Stop buying vinaigrette dressings, they are so easy to make. Especially if you have an immersion blender. Chef Rhonda shares the basic recipe, you can take it from there. Try different flavored oil and vinegars from Olivelle for your own unique dressing.
Balsamic Whiskey Cream
This unusual aged vinegar makes for an amazing sauce, serve it with pork chops or steaks for the Wow factor! Featured Product:
Fig, Prosciutto, Goat Cheese and Harvest Fig Balsamic Vinegar Pizza
For pizza adventurer’s here’s one of our favorite combos. It’s the perfect way to make pizza classy (not that we don’t loooove the good ol’ greasy kind). Did you know that you can purchase pizza crust from Howard’s Pizza? Fancy making your own? We sell high gluten flour that makes the best evah crust! Bake…
Cabbage, Kohlrabi, and Apple Salad with a Pear Balsamic Dressing
Rhonda created this salad out of a giant kohlrabi she got in her CSA from Groundworks farm. Spiralizing the vegetables and apples was a perfect way to process them quickly and still have a beautiful texture. This salad is full of textures and tastes. Products used:
Peach Caprese Salad
Summertime is salad time, a classic favorite is caprese. In this version peaches become the star in place of tomatoes. For another depth of flavor we like to grill our peaches, grilled or not it’s great and should make a showing at your summer time table. Featured Product:
Cucumber Jalapeno Salad
Summer is just around the corner, all this lovely weather has inspired us to share a light, refreshing and zippy salad. A little twist to the traditional cucumber salad, we’ve added some jalapenos, orange peppers for color and used cucumber vinegar to up the flava! Featured Products:
Tuscan Panzanella Salad
Why we love this salad: it’s a great way to use up day old bread. It’s also a great way to showcase fresh vegetables. Because this is a hardy salad it’s also fantastic for serving guests or crowds. It’s the epitome of showcasing simple high quality ingredients. Featured Product:
Thai Thai Chicken and Rice Soup
It seems like nearly every culture has their version of chicken noodle soup. We love this one because it packs a bunch of exotic flavors into one bowl! Feed that cold something special. For cooking this soup we love our Le Creuset Dutch oven. Featured Products:
Bella Cucina Italian Salad
We confess, we love the Olive Garden Salad but we knew we could top it. Here at Bella Cucina we’ve developed the ultimate Italian Salad. This remains one of our customers favorites. We’re all about tweaking recipes but, as one of our students found out, you can NOT substitute the prosecco vinegar (which is just…
Sweet Potato Rounds and Goat Cheese Appetizer
Wow do we have a festive appetizer for you this season. We’ve taken the flavor train to healthy and beautiful. Naturally gluten free these sweet potatoes are the perfect foil for the goat cheese, dried cranberries and candied nuts. A little drizzle of our favorite Villa Grimelli Balsamic Glaze and Olivelle Blood Orange Olive Oil ties it all…