Food for Thought — #dinner
The Art of Dressing
Posted by Alayne Gardner-Carimi on
Many of us think salad dressing as a thing, a noun. However, the art of salad dressing is also a verb: it’s a process. There is a whole world of dressings, from the pour of pure olive oil and a drizzle of vinegar with no whisking or measuring involved — to the most complex, the blended kinds with multiple ingredients. There’s a place for all of these in the world of salad. However, the one most often used, the most depended upon, is the mother of all dressings, the vinaigrette. To properly dress a salad, only three ingredients are needed: an acid (like vinegar – traditional, balsamic,...
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A DelecTable Adventure
Posted by Alayne Gardner-Carimi on
"I want to share this DelecTable jewel within the gem that is vomFASS--very impressed by the flavor and creativity in each course. Each dinner has been delightful!" --S.C.
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Pumpkinseeds-The Naked Truth
Posted by Alayne Gardner-Carimi on
You may have heard that “pepitas” is another term for pumpkin seeds. Yet, the pepitas at the store don’t look like the seeds that come from homegrown pumpkins. Pepitas have a fine papery skin, much like hulled sunflower seeds. So, are pepitas simply hulled pumpkin seeds…?
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Master of Disguise
Posted by Alayne Gardner-Carimi on
Abundance This time of year, the long-suffering zucchini is the butt of quite a few jokes. But we really don’t understand why. Here’s a vegetable (well, technically a fruit) that gets along with everyone and everything. It is genuinely the ever-generous "nice guy." This plant is so charitable that there is actually a national Surprise your Neighbor with a Zucchini on their Porch Day. Multi-purpose The beauty of a zucchini is that its unassuming, slightly nutty, slightly sweet flavor can play the lead actor or be the secret sidekick, with equal aplomb. With gentle culinary manipulation it can be an appetizer, soup,...
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The World is Mad for Mango
Posted by Alayne Gardner-Carimi on
vomFASS Mango Balsamics were born to blend up in ice-cold smoothies and cocktails, make delicious marinades and dressings, brighten baked goods and liven up dishes from many cuisines around the world.
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