balsamic vinegar adds a flair to gourmet cooking. A gourmet kitchen without aged balsamic vinegar is minus a wonderful flavor. Less than 20 years ago, balsamic vinegar was nearly an unknown Italian condiment. Now, chefs use it more and more. A couple drops of the very best balsamic on ripe strawberries, bartlett pears, or other fruit is the traditional combination to end a main course.

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Adios balsamic. Hello, red wine vinegar.
Washington Post
I am thoroughly sick of balsamic vinegar. I'm tired of its raisiny taste, which is too often saccharine and cloying. And of its syrupy density, not to mention its distinct aroma. I am fed up with chefs who have insisted on using it to dress salads, ...

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THE HEALTHY PLATE: Recipe for creamy potato salad with artichokes and herbs
Washington Post
___ CREAMY POTATO SALAD WITH ARTICHOKES AND HERBS Start to finish: 1 hour (20 minutes active) Servings: 6 2 pounds red potatoes, cubed Salt 1 tablespoon white balsamic vinegar 5.3-ounce container fat-free plain Greek yogurt 1/4 cup low-fat sour cream 3 ...

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THE HEALTHY PLATE: Recipe for creamy potato salad with artichokes and herbs
Washington Post
___ CREAMY POTATO SALAD WITH ARTICHOKES AND HERBS Start to finish: 1 hour (20 minutes active) Servings: 6 2 pounds red potatoes, cubed Salt 1 tablespoon white balsamic vinegar 5.3-ounce container fat-free plain Greek yogurt 1/4 cup low-fat sour cream 3 ...

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Bartenders revive the tang of old-time 'shrubs' in modern cocktails
Sacramento Bee
Corcoran picked Champagne vinegar for her shrub, infusing it first with apples to deepen the flavor, but beet-and-brown sugar shrub (a cafe staff favorite) incorporates red wine vinegar and an eight -year-old Casa Rinaldi balsamic pairs with ...

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