Romantic Veggie Restaurant in San Francisco?
We're heading to San Fran for our 25th Wedding Anniversary, and looking for non-oriental Veggie romantic restaurant, any suggestions? Thanks
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Good quality extra virgin olive oil
We have come to rely on Bariani Olive Oil from California. We currently purchase it on line through Taylor's Market. Great taste and consistency.
My favorite way to eat an egg is ____
Easy Eggs Benedict is number one!
Second is hash browns/onion/spinach sauteed together, with a couple of sunnyside up eggs on top
Grape Jelly OR Orange Marmalade OR Strawberry Jam?
D'oh, going to have to go with Raspberry preserves -- Grape is too old school, Orange marmalade is too restrictive and never liked Strawberry.. ;)
Immersion Blenders--worth it or not?
We have a 10-15 year old bottom of the line Braun ($20) and use it often. Great for pureeing soups, and single glass malts/milkshakes.
grilled cheese sandwich
Mine is a med to dark whole wheat or rye, just enough good olive oil to keep the bread from burning, but still browning up nicely. Swiss on one side, Provolone on the other. On the provolone side either dijon or hot brown mustard (depends on the day). On the mustard goes either a bit of cayenne (with the hot brown) or Penzey's Herbes de Provence (dijon). Then just before folding the sandwich together add some fresh spinach (not cooked at all). Cover for a minute or so to soften the spinach and let the cheese complete it's melt. Excellent.
What is your favorite local microbrewery?
No contest, North Idaho has the finest MicroBrew in our Laughing Dog Brewery
Best weird taste combinations?
Following the Peanut Butter sandwich theme, my favorite is PB and a good portion of French's Mustard on a medium/dark oatmeal or wheat bread, just the right combo of sweet and tart
What will you have on Christmas Morning?
My wife makes an excellent Sour Cream Kuchen. So we have some champagne and Kuchen every Christmas morning!
Websites to purchase good loose-leaf tea?
Mighty Leaf Tea is a great site, and great fresh tea. They have both loose and quality bagged, as well as accessories.
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Good quality extra virgin olive oil
Alright, I believe I have found the perfect dressing.
1.5 Tbs lemon juice
1 tsp white wine vinegar
1 minced garlic clove
.5 tsp dry mustard
a pinch of salt/pepper
3 Tbs Extra Virgin Olive Oil
Websites to purchase good loose-leaf tea?
The best loose tea website i've found is www.leavesnotbeans.com
All my favorite teas come from here. The mango and wild pineapple make the best iced tea.
Good quality extra virgin olive oil
So I went to Williams-Sonoma and got a bottle of Zinfandel vinegar and a good Italian olive oil. The zin vinegar was a it too strong for me. I'm gonna try again tonight with half vinegar and half lemon juice for the acid.
Good quality extra virgin olive oil
As much as I dislike endorsements, Whole Foods has a really nice EVOO (Extra-virgin olive oil, thank you Rachel) for general purposes. If you want something more high end I'd recommend going to a place where you can get a tasting to discover your personal favorite.
Good quality extra virgin olive oil
Surprisingly, Goya olive oil is pretty good (for a cheaper, grocery store olive oil). I use it to cook with, but have not tried it in salad dressings. I also recommend changing vinegars. Rice vinegar is really light and not all that vinegar-y to me.
Good quality extra virgin olive oil
Any extra virgin olive oil is good for salad dressings sometimes you can use just a regular canola oil if you are using a recipe with alot of oil (go half half on it). The great expensive stuff is used to finish food like fish or pasta, or to dip some bread,that is where you get the best use of it. Definitely look for a different acid (lemon lime) and look into the ratio of what you are doing.
Good quality extra virgin olive oil
It drove me crazy trying to remember what my olive oil is that I have at home.
Here's a pic of the bottle, I gave up trying to find it online though.
Good quality extra virgin olive oil
I think I agree that it may well be the vinegar and not the oil. I change oils like mad and vinegars too. Williams-Sonoma again they have lots of vinegars for you to try. I like their champagne vinegar for summer salads. Also rice vinegar is a great fresh one. It has a great taste to really fresh veggies.
Good quality extra virgin olive oil
Frantoia is a good olive oil - its about $22 a liter and, at least in new york city, can be found in almost any italian food store. its probably my favorite in a reasonable price range.
Good quality extra virgin olive oil
i agree with some of the comments. try changing vinegars. try a balsamic. maybe a crushed clove of garlic and maybe more vinegar, too. try all lemon juice and the garlic clove. that's my favorite for spinach with feta salad.
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