Comments on: Friday recipe – Salads gone wild: April’s incredible balsamic vinaigrette http://almostfit.com/2008/03/07/salad-gone-wild-aprils-incredible-balsamic-vinaigrette/ Improving health by eating real food in moderation Wed, 08 Feb 2012 03:48:54 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: halong bay cruises http://almostfit.com/2008/03/07/salad-gone-wild-aprils-incredible-balsamic-vinaigrette/comment-page-1/#comment-25180 halong bay cruises Mon, 12 Dec 2011 14:54:11 +0000 http://almostfit.com/2008/03/07/salad-gone-wild-aprils-incredible-balsamic-vinaigrette/#comment-25180 <strong>halong bay cruises...</strong> [...]Salads gone wild: April's Incredible Balsamic Vinaigrette | AlmostFit.com[...]... halong bay cruises…

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]]> By: Friday Recipe: Quick and Easy Real Food Pasta Sauce | AlmostFit.com http://almostfit.com/2008/03/07/salad-gone-wild-aprils-incredible-balsamic-vinaigrette/comment-page-1/#comment-548 Friday Recipe: Quick and Easy Real Food Pasta Sauce | AlmostFit.com Sat, 26 Apr 2008 09:15:21 +0000 http://almostfit.com/2008/03/07/salad-gone-wild-aprils-incredible-balsamic-vinaigrette/#comment-548 [...] everyone should know how to make more or less from scratch: a simple vegetable (or chicken) soup, a basic vinaigrette, and a quick and easy homemade pasta sauce. If you stock the ingredients for these items in your [...] [...] everyone should know how to make more or less from scratch: a simple vegetable (or chicken) soup, a basic vinaigrette, and a quick and easy homemade pasta sauce. If you stock the ingredients for these items in your [...]

]]> By: Metroknow http://almostfit.com/2008/03/07/salad-gone-wild-aprils-incredible-balsamic-vinaigrette/comment-page-1/#comment-122 Metroknow Sun, 09 Mar 2008 06:36:07 +0000 http://almostfit.com/2008/03/07/salad-gone-wild-aprils-incredible-balsamic-vinaigrette/#comment-122 @Cynthia: It's funny when it comes to Trader Joe's -- there is a common misconception that it is actually more expensive. Completely untrue. The difference is their focus is not "fake" food -- with an emphasis on preservatives and high fructose corn syrup. Where you see the best price differences is in their meat and dairy sections - if you compare apples to apples (example: Triple Cream St. Andre's Brie at Trader Joe's vs. at a large supermarket), it is consistently cheaper at Trader Joe's on the order of a couple of dollars. Same with much of their breads, nuts, and canned goods. The one downside: Much of their produce is lacking in the sense that it is often imported from far and distant lands. I try to buy locally whenever possible to support the local economy, reduce carbon footprint, and so forth. We love Trader Joe's -- it is about once a month for us as its fairly far away, but they provide easily 70% of the staples in our household. Funny on the "smell" approach to judging it - I do the same, but I must confess: I do on occasion dip my finger in it and take a taste - but only when its for our family dinner. :) @Cynthia: It’s funny when it comes to Trader Joe’s — there is a common misconception that it is actually more expensive. Completely untrue. The difference is their focus is not “fake” food — with an emphasis on preservatives and high fructose corn syrup. Where you see the best price differences is in their meat and dairy sections – if you compare apples to apples (example: Triple Cream St. Andre’s Brie at Trader Joe’s vs. at a large supermarket), it is consistently cheaper at Trader Joe’s on the order of a couple of dollars. Same with much of their breads, nuts, and canned goods.

The one downside: Much of their produce is lacking in the sense that it is often imported from far and distant lands. I try to buy locally whenever possible to support the local economy, reduce carbon footprint, and so forth.

We love Trader Joe’s — it is about once a month for us as its fairly far away, but they provide easily 70% of the staples in our household.

Funny on the “smell” approach to judging it – I do the same, but I must confess: I do on occasion dip my finger in it and take a taste – but only when its for our family dinner. :)

]]> By: Cynthia http://almostfit.com/2008/03/07/salad-gone-wild-aprils-incredible-balsamic-vinaigrette/comment-page-1/#comment-121 Cynthia Sun, 09 Mar 2008 03:06:20 +0000 http://almostfit.com/2008/03/07/salad-gone-wild-aprils-incredible-balsamic-vinaigrette/#comment-121 I agree on the Trader Joe's balsamic. I no longer live near a TJs, but I still am working my way through a big load of their balsamic that someone sent me when I was in ND. It's still tasty! I used to love a little balsamic on rice and kidney beans. Anyway, this recipe sounds delicious and I plan to try it! I'm not worried, I sometimes do an olive oil/balsamic marinade with rosemary and garlic... and I judge when I have it right by the smell, LOL! I agree on the Trader Joe’s balsamic. I no longer live near a TJs, but I still am working my way through a big load of their balsamic that someone sent me when I was in ND. It’s still tasty!

I used to love a little balsamic on rice and kidney beans. Anyway, this recipe sounds delicious and I plan to try it! I’m not worried, I sometimes do an olive oil/balsamic marinade with rosemary and garlic… and I judge when I have it right by the smell, LOL!

]]> By: Metroknow http://almostfit.com/2008/03/07/salad-gone-wild-aprils-incredible-balsamic-vinaigrette/comment-page-1/#comment-120 Metroknow Fri, 07 Mar 2008 17:26:17 +0000 http://almostfit.com/2008/03/07/salad-gone-wild-aprils-incredible-balsamic-vinaigrette/#comment-120 @Anne-Marie: Marion Cunningham - Ha! I haven't thought about her in a while. What ever happened to Ralph, anyway? On the glass jars note, it's funny you should mention that. We do the same thing. On the Balsamic, it is definitely true that many folks don't have a taste for it. My only suggestion would be to make sure you're having "good" balsamic, which unfortunately means a little more expensive. You don't have to go with the ridiculously expensive stuff (although we've tried it, and be warned, this will really gross you out: We've even had a tiny bit of the extravagant stuff successfully on ice cream!), but it shouldn't be the super cheap stuff either. A specialty foods store will usually carry a broad range of balsamics. For us, we default to the less expensive Trader Joe's balsamic in the little glass jars for daily use (because we use a lot of it), but we have a $20-$30 dollar bottle that we reserve for special occasions. Man do I look forward to those special occasions. :) Thank you for the comment! @Anne-Marie: Marion Cunningham – Ha! I haven’t thought about her in a while. What ever happened to Ralph, anyway?

On the glass jars note, it’s funny you should mention that. We do the same thing. On the Balsamic, it is definitely true that many folks don’t have a taste for it. My only suggestion would be to make sure you’re having “good” balsamic, which unfortunately means a little more expensive. You don’t have to go with the ridiculously expensive stuff (although we’ve tried it, and be warned, this will really gross you out: We’ve even had a tiny bit of the extravagant stuff successfully on ice cream!), but it shouldn’t be the super cheap stuff either. A specialty foods store will usually carry a broad range of balsamics. For us, we default to the less expensive Trader Joe’s balsamic in the little glass jars for daily use (because we use a lot of it), but we have a $20-$30 dollar bottle that we reserve for special occasions. Man do I look forward to those special occasions. :)

Thank you for the comment!

]]> By: Anne-Marie http://almostfit.com/2008/03/07/salad-gone-wild-aprils-incredible-balsamic-vinaigrette/comment-page-1/#comment-118 Anne-Marie Fri, 07 Mar 2008 16:31:52 +0000 http://almostfit.com/2008/03/07/salad-gone-wild-aprils-incredible-balsamic-vinaigrette/#comment-118 I will admit that I sometimes lack the energy to whip up even the simplest vinaigrette - I think it's because it's the last thing I do before putting dinner on the table. Then I noticed that my husband had started saving little glass jars, like jam jars, and using those to mix up the dressing. I can put all of the ingredients in the jar while I have energy and then just shake to re-emulsify when I want to serve. It has entirely changed my salad-dressing habits! I'm not a huge balsamic fan, but this recipe looks to have enough additional flavors that it intrigues me. Thanks! And thank goodness for Marion Cunningham so I don't have to be embarrassed of my love for iceberg lettuce :-) I will admit that I sometimes lack the energy to whip up even the simplest vinaigrette – I think it’s because it’s the last thing I do before putting dinner on the table. Then I noticed that my husband had started saving little glass jars, like jam jars, and using those to mix up the dressing. I can put all of the ingredients in the jar while I have energy and then just shake to re-emulsify when I want to serve. It has entirely changed my salad-dressing habits! I’m not a huge balsamic fan, but this recipe looks to have enough additional flavors that it intrigues me. Thanks!

And thank goodness for Marion Cunningham so I don’t have to be embarrassed of my love for iceberg lettuce :-)

]]> By: healthranker.com http://almostfit.com/2008/03/07/salad-gone-wild-aprils-incredible-balsamic-vinaigrette/comment-page-1/#comment-117 healthranker.com Fri, 07 Mar 2008 15:56:08 +0000 http://almostfit.com/2008/03/07/salad-gone-wild-aprils-incredible-balsamic-vinaigrette/#comment-117 <strong>Salads gone wild: April’s incredible balsamic vinaigrette | AlmostFit.com...</strong> Don't be a salad hater - try this recipe for great balsamic vinaigrette. This recipe is the regular weekly installment on cooking for good health at AlmostFit.com.... Salads gone wild: April’s incredible balsamic vinaigrette | AlmostFit.com…

Don’t be a salad hater – try this recipe for great balsamic vinaigrette. This recipe is the regular weekly installment on cooking for good health at AlmostFit.com….

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