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Posts tagged “vinaigrette”

Try This! Vinaigrettes with Pureed Fruit

Here's one more thing we can do with all that fresh fruit we can't seem to resist buying! Try pureeing a few berries or a half a peach and whisking that into your favorite vinaigrette. It's easy and a...

Try This! Sweet "Vinaigrette" for Fruit Salad

On a picnic table laden with cheese-filled side dishes and sugary desserts, fruit salad can sometimes seem like the requisite healthy choice. Here's one way to spruce it up!...

In Praise of Cherry Vinegar and Simple Summer Salads

When it comes to salads, I am a picky cook. I like complexity and interesting textures: pine nuts, aged Parmesan, plumped-up currants. Shaved cabbage, oranges, fennel, and caraway. Slivered almonds an...

Good Question: Vinegar Alternative for Salad Dressings?

Here's a good question from Brian about salad dressings. He says: I am wondering about salad dressings. I love salads but I am struggling at making homemade salad dressings. It might be because i'm no...

Quick Tip: Use Leftover Pickling Brine to Make Vinaigrette

We made these pickled beets after reading Emma's review of them, and once the last beet was fished out of the jar, we wondered what to do with the leftover brine. First, we added more beets and did ...

Recipe: Sherry Vinaigrette

We've been on a Sherry kick lately, what with Mary's glowing defense of this currently unfashionable wine, and our own dinner and wine pairing party. We were left with a half bottle of excellent Sherr...

DIY Recipe: Creamy Vinaigrette

A rich, creamy vinaigrette can take a simple salad and turn it into an elegant dish worthy of center stage. Whipping up a cup or two at home is even easier than going to the store, and once you have ...

Easy Jam Jar Salad Dressings

When it comes to salad dressings, there are days where we create a perfect emulsion, delicately whisking in olive oil drop by drop. But most days, we reach for an empty jam jar....

Dressing Spring Salads: How To Make a Basic Vinaigrette

All this talk of baby shoots and growing sweet little radishes is making us think of salads. Simple, beautiful, garden-fresh salads that only need a quick toss with a vinaigrette to shine, shine, shi...

Hot Trend: Recipes and Conversions At Your Fingertips
International Home and Housewares Show 2008

One of the most practical trends we saw at the Housewares show was the growing popularity of cutting boards, shaker jars, and other kitchen tools printed with basic recipes and conversions. We think t...

Easter Brunch: Cold Asparagus Two Ways

Asparagus are in season in some parts of the US. Here in New York, they are the cheapest (about $2.99 a pound) they'll be all year. According to a few of your comments about side dishes to go with Eas...

Loving: Roasted Walnut Oil

We're nursing a crush, a secret crush, but we'll tell you all about it because we know we can trust you. We have a massive crush on walnut oil. ...