Yesterday we knocked out a super good vinaigrette to go with nummy Pancetta Pear and Arugula Salad. The salad is pretty basic and is based on this recipe from Epicurious. But the vinaigrette was our own creation… Read more »

We’ve always loved prosciutto but recently we’ve been on kind of a prosciutto kick which means we’ve been buying a lot of it and looking for new ways to eat it. We got to wondering if there really was a difference between the domestic varieties or the ‘real’ imported stuff. Read more »

Napa Valley Naturals Balsamic Grand Reserve Vinegar

Balsamic vinegar is one of those classic ‘it’ ingredients that can make or break a dish, and folks get passionate about all the many (many, many…) details of it’s production, origin, age, etc. So, what the heck makes a great balsamic vinegar anyway? And is it possible to find a good one that doesn’t cost a gazillion dollars and isn’t a million years old…and aged in the gilded skull of a dragon…and gently fanned by palm-leaf-bearing virgins, etc? Well, yes… Read more »

Dove Dark Chocolates

We know, everybody and their mother has an opinion about what qualifies as ‘the best chocolate in the world’. We’d like to suggest that flavor, texture, availability, and (dare we suggest?) PRICE should all be factors in making such an important decision…which is why we scarf down so many Dove Dark Chocolates. There may be ‘better’ chocolate out there, but for our money nothing even comes close to Dove Dark Chocolates for it’s all-of-the-above goodness. Read more »

Cristalino Brut Cava

Let us be clear about this, we’re not rich but we like to feel like we are, so we’re always looking for ways to raise our general quality of life without going broke. Enter the glorious bubbly… Read more »