Recipes

Red Onion Balsamic Relish

Impressive looking and delicious tasting, this piquant red onion balsamic relish requires only a few ingredients and even fewer steps. Enjoy as a sophisticated alternative to cranberry relish or a ...

Warm Herbed Olives for Easy Entertaining

These warmed herbed olives are both fast and simple, yet transform a jar of grocery store olives into something truly memorable. Here is one of my favorite serving suggestions for easy entertaining.

Heirloom Tomato Pesto Tart

Here's another idea for you tomato lovers. This Heirloom Tomato Pesto Tart makes a lovely appetizer or side dish for a light lunch or dinner.

Cherry Pecan Salad with Blue Cheese and Cherry Vinaigrette

Now that cherries are in season it's a terrific time to enjoy them in salads as well as desserts. As it happens, Ascolano is a terrific pairing, and our Amarena Cherry Balsamic Vinegar an excellent...

Farinata Chickpea & Rosemary Pancake

Making this thin and crispy chickpea flour pancake scented with rosemary is ridiculously simple and the results immensely satisfying. All you need is water, chickpea flour, olive oil, and seasoning...

Lucky Dragon Dumplings with Firecracker Sauce

Gung hay fat choy, we wish you prosperity this Dragon Year. Please enjoy reading and/or making this tasty dumpling recipe and find out why we make dumplings for the Spring Festival.

Olive Oil Gougères with Mornay Duxelles Filling

Crunchy, cheesy, and immensely satisfying! Might warm olive oil gougères with a Mornay Duxelles filling make your short list for New Year's Eve hors d'oeuvres?

Fired Dried Walnuts & Pecans

"These nuts have a beguiling texture and an irresistible gloss of caramelized salt and sugar that make them almost universal favorites. These are not the heavily candied walnuts one finds in Hunane...

Fig and Gorgonzola Pizza with Balsamic Caramelized Onions and Prosciutto

The combination of juicy figs, unctuous gorgonzola, chewy-salty prosciutto, and sweet-tart balsamic vinegar caramelized onions makes a fairly complete meal in itself. This pizza and a simple salad ...

Golden Goodness Dog Biscuit Recipe

The ingredients are healthy, and "golden" with EVOO "liquid gold", and fresh turmeric  the "golden spice". Human grade ingredients make our dog jump and spin in anticipation, and we find ourselves ...

Warm Figs with Goat Cheese and Balsamic Vinegar

Fresh figs are in stores through early fall, so keep this delicious recipe in mind as you plan

Fried Green Tomatoes

Today we're writing about which tomatoes are the best for this southern classic, share a traditional recipe, and mention some variations. Let's get cookin'!

Chilled Cucumber Melon Soup

This quick and easy summer recipe is light and refreshing. Be sure to plan ahead in order to have it fully chilled before serving.

Asian Fusion Beef Bonus Recipe!

This bonus is an addendum to the Cold Asian Noodle Salad published today. We had not planned to use beef in our salad, however, having some on hand after the photoshoot created this happy accident.

Cold Asian Noodle Salad

There are many variations of traditional and non-traditional Asian noodle salads. This one is a Japanese-California fusion using three Japanese specialty ingredients (soba, soy sauce, and sesame se...

Sweet & Smoky Grilled Asparagus

Tangy, sweet, savory, and salty elements come together in this simple marinade to enhance asparagus on the grill.

Tortilla de Patatas (Spanish Tortilla)

This classic dish highlights our Ascolano and Picual Olive Oils and is as simple as it is delicious. Serve with aioli or chilled with a meat and cheese platter.

Balsamic Vinegar Roasted Grapes

Here's another idea for your charcuterie board. The oven dehydrates the fruit and caramelizes the naturally occurring sugars giving the grapes a denser texture and more complex flavor. Pair with a ...