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Grilled Plums with Ginger-Balsamic Glaze

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Green Wine Guide Oso Libre Recipe: Grilled PlumsPhotos by Jaymi Heimbuch These plums are best enjoyed with a glass of 2008 Primoroso from Oso Libre Winery. Primoroso is swirling with dark berries and minor floral notes. The blend has just a hint of spice which makes it the perfect pairing for this dish. As I mentioned in this Read the full story on TreeHugger

Grilled Strawberries Over Vanilla Ice Cream

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Green Wine Guide Oso Libre Recipe: Grilled Strawberries with Vanilla Ice CreamPhotos by Jaymi Heimbuch This recipe should be enjoyed with glass (or more) of 2008 Nativo from Oso Libre Winery. The wine is lush, dripping with strawberry jam and subtle notes of lavender and anise. With a hint of eucalyptus, this fruit forward wine is great for...Read the full story on TreeHugger

White Salad with Lemon, Garlic Dressing

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Green Wine Guide Recipe: Cauliflower Salad This dish was created specifically for Treehugger's Green Wine Guide by The Tomato Tart. It pairs perfectly with an off dry Riesling or any full flavored white with bright citrus notes balanced by deep minerals. You never know where inspiration for a dish will come from. I recently read somewhere about a white salad- it sounded lovely- with cauliflower, potatoes, toasted, bread cubes and blue cheese. This white salad stuck in my mind, but, I wondered, could it be lightened up, made for summer and a little more wine frien...Read the full story on TreeHugger

Grilled Cheese & Tomato Soup Sandwiches

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Green Wine Guide Recipe: Grilled CheesePhotos by Sabrina Modelle of The Tomato Tart This recipe was created exclusively for Treehugger's Green Wine Guide by The Tomato Tart. It pairs perfectly with a crisp summer white. Look for something with minerals and not much fruit so the cheese's nuttier flavors can shine through. I believe that tomatoes are the ultimate taste of summer. They are bright in every way, color, smell, and their sweet tart taste as ...Read the full story on TreeHugger

Peachy Canyon Winery: Old Jesse James Hideout Turns Sustainable Winery

11:45 am in agriculture, california, farming, food, Food & Health, green wine guide, organic agriculture, photo galleries, recipes, Travel & Nature, wine by TreeHugger

Green Wine Guide Peachy Canyon PhotosPhoto via Peachy Canyon Peachy Canyon Winery is a sustainable, family-owned winery located on the westside of Paso Robles' popular Highway 46. The winery is named after a horse thief who took refuge in a cave near the vineyard; Jesse James made use of the same hideout. ...Read the full story on TreeHugger

Zero Food Scraps Cuisine from Italy Turns Pea Pods into Delicious Finger Food

3:41 am in botanical, cooking, do it yourself, eco-tips, food, Food & Health, italy, local food, organic agriculture, recipes, Take Action, vegetarian, waste not want not by TreeHugger

ecocucina pea pod fingerfood photo Image Credit: Lisa Casali Lisa Casali is an environmental risk expert by day, and an eco-food blogger by night. Her passion for cooking got her to think about all the stuff that usually doesn't enter the recipe, such as the outer leaves of artichokes, the stems of asparagus, peels, pods, cores,... A few years ago she asked herself: Is it really necessary to throw aw...Read the full story on TreeHugger

Vegan Faro Salad with Plum and Olive Oil

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Green Wine Guide Kaz Winery Recipe: Faro Salad with Plum and Olive OilPhotos by Sabrina Modelle of The Tomato Tart This recipe was created exclusively for TreeHugger by Sabrina Modelle of The Tomato Tart. Enjoy this yummy salad with a glass of Kaz Rumble. The weather has turned warm. On some afternoons I might even call it hot, and while stone fruit explodes from every m...Read the full story on TreeHugger

Vegan Potato Salad With Sesame & Chilies

11:35 am in Food & Health, green wine guide, recipes, vegan, vegetarian by TreeHugger

two vegan potato salads photo All photos: Mat McDermott Both these potato salads are simple to make, both in preparation and time involved, as well as being delicious hot, cold, or room temperature. The first is Nepalese style, with chilies, lots of sesame seeds and a sesame oil/lemon juice dressing. The second uses hemp seeds and has a hemp oil/lemon juice dressing. If you haven't used hemp oil in your cooking it has a wonderfully rich taste, not to mention being amazing nutritionally. The strong, complex flavor of both salad...Read the full story on TreeHugger

Vegan Potato Salad With Sesame & Chilies

11:35 am in Food & Health, green wine guide, recipes, vegan, vegetarian by TreeHugger

two vegan potato salads photo All photos: Mat McDermott Both these potato salads are simple to make, both in preparation and time involved, as well as being delicious hot, cold, or room temperature. The first is Nepalese style, with chilies, lots of sesame seeds and a sesame oil/lemon juice dressing. The second uses hemp seeds and has a hemp oil/lemon juice dressing. If you haven't used hemp oil in your cooking it has a wonderfully rich taste, not to mention being amazing nutritionally. The strong, complex flavor of both salad...Read the full story on TreeHugger

Olive Oil Cake with Currants and Sea Salt

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Green Wine Guide Kaz Winery Recipe: Olive Oil Cake Photos by Sabrina Modelle of The Tomato Tart This recipe was created just for munching on with a glass of Kaz Huzzah. A tart and slightly smokey red made from 100% Carignane grapes A mid-afternoon snack in France is called a goûter. When I was a kid, I loved the sweet almond and lemon cakes my grandmother would make for our afternoon sojourn in her front sitting room. These days, I prefer a more savory ...Read the full story on TreeHugger