gourmet food gift baskets Article

Gourmet Food Gift Baskets
Gourmet Chocolate Truffles
Gourmet Coffee Beans
Gourmet Coffee Gift Baskets

The Test Kitchen: How To De-Seed a Pomegranate
Pomegranates are a delicious treat, but picking out the seeds can be time consuming. Food editor Melissa Roberts shares her quick method for de-seeding the bejeweled fruit. Use this tip when making a salad with pomegranate or guacamole with pear and pomegranate seeds.
The Test Kitchen: How to Thicken Gravy
Food editor Melissa Roberts shows how to use arrowroot, cornstarch, and <em>beurre mani&#xE9;</em> (a classic French paste of flour and butter) to thicken gravy. Use the latter method when you don&#x2019;t want the extra flavor of a roux.
The Test Kitchen: How to Get a Moist Turkey with a Butter-Rub
Food editor Lillian Chou shows you how to use a butter-rub to get moist and succulent turkey meat. Here, Lillian uses miso butter, but you can also use this tip with plain butter or black-truffle butter.
The Test Kitchen: How to De-Fat a Turkey Stock
Food editor Andrea Albin demonstrates two ways to de-fat a turkey stock. Use this tip when making any turkey gravy.
The Test Kitchen: Aromatherapy In Your Kitchen
Food editor Ian Knauer shows you how to make your kitchen and your house smell great, even when you&#x2019;ve burned things in the oven. Use this tip the next time you entertain.
The Test Kitchen: How to Roll Out Pie Dough
Food editor Gina Marie Miraglia Eriquez shows how easy it is to roll out pastry dough for pies and tarts. Use this technique for making one of our Thanksgiving pies.
The Test Kitchen: How to Make Pie Dough
Food editor/stylist Maggie Ruggiero shows how easy it is to make pastry dough for your holiday pies and tarts&#x2014;literally a matter of minutes. Use this technique for making one of our Thanksgiving pies.
The Test Kitchen: More of Gourmet&#x2019;s Favorite Cookies
Test kitchen director Ruth Cousineau shares the stories behind cookies from Gourmet?s Favorite Cookies of the 1980s, 1990s, and 2000s. We have a cookie to suit every craving: Spritz cookies (1983), Souvaroffs (1984), Pistachio Tuiles (1988), Viennese Vanilla Crescents (1991), Anise-scented Fig Swirls (1996), Maida Heatter?s Chocolate Cookies with Gin-Soaked Raisins (2000), Stained-Glass Teardrops (2002), Rugelach (2004), and Pistachio Cranberry Icebox Cookies (2006).
The Test Kitchen: Gourmet&#x2019;s Favorite Cookies, Deconstructed
In our online feature <em>Gourmet</em>&#x2019;s Favorite Cookies 1941-2008, we bring you the best cookie from each year of <em>Gourmet</em>&#x2019;s history. Here, test kitchen director Ruth Cousineau introduces a selection of her favorites from the early years, plus one comparatively recent pick. Check out the delicious options, and then make a batch (or nine) of your own: Scotch Oat Crunches (1943), Old-Fashioned Christmas Butter Cookies (1947), Jelly Centers (1948), Sugar Shuttles (1951), Palets de Dames (1952), Gingerbread Men (1959), Cottage Cheese Cookies (1962), Curled Wafers (1963), and Basler Brunsli (1994).
The Life of a Recipe: The Photo Shoot
<p> Watch the final steps in the recipe-development process, then head into the <em>Gourmet</em> photo studio with food editor/stylist Paul Grimes for a behind-the-scenes look at how the Gorgonzola Chicken Breasts and Unstuffed Sweet-and-Sour Cabbage are photographed for the magazine. </p>

Below, you'll find extensive information on leading gourmet food gift baskets articles and products to help you on your way to success.

Health Benefits Of Drinking Coffee
It has been scientifically proved that coffee can fight fatigue that is why millions of people across the world drink coffee to fight tiredness. Coffee can actually helps to improve mental performance, elevates and improves mood and also boosts physical energy. So how this coffee actually works? According to researches from the MIT, the compound ‘caffeine’ present in the coffee is considered to be a mind acceleration mood booster which increases the mental performance. The compound caffeine stimulates the attention span, reaction time, concentration and acuity with numbers. Even a small amount of caffeine, about 32 mg in a five ounce cup of coffee can give you a large amount of energy and mental boost. Caffeine can actually move to your brain within 25 to 30 minutes and lasts unto six hours. So here is an interesting and useful tip: Drink coffee before your meals for more energy boost up and fights fatigue much better.

Drinking coffee can also cut men’s gallstone risk, just four cups of coffee per day reduces the risk of developing gallstones by 45 percent. Based on a study of 46,000 men between the age group 40 to 70, who consumed coffee regularly had no risk of gallstone disease compared to those men who did not consume coffee on regular basis. Men who consume about two to three cups of regular coffee per day had a 40 percent lesser risk of developing gallstone disease than non-Java drinkers and those who take four or more cups per day had a 45 percent lower risk.

"A great structured, finely textured wine. The black tarry fruit, sweet licorice and black currant flavors all hang together well, leaving ripeness and feel of elegance."
-Wine Enthusiast ]]>

"Beautifully focused and refined, with Gala apple and raspberry aromas and flavors that are crisp yet layered, with creamy lemon and lime notes and a finish that lingers with mineral and a hint of yeast."
Wine Spectator
92 Points]]>

#70 Wine Spectator Top 100 of 2008

Fairly deep straw yellow in appearance.The bouquet is harmonious, releasing notes of peach and banana, appealingly complemented by rich floral nuances. The attack is immediately alluring, velvet smooth, and the wine expands steadily on the palate, assisted by a judicious, tangy acidity. It concludes with a long-lingering finish, laden with well-defined fruit aromas.

On the palate the first impression is of a seductive suppleness; the wine then expands nicely, enlivened by a crisp, judicious acidity and concludes with a lingering finish generously marked by fruity, clean-edged aromas. Marked fragrances of ripe fruit, such as banana and peach, which harmonize appealingly with complex floral notes. A fairly deep straw-yellow in appearance.

"A full-bodied style with lots of character, from peach tart to lemon seed to mineral. Crisp and lively. Drink now."
Wine Spectator]]>

#59 Wine Spectator Top 100 of 2008

100 % Falanghina. Pale yellow color. Offers a rich and intense aroma of fruit with hints of apple, pineapple, quince and pear. It is fresh and clean in the mouth with excellent acidity, good structure and a floral finish. The wine is aged on its lees in stainless steel but sees no oak.

"A vivid white, with peach. lemon, mineral and light honey. Full-bodied, with lots of fruit and a long, flavorful finish. Very delicious. Very good value as well. Drink now." 90 Points
Wine Spectator
]]>

-Wine Advocate

The aim at Terres Dorées is to let the varied terroirs express themselves fully. In the early 1990s, Jean-Paul Brun planted 3 hectares of Chardonnay on limestone soil. He has since expanded the production of his well known and sought-after Beaujolais Blanc by contracting grapes from a small number of nearby vignerons.

The clay-limestone soil that the Chardonnay grows on is perfect for the grape. The climate, which is a little warmer than the Côte d'Or enables Jean-Paul to produce a rich wine with lots of character. It is bottled completely unoaked. When young, the wine has a very fruity bouquet that becomes more honeyed as the wine matures.]]>

-Wine Enthusiast

Antique Vines Zinfandel is a blend of two "Antique Vine" vineyards?one on Atlas Peak in Napa Valley, the other in Amador County located in the Sierra Foothills.

The term "antique" is characterized by excellence, appeal and importance. For us the name "Antique Vines" reflects our elevated esteem and reverence for old vineyards. The name demonstrates the endurance and quality of fruit the vines produce.

This Zinfandel opens with aromas of mature fruit and sandalwood which lead to ripe berry flavors sweetened with creamy vanilla nuances. This wine is big, rich, dense, and nicely balanced.]]>

Granite terraces and gravelly alluvial plains of the northern Rhône Valley. Viognier sourced from 20-year-old vines just south of Condrieu, and Roussanne from 30-year-old vines near the appellation of St. Joseph

The Viognier offers elegance and aromatic complexity, while the Roussanne brings structure to the wine structure to the wine. Exotic flavors of mangos and apricots are perfectly balanced by a nice acidity. A wine to drink just slightly chilled in order to let the aromas of peaches and honey fully develop.]]>

"Smooth and silky, this is generous with its pear, lemon curd and floral aromas and flavors, coursing gently through the long, expressive finish. Drink until 2011."
-Wine Spectator]]>

The taster is immediately struck by the bright aromatics of this wine. Dominated by aromas of limes, citrus blossom and intensified with notes of gooseberry and lychee, this is a fruit driven yet complex style of Sauvignon Blanc. Lime and grapefruit flavors form the core of the palate while the wines small portion of barrel fermentation adds a textured roundness to the mid-palate, which is balanced by bright, lively acidity and lasting impression of citrus on the finish. The quintessential summer apéritf, this wine also pairs beautifully with oysters, fresh chèvre and ceviche or just by itself. ]]>

Regular intake of coffee may also protect you against liver cirrhosis, according to a research in Italy, United States and Japan; consuming coffee at least 3 to 4 cups per day will help to reduce the risk of cirrhosis of liver by 80 percent when compared to those people who don’t consume coffee at all.

Coffee is also very much effective in reducing the risk of cancers in digestive track. Coffee is known to give a protective effect against cancer of colon. In a recent meta-analysis, on coffee intake; the colorectal cancer is 24 percent lower when compared to those who drink rarely or no coffee at all. The most possible explanations for lower risk of colorectal cancer among heavy coffee consumers is that, coffee enhances colonic activity induced by the compound present in the coffee and that anti-mutagenic components present in it also help a lot. Caffeine also inhibits the cancer causing effect of various microorganisms.

Adam Akelis is a professional copywriter who has a sound knowledge on best coffee, his favorite drink. Not only Adam, there is lot of coffee lovers all over the world interested in knowing the benefits on coffee intake. To know more on coffee, its types (roasted coffee, gourmet coffee, Cains Coffee etc...) and its benefits please visit brazil's coffee and to contact l to adamakelis@gmail.com .

We strive to provide only quality articles, so if there is a specific topic related to gourmet that you would like us to cover, please contact us at any time.

And again, thank you to those contributing daily to our gourmet food gift baskets website.

Excellent with seafood, poultry, medium-sauced pastas, as well as most cheeses. Serve slightly chilled.]]>

Number 70 on the Wine.com 100 of 2007!

One of our most popular value wines. This Garnacha is a special project of importer Eric Solomon, who discovered these ancient high altitude Grenache vineyards (70-100 years old), and brand named the wine Las Rocas.]]>

Wine Advocate]]>



-Wine Advocate]]>

-International Wine Cellar Dense, clean and brilliant color. Magnificent fruity display (plums, fig bread combined with red fruit), medium strong balsam aromas(mentholated) which are perfectly integrated. On the palate, it is smooth and silky with mature, polished tannins and a full, pleasant finish.]]>

Robert Parker's The Wine Advocate
89 Points]]>

The youthful palate is immediately luscious with those tropical fruit, honeysuckle and stone fruit flavors balanced by fresh grapefruit and light butter tastes, before a long, persistent fruit finish. The wine shows vibrant freshness with enjoyable hints of hazelnut and slight mineral boney-ness, characteristic of Marsanne.

Given time to prove its longevity and most importantly not served over chilled, The Hermit Crab Viognier Marsanne should develop intense, complex nuttiness with emphasis on cashews, as well as butterscotch characters.

Drink now or cellar for 2-5 years with a large range of foods from lightly flavored, through to full flavoured poultry, veal, lamb and pork as well as desserts and cheeses. Also good as an aperitif.

"The 2007 The Hermit Crab is a blend of 58% Viognier and 42% Marsanne. It received a dollop of oak for a rounder texture. The alluring aromatics offer floral notes, candle wax, and pit fruits. Smooth-textured and ripe, the wine also has excellent depth and length. Enjoy it over the next 1-2 years. The d?Arenberg portfolio is loaded with values. The winery works with over 140 growers to fashion their superb blends."
-Wine Advocate

90 Points

"Shows the aromatics of Viognier, with a drier, less silky palate, lending an exciting raw feel to the pear, apricot and spice flavors."
Wine Spectator
]]>