Seasonal Oranges are Soooo Pretty!
I love to eat with my eyes first – so I always want to pick fruits and vegetables that taste good together, but also look pretty on a plate.
Arugula, Orange & Radish Salad
Ingredients 2 cups arugula 1 Naval orange 2 Cara Cara Oranges * 2 Blood Oranges * 2 radishes 4 tablespoons Unflavored Extra Virgin Olive Oil EVOO * Salt & Pepper to taste 1
Cheers to the New Year with these Unique Drinks!
A shrub (no not that beautiful bush in your yard) is a cocktail (or soft drink) made popular in the American Colonial Era that combines a fruit, vinegar and sugar, to which carbonated water is added, and to which you can also add alcohol if you choose.
Limoncello Vodka Martini
Ingredients 4 tablespoons (2 oz) good quality vodka of your choice 2 tablespoons (1 oz) dry vermouth 2 tablespoons (1 oz) O&V Limoncello vinegar * 1 tablespoon (1/2 oz)
Cranberry Bourbon Cocktail
Ingredients 1 – 1 ½ tablespoons O&V Cranberry vinegar * 3 tablespoons Bourbon 1-2 tablespoons Maple Syrup 1 ½ tablespoons Grand Marnier 1-2 orange slices 5 cranberries or sugared cranberries (See
Cherry Almond Aperitif
Ingredients 2 tablespoons Cherry Almond vinegar ½ - 1 tablespoon simple syrup (optional and to taste) 6-8 oz seltzer water, Sprite, Brut or Sec Champagne or Prosecco Maraschino cherries
Let Your Sweet Tooth Enjoy!
The holiday season is heavenly for those of us with a sweet tooth!
Vegan Sugar Cookies
Ingredients 2 cups all-purpose flour 1 teaspoon baking powder ¾ teaspoon baking soda ½ teaspoon table salt 1 cup sugar ½ cup O&V Single Estate EVOO * ¼ cup water 1 teaspoon O&V
Vegan Chocolate Almond Biscotti
Ingredients 1 cup flour 3 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder ½ teaspoon baking powder 1/3 cup sugar 1 tablespoon orange zest 5 tablespoons water (more if needed) 2 tablespoons O&V Blood Orange oil
Dip into My Favorite Italian Flavors
I love appetizers, and you can’t beat this one for eye catching layered appeal, filled with everyone’s favorite Italian flavors!