Archive for February, 2010

Gluten Free Corn Couscous with Chickpeas

Monday, February 8th, 2010

This recipe for our new Gluten Free Corn Couscous takes less than 5 minutes to make and is a healthy, delicious and simple dish!

2 cups water
1 teaspoon sea salt
1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
1 Box Bacchini Gluten Free Corn Couscous
1 Jar Radici of Tuscany Chianti Baby Chickpeas
2 tablespoons butter

In a large pot, add water, salt, oil, and bring up to a boil. Take pot off heat and add couscous. Cover and let sit in pot to absorb the water (2 minutes). Add butter and gently mix in to separate couscous. Mix in beans and serve warm.

Only five minutes for a delicious grain and legume dish! The Radici of Tuscany Chickpeas are packed in extra virgin olive oil and lemon juice so they add a great texture and flavor to the couscous, I highly recommend using this specific line of beans to make this a five star recipe.

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XOCOLATL Black Truffle & Sea Salt Chocolate

Wednesday, February 3rd, 2010

Is it true? Has a Black Truffle & Sea Salt Chocolate been created? It has indeed. XOCOLATL has teamed up with Ritrovo Selections to create a magical pairing, beautiful dark chocolate with black truffle. At first it may sound strange, but the flavor is almost, well, magical as much as it is mysterious. How could this combination create something so different and yet so delicious?!

XOCOLATL Chocolate with Black Truffle & Sea Salt comes in small half ounce singles, along with XOCOLATL Chocolate with Fiore Di Sale and XOCOLATL Chocolate with Cintrone Hot Pepper Chocolate. I love each and every one of them with all of my heart, but I have chosen to write about the truffle chocolate first because it is the most unusual and sure to be a hit sensation in the very, very near future. A pricier item, but well worth the intrigue and delight!

Another exciting thing about these chocolates is that each one uses a Ritrovo main ingredient. The Truffle & Salt is used in the black truffle chocolate, the Fiore Di Sale is used in the sea salt chocolate, and the Cintrone Hot Pepper is used in the spicy hot pepper chocolate. Because I know each of these products, it brings another layer of excitement to these delicate sweets for me.

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Greekified Cauliflower Soup

Monday, February 1st, 2010

A great and simple recipe for Cauliflower Soup!

Winter provides the perfect atmosphere for warming dishes and soul soothing soups. Try this simple blended cauliflower soup for a great side or entree.

Cauliflower Soup

1 large onion, chopped
1 large head cauliflower, chopped
1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil (Sitia preferred)
1 1/2 boxes chicken broth
3 large bay leaves
5 cloves garlic, peeled and whole
1/3 cup Pecorino cheese, grated
salt and pepper

In a large soup pot, heat 2 tablespoons olive oil. Add chopped onions, saute until golden brown. Add cauliflower and the rest of your olive oil, let saute a few minutes. Add chicken broth until vegetables are covered, give or take 1 1/2 boxes good broth. Add garlic, bay leaves, some salt and pepper. Cover and let simmer until cauliflower is soft. With stovetop blender, blend soup until smooth consistency. Integrate grated cheese and salt and pepper to taste. Serve hot and Enjoy!