http://www.dippingdish.com Bread dipping dish for the gourmet marketplace Mon, 09 Mar 2009 19:58:55 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Add Spice To A Salad Or Fish There is no need to have the same “plain jane” meal on a daily basis. With the simple basics of olive oil, vinegar, sea salt and pepper, you can add zest to almost anything you prepare. The subtle taste of any dish is greatly ... http://www.dippingdish.com/28/oil-and-vinegar-vinaigrette/ Olive Oil offers warmth to your cooking and diet. For nearly 6,000 years many people all over the world have enjoyed the warm flavor and scent of the oil. With olive oil being available in the grocery stores, consumers are becoming very selective about the many brands and grades of olive they ... http://www.dippingdish.com/27/olive-oil-the-warm-flavor/ Bread Dipping Appetizers: An Ideal Party Dish Instead of serving traditional cheese and cracker or sliced celery and cubed cheese appetizers for your next party, why not try something with a little more flair? Fresh sliced, toasted Italian bread combined with a great blend of bread dipping herbs and spices ... http://www.dippingdish.com/bread-dipping-appetizer-dipping-dish/ Mediterranean Diet is No Deprivation Many diets are bland and uninteresting, with limited tastes and textures which make them hard to stick to. When you are dieting, you are usually doing so because you overindulged in delicious dishes which you found hard to resist. Dieting, therefore, is perceived as ... http://www.dippingdish.com/25/mediterranean-diet-is-a-cusine/ Chicken cacciatore 1 - 5lb fryer cut into portion size pieces one half cup olive oil one half cup onions chopped fine one tablespoon parsley, chopped fine one quarter cup celery, chopped fine 2 cloves garlic, peeled, chopped fine one bay leaf one half teaspoon rosemary, chopped fine 1 cup dry sauterne, or:        Substitute Chablis wine for the sauterne ... http://www.dippingdish.com/24/chicken-cacciatore-recipe/ Classic vinaigrette recipe To create the best vinaigrette always ensure that you have the correct oil to vinegar ratio which is two parts oil to one part vinegar. This ratio can be adjusted slightly according to individual taste. For example, you may find that if you are using a balsamic vinegar the overall ... http://www.dippingdish.com/23/vinaigrette-recipe/ Sample numerous varieties to see what kind of olives you like. You can take your pick from the salty, sweet, bitter, smoky or sour olives. There are even olives that are packed with Mediterranean herbs, thus giving it an ”herby” taste. Personally, my favorites are some of the green kinds ... http://www.dippingdish.com/22/taste-of-olives/ Olive processing varies with each variety of olive, as well as the region which cultivates it. The texture, taste and color of the processed olives are also considered when processed.Olives are invariably harvested in the autumn. The pickers determine when and what to pick. Sometimes, they are harvested while they ... http://www.dippingdish.com/21/olives-picked-and-processed/ The unique gourmet taste of olives. Your first bite may not be as pleasant as you expect. Olives have a unique flavor that sort of grows on you. It may taste peculiar at first but the more you are familiar with how it tastes, the more you may be drawn to ... http://www.dippingdish.com/20/olives-and-their-unique-flavor/ It is good to know how various herbs and spices contribute to flavoring in your cooking. The following may be helpful to know about the basics. Rosemary and thyme can often be found fresh at your local grocers all year round. When used with poultry, they help perk up any dish. ... http://www.dippingdish.com/herbs-and-spices-what-you-need-to-know/herbs-and-spices-cooking-details/