Art of Wine Tasting Gourmet Gift Kit

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Wine tasting is a life experience. It is an experience to be shared with others.

The Art of Wine Tasting Kit features a 64 page booklet to guide you on your culinary journey. Contains everything needed to introduce you to gourmet entertaining. All components are functional.

* 4 wine glass charms
* Waiters corkscrew
* 4 coasters
* 64 page wine booklet

Art of Wine Tasting Gourmet Gift Kit package dimensions: 4 x 4 x 1 1/2.
Packaged in a very nice gift set.

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Chocolate Delights: Gourmet Chocolate Gift Basket

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Send best wishes with this decadent gourmet sweets gift basket. Offers a wonderful assortment of premium gourmet chocolates, candies and cookies including premium Lindt and Ghirardelli chocolates, Belgian truffles, kettle fudge, butter cookies, malt balls, and more! Designed in rich cranberry and gold colors, and arranged beautifully in this dark cherry stained willow basket, they’ll enjoy for days!

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Gourmet Today: More than 1000 All-New Recipes for the Contemporary Kitchen (Hardcover)

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In no other period of our country’s history has the food scene changed so rapidly. Exciting new ingredients are available everywhere, expanding our culinary horizons. Even casual meals have globe-trotting flavors. We want memorable dishes, and we want them to be healthy for our families and our planet. And with our busy schedules, we want them on the table faster than ever. A new culinary world calls for a new cookbook. Gourmet Today responds to our changing foodscape with more vegetarian recipes, more recipes for popular dishes from every corner of the world, more recipes for stunning meals ready in 30 minutes or less, more simple ways to prepare all the vegetables in the farmers’ market, advice on choosing sustainable fish, chicken, and beef, tips on throwing an easy cocktail party, more recipes for flavorful techniques like grilling, and more recipes for the new ingredients flooding our market. Each of the over 1,000 recipes was selected by edi (more…)

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Thank You Desk Caddy of Coffee and Treats – Gourmet Food Gift Basket

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Say Thank You! by sending tasty and HANDY gift that will truly get your message across to your lucky gift recipient. Our “Thank You” theme gift box makes the perfect desk caddy to keep pencils, pens and scissors in, add Almond Roca Butter Crunch Cookies, Almond Biscotti, premium Ghirardelli Coffee, Butter Toffee Popcorn, decadent Chocolate Truffles and fine Ghirardelli chocolates – you now have a gift worth a million thanks… without breaking your budget! Each basket is carefully hand crafted with attention to detail and includes a personalized gift message from you. Manufactured by Art of Appreciation Gift Baskets. We offer shipping and delivery service Monday-Friday only; standard ground shipping has an expected delivery of 4-8 business days after you place your order, expedited shipping has an expected delivery of 2-5 business days after you place your order. To determine when your gift will be delivered, please review the “Shipping Rates and Policies” link.

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Happy Birthday Cake Gift Tote – Gourmet Food Gift Basket

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Send a fun and festive happy birthday surprise delivered right to their doorstep! Opening this VERY COLORFUL birthday cake shaped paperboard gift tote reveals delicious and delightful goodies for your lucky gift recipient on their special day. Delight them with sweets and treats like Chocolate Chip Tea Cake, Sugar Cookies (each decorated with a balloon!), “Happy Birthday” bag of Bonbon Candy, Fruit Gel Slices, buttery Caramel Treats, Chocolate Chip Cookies, decadent Chocolate Fudge, and everybody’s favorite Jelly Belly beans. Each gift is carefully hand crafted, tied with ribbon, and includes a personalized gift message from you to convey your “Happy Birthday” wishes. We offer shipping and delivery service Monday through Friday only; standard ground shipping has an expected delivery 4-8 business days after you place your order, expedited shipping has an expected delivery 2-5 business days after you place your order. To determine when your gift will be delivered, please (more…)

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Cheese Board Treats: Gourmet Cheese Gift Basket

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Offers a nice assortment of gourmet cheeses, crackers, nuts and snacks. The gourmet delights are arranged perfectly on a beautiful wooden cheese board. A perfect gift for any occasion.

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Navitas Naturals – Certified Organic Kosher Raw Vegan Healthy Cacao Chocolate Powder – 16 Oz.

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‘Food of the Gods,’ is the literal translation of the name aptly given to everyone’s favorite food chocolate! A treasure of vitamins, minerals, beta-carotene, zinc, chromium and magnesium, raw chocolate is a delight for the senses and food for the mind. New research has shown cacao contains more antioxidant flavonoids than blueberries, red wine and green tea. We use only the premium Criollo variety of cacao.

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Sauteed Scallops in Lemon Basil Sauce

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Before trying this recipe, I had never made scallops before. However, my boss and a coworker were constantly talking about how easy they are to cook. Eventually I broke down and decided to try my hand at it.

I can safely say that I’m a scallop convert. I will add this though. Cooking scallops is not as easy as they made it out to be. It is very easy to overcook them so you have to pay constant attention.

That night, the menu was comprised of ribeye steak, sauteed scallops in lemon basil sauce, and asparagus.

For the scallops, you will need:

• 4 Tablespoons Butter
• 2 Cloves Garlic, Diced
• Chopped, Fresh Basil
• 1 Lbs Large Sea Scallops with Outer Muscle Removed
• 2 Tablespoons Lemon Juice
• Kosher Salt or Sea Salt
• Freshly Cracked Black Pepper

Using a heavy skillet, melt your butter on medium. Add your garlic, constantly moving them about with a spatula.

Add the basil and saute on medium-high. Continue to move the basil and garlic around the skillet. Add the scallops, circular side down. Watch them very carefully. Turn them over after 2 minutes or they start to get a very light-golden color.

Add your lemon juice and continue to stir. Once both sides are cooked, immediately remove the scallops from skillet. Season with salt and pepper and top with the lemon basil sauce.

This worked very well with the steak. The garlic and basil caramelized in the lemon juice to make a very tangy fresh tasting combination.

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Red Dragon Cheese – The Best Gourmet Cheese Ever?

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Red Dragon Gourmet Cheese

I LOVE gourmet cheese. I can take anywhere from 30 minutes to an hour looking for the next one that I would like to try. Like wine, the flavor of cheese is dictated by the various conditions of its preparation. Everything from what the animal ate to how the cheese is aged will determine what flavors will result.

However, unlike wine, cheese doesn’t get as much credit for such nuances.

It’s a shame to because most people only know about the “cheese” made by Kraft or the off-brand varieties carried my supermarkets. To get really good cheese, you have to look to specialty stores, wine shops, and online.

While looking for a bottle of wine for a party I was going to attend, I noticed that the owner had laid out some samples of cheese they had in stock. It was on that day that I met my favorite cheese ever in life.

Red Dragon!

Red Dragon is a variety of cheddar imported from the UK and isn’t very easy to find. In fact, this wine shop is the only place offline where I’ve been able to locate it. It has a very crumbly texture while cutting it, however, it becomes very creamy and smooth in your mouth. Packed with tiny mustard seeds, it has a very strong kick. I haven’t verified it yet but I believe horseradish may even be one of the ingredients.

Anyway, this cheese is far from the norm and has a definite spicy bite to it. If you enjoy gourmet cheese, I definitely recommend trying Red Dragon.

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Welcome to Refined Gourmet Foods

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This site is all about the love of food, wine, and cooking. In the various posts and articles, you will find information on the great options available to “foodies”. You’ll find wine recommendations, recipes, and other great pieces of information.

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