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Tuesday, February 23rd, 2010
In this recipe, the breadsticks pieces absorb the liquid to add texture and contrast to the frittata. It’s a great way to use broken breadsticks and compliment our Casina Rossa truffle salt.
Ingredients
1 cup Tenuta Castello breadsticks, broken into 1-inch pieces
6 eggs
¼ cup heavy cream
½ cup cooked greens
½ cup cubed boiled potatoes
2 tablespoons Tenuta Cocevola extra virgin olive oil
Casina Rossa Truffle Salt, to taste
Directions
In a bowl, beat eggs with heavy cream until slightly foamy; beat in truffle salt. Place oil in a heavy sauté pan and allow to coat pan and heat well. Add greens and boiled potatoes and sauté briefly. Pour eggs over the greens and potatoes and cook until almost set.
Place the sauté pan under a broiler and cook until set.
Carefully remove frittata from the oven, taking care not to touch hot surfaces. Allow to rest slightly, finish with truffle salt, and serve hot.
Recipe courtesy of Ritrovo Selections
Tags: breadstick frittata, casina rossa truffle salt, grissini breadsticks, Recipes, ritrovo, tenuta cocevola
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Sunday, February 21st, 2010
According to Sunset Magazine, Claudio Corallo’s 75% Chocolate Tablets are pure pleasure.
If you haven’t tried this pure, intense, delicious chocolate from the island of Sao Tome (off the west coast of Africa)…..well, it’s about time you did! Each cacao bean stem that contributes to the bitterness of chocolate is removed by hand. This creates a more gentle, smooth result. Visit some of our Claudio Corallo products.
Tags: african chocolate, buy, claudio corallo, online, Seattle, shop, sunset magazine
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Saturday, February 20th, 2010
It’s exciting to present a new product from Ritrovo Selections that is featured in Food & Wine Magazine this month! Maida Wild Chicory is the perfectly cooked Italian green, imported to retain it’s beautiful qualities. The natural spice of the green comes through, and the texture is unique and delightful. The greens are jarred in extra virgin olive oil which helps them retain their flavor and add to the richness of their texture. Try serving as a side dish to accompany red meat or even mixed in with an omelette.
Visit Food & Wine Magazine’s write up of Maida Wild Chicory from Ritrovo.
To shop for this product online visit the following link.
Maida Wild Chicory 6 oz
With a simple click you can buy wild chicory and have it shipped to your home!
Tags: buy, food & wine magazine, maida wild chicory, online, ritrovo, shop, wild chicory
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Thursday, February 18th, 2010
Thassos is the most northern island of the Aegean Sea in Greece. This particular style of olive has been cultivated there and is rapidly growing in popularity outside of Greece.
Thassos Olives are selected natural Greek black olives that are sun dried and cured with salt and vinegar. However, like most olives these do not come preserved in a brine. The skin of the olive almost looks shriveled like a raisin does from the sun. Don’t let this fool you about the flavor, they are a salty and unusual delight.
How to Use Thassos Sun Dried Olives:
Try Thassos Olives as an addition to appetizer or cheese plate. To spice them up drizzle a bit of extra virgin olive oil over them and finish with Greek oregano!
The bulk container of Pelion Thassos sundried olives we carry are of the utmost quality. Of course, you need to be a serious fan in or All 28.5 pounds is solid product!
Tags: bulk, buy, Greek bulk olives, olives, pelion, Seattle, shop, sun dried, thassos
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Wednesday, February 10th, 2010
As featured in The Seattle Times article below, Phelps Creek Chardonnay has been very well received.
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/wineadviser/2010786368_pacificpadviser24.html
The Phelps Creek Vineyards 2008 Estate Reserve chardonnay is a new addition to The Shop Agora. If you’re looking to purchase this “luscious mix” wine, we are pleased to have it in stock!
Tags: 2008 Reserve Chardonnay, buy, Phelps Creek Vineyards, retail, Seattle, shop, Wine
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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.
Tags: black truffle and sea salt chocolate, cintrone hot pepper, fiore di sale, ritrovo, truffle chocolate, XOCOLATL
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Sunday, January 31st, 2010
Did you know that we offer a Gluten Free Vegan Care Package and Gluten Free Vegan Gift Baskets? The products you’ll find in these sought out popular combinations are well loved, and often harder to find.
These gifts suit people following specific nutritional guidelines as well as those looking for outstanding, delicious products. Radici of Tuscany Black Kale Pesto (vegan and organic), Gluten Free Corn Pasta and Gluten Free Amaretti Cookies are just some of the things included in these care packages and gift baskets.
We are happy to offer gourmet, vegan, gluten free, Mediterranean, and healthy combinations for our gift baskets and care packages!
Tags: care packages, gift baskets, gluten free, healthy, Mediterranean, nutrition, radici of tuscany, ritrovo, vegan
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Friday, January 29th, 2010
Ok everyone, this is a gold ticket item! Not only is this the most beautiful jar of preserved lemons you’ve ever seen, but it’s a product with that special homemade touch. Les Moulins Mahjoub Preserved Lemons are salted and then pickled in their own juices, creating the perfect recipe of YUM!!
Hot red peppers rest alongside these bright yellow citrus bulbs, providing the brine with intense flavor and a flare of heat. Les Moulins Mahjoub is a Tunisian line imported by the Rogers Collection, ranking in as one of our favorites. Never used pickled lemons before? Here are some ideas:
Recipe Ideas For Pickled Lemons
Use preserved lemons and herbs to season poultry and fish
Serve over grilled meats
Make white wine, butter and preserved lemon sauces for meat, vegetable or pasta plates
Use leftover juice to create tangy vinaigrettes for salads and pasta dishes
Create your own lemon butter by adding a touch of minced pickled lemons to good quality butter
Tags: les moulins mahjoub, pickled lemons, preserved lemons, recipe ideas, rogers collection, tunisia, tunisian recipes
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Thursday, January 28th, 2010
I was turned on to wonderful and simple pasta recipe by our importers.
Barolo Pasta with Olive Oil & Fennel Salt
1 package Ciacco Barolo Pasta
1/4 cup trampetti extra virgin olive oil
Fennel & Salt to taste
Fill a large pot with water. Bring water up to a boil and add pasta. Let cook about 5 minutes or until cooked for your taste. Strain pasta, mix in olive oil and add Fennel & Salt to taste. This is an incredibly simple and delicious recipe. The flavor of the pasta is shown off through the simplicity of this dish, good olive oil and fennel salt are key! Serve hot or cold as a side to meats or poultry.
Tags: barolo pasta, Ciacco, fennel pollen, fennel salt, ritrovo, trampetti olive oil
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