the Niagara Region, that there is. My birthday is in July, and guess what my drink of choice is…Icewine! To tell you the truth, I have never met one that I didn’t love. What is Icewine? Icewine is when the vintner keeps the grapes on the...

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