Set a New Trend by Giving Food or Gourmet Gifts

Being a foodie does not mean that one will only gorge on food, it means the particular person has a special interest in having the food related to health, taste or texture. This has increased the demand and has made food related gifts a popular one.

Food gifts include olive oil or flavored olive oil (like garlic infused olive oil, basil infused olive oil, butter olive oil, etc), balsamic vinegars (like cherry balsamic, raspberry balsamic, etc) and other gourmet food items (like sausages, hot Giardiniera, etc). These items can be easily found with a best online retailer and will be a more unique gift to the recipient.

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 While considering olive oil as a gift item, you have to know the health benefits (such as prevents from heart disease, cancer), beauty benefits (hair and skin) and gives a fabulous flavor and taste to your different recipes. You can find many varieties of olive from French, Greek, Spanish and Italian; these olive oils make the perfect gift for the ultimate foodie. Now-a-days infused olive oils are very popular and offer a great alternative to the usual types of olive oil.

Balsamic vinegars such as commercial grade balsamic vinegar, condiment grade balsamic product and authentic artisan balsamic vinegar are the most preferred for a food or gourmet gift. Balsamic vinegar is considered perfect for salad dressings, dips, marinades, etc. Balsamic vinegars which include fruit vinegars and sherry vinegars are considered perfect for adding a zing to a gourmet gift.

Gourmet gifts are considered perfect for Christmas gift or birthday present or can be a great surprise gift for any foodie. If you want to know more about the best type of gourmet gifts, then visit Sonoma Farm’ website

Say a Delicious Hello with Creative Gourmet Gift Baskets

The gourmet gift basket is a versatile gift, which is considered good for every occasion and appreciated universally. You can find numerous retailers online that supply gourmet gift hampers. With a click of your mouse you can get thousands of catalogs to select from. Gifting these gourmet baskets gives a wonderful pleasure to the receiver. You will love to get a gourmet basket, as it will bring you the teasing and tempestuous edible delights which will fill your mouth with desire. A gourmet basket delivers you a basketful of unforgettable deliciousness.

Creative varieties of gourmet gift baskets:

•    The Cooks Gourmet Basket: This basket contains lemon infused extra virgin oil, balsamic, home style vodka, pasta sauce, glardinera, Greek kalamata olive and a bag full of handmade egg pasta.



•    The Italian Basket: This basket includes all the necessary ingredients for a great Italian meal like pasta sauce, spaghetti, bread sticks, parmesan cheese and olive oil.

•    The Spicy Gourmet Basket: It contains hot pepper infused olive oil, hot giardiniera, muffuletta, Italian spicy spinach dip and hot and spicy pasta sauce.

•    Little Chicago Basket: This basket includes three of the most popular Chicago products mild giardiniera, hot giardiniera and gravy marinara sauce.

 
•    Health food basket: This basket serves good for people going through dietary restrictions. It contains sugar free goodies and healthy foods.

 
•    Coffee gift baskets: These are considered good for coffee lovers. The basket is filled with premium coffee pouches, coffee mugs, cookies, caramels and candles in coffee flavor. The receiver will be pleasantly surprised.

The size of the hamper is decided on the number of recipients. Place all the goodies neatly with a visible look. Decorate the basket with some colorful ribbons and flowers; your gourmet basket is ready to be gifted.

Give Your Health The Goodness Of Farm Fresh Products

Health matters a lot for most of the people. You do various things to keep yourself fit. You do lot of exercises, maintain a healthy lifestyle but still you do not get the required benefits. Because the diet you take lacks maximum essential supplements which are good for health. For a healthy diet it is required to have the right intake of natural ingredients, which can only be obtained by farm fresh products.

Farm fresh products are always adored by a large portion of population. These products give you the right amount of protein and vitamin. They are considered good and weighs heavier than the marketed and manufactured products. The farm fresh products are made from handpicked fruits and vegetables of best quality. These products are extracted and made by natural ways which restores the beneficial qualities within it. The fruit and vegetables grown in the farm are free from chemical fertilizers, herbicides and insecticides. The farming is done in natural way with lot of care.

Sonoma Farm has a certified range of organic products like cherry balsamic vinegar, butter coconut oil, garlic olive oil, lemon grape seed oil, etc, which are extracted from ingredients collected from the local farmers and top producers in California and Italy. They are FDA inspected and certified. They are expert in creating various unique ranges of farm products. They ensures products quality and maintain it durability.

Most Popular Pizza Toppings

According to Foodler, apparently 43% people are boring, because they typically order plain cheese Pizza whenever they go to any restaurant; they really have such a bad taste, what can I say! However, the surprising thing is that, rest people are different and are not boring, because they usually love to have cheese Pizza with their favorite Pizza Toppings.


Well, friends, millions of people all around the world love pizza. Particularly in United States and Canada, a lot of people are crazy about this food; often love to have it with their favorite pizza topping.


Well, literally to say, different people have different taste and preference when it comes to Pizza Topping; here are some Pizza Toppings that come in top 10 lists.

1.    Pepperoni

2.    Mushrooms

3.    Onions

4.    Sausage

5.    Bacon

6.    Extra cheese

7.    Black olives

8.    Green peppers

9.    Pineapple

10.    Spinach

In addition to this data, some of the pizza topping you can also add to your taste.

Below given are some additional pieces of information, pizza-topping recipe guidelines. If want to add some additional flavor to your taste, then you can follow it.


Ingredients -

To make your own pizza topping, ingredients can be used are 300g bread, ham, mushroom, rocket with pesto, tomatoes, spicy pepperoni & pepper, crispy bacon, artichoke & ricotta, Italian goat's cheese & veggie special etc.


Note that, these are some ingredients that you can use as per your preferences. It is not necessary to use all, you can pick any of your choice to prepare your own pizza topping.


Here are 3 simple pizza topping recipe ideas –

1.    Ham, mushroom & rocket with pesto:
Spread your base with the pesto and the top with ham and mushroom. You can also use tomatoes and some seasoning to prepare this topping.


2.    Spicy pepperoni & pepper:
Spread your base with passata and the top with pepperoni, chilli, green pepper and mozzarella. Season, bake by heating the oven to 240c/220c for 15-20 minutes to make it ready to serve.


3.    Italian goat's cheese & veggie special:
To prepare this, put spinach into a colander and pour boiling water to wilt. After done, spread base with pesto and top with spinach, cheese, olives and tomatoes and after that as usual season for 15-20 minutes to make it ready to serve.



Well, there are many pizza topping recipes available. Even you can prepare something your own by adding your preferred ingredients to make the tasteless, boring cheese Pizza much more interesting and tasty, if you want to!

How to Prepare Sashimi Salmon with Extra-virgin Olive Oil

According to Wikipedia, Sashimi is a Japanese food. It is their first course in a formal Japanese meal. However, sashimi salmon is not eaten in Japan only; people around the world love this food as well.

As we enter mid-January, chances are that you can find Salmon fish during this times than in the other months since it is the time when salmon fish are found more. Certainly to say, sashimi salmon is relatively light food, and is pretty healthy for health.

In this article, we are going to learn, how we will prepare new-style sashimi salmon with extra-virgin olive oil. If you really love sashimi salmon, then simply follow the guidelines from below –

Preparation guidelines –

Ingredients required:

• 4 salmon fillets
• Regular sea salt
• Black pepper
• 2 tablespoon chopped chives
• 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
• 1/2 spoon finely cut ginger

Procedure:

• First off, wrap each salmon fillet in plastic film and place it on the work surface.

• Now with the help of a mallet, pound the fish gently to about 1/6-inch thickness.

• Once you are done, now unwrap the salmon and move each flattened fillet to the serving plate.

• And then season the fish lightly with regular sea salt and coarsely ground black pepper and sprinkle with some chives.

• Now, in a small skillet, boil the extra-virgin olive oil and mix in the finely cut fresh ginger.

• After that remove the skillet from the stove and drizzle a bit of the oil over one side of the salmon fish (Make sure the fish should sizzle when the oil hits it otherwise place the skillet back to the stove) and reheat the oil again.

• After that, at the end, drizzle one spoon of the hot oil over each side of the salmon fish before you serve to the plate! That is it! Your Sashimi Salmon is now ready!

So friend, this is how you can prepare sashimi salmon with extra-virgin olive oil.

Note that, sashimi salmon is pretty healthy and is an excellent source of protein, omega-3 fatty acids and other nutrients. So it is recommended that, whenever, there is a season and you have an option to buy Salmon, make sure you prepare sashimi salmon with extra-virgin olive oil to enjoy a healthy and delicious meal with your family and friends.