Food for Thought — #salad

Super Bowl Salads

Posted by Alayne Gardner-Carimi on

Super Bowl Salads
With baked salads you can eat warm and cozy without having to give up the crunch and variety of flavors and textures of an enjoyable and nutritious salad. Here are some guidelines for creating a delicious Super Bowl...

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The Art of Dressing

Posted by Alayne Gardner-Carimi on

The Art of Dressing

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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Pumpkinseeds-The Naked Truth

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Pumpkinseeds-The Naked Truth
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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Pear-fection

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Pear-fection
Each pear has its own unique story of how it came to be. The sweet, juicy, buttery textured pear, from which our vomFASS Williams Christ Pear Balsamic Star is made is no exception…

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Olives Under the Tuscan Sun

Posted by Alayne Gardner-Carimi on

Olives Under the Tuscan Sun
Tuscan extra virgin olive oil is known for its pungency, rich fruity flavor, low acidity, and beautiful color. It is with this in mind that vomFASS-Madison brings you our San Gimignano Extra Virgin Olive Oil from Tuscany.

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