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Pestos with Panache Summer Wrap Up
The weather this summer has been an absolute scorcher, but heat has only helped catapult Pestos with Panache forward with this summer’s events surrounding Pestos with Panache! As you may have read, Pestos has been participating at the SoWa Market in Boston’s South End. While I knew this area was up and coming, and full of eclectic food choices, I didn’t exactly know what I was getting myself into. I must say, that my new venture into the Boston food market scene has been wonderful and the feedback and reaction to my product has been fantastic! When I started this company I hoped that my product would be embraced by the general public, but also knew that my product was unique and probably wouldn’t win every customer over (we all know those picky eaters that just can’t wrap their heads around inventive flavors and combinations!) However, Pestos with Panache has really found a niche in the South End of Boston, because the response and reactions for Pestos has been absolutely amazing! From children to grandparents, and all ages in-between, everyone has their take on their favorite and what inventive dish they were going to create with PWP. Thank you so, so much to all of the lovely people that have come out to the SoWa market this summer. Your responses and thoughtful comments are much appreciated! If you haven’t been out to visit Pestos with Panache at the SoWa Market, there is still time. We will be offering tastings and selling pesto on September 19th and October 17th 2010.
Without further a’do, here are some photos from SoWa, please check out http://www.facebook.com/pestos-with-panache for more photos.
Team Pesto - Boston Edition! Kate & Kim
Lara, from goodcookdoris.com, with her husband and Succulent Strawberry Pesto!
Me explaining how I started PWP at the SoWa market in July
Thanks so much to dear friend Linda for coming out and supporting Pestos!
So while Bostonian’s couldn’t stop talking about my pesto, I was able to secure space in a another local shop in New York City, to further expand my reach in NYC. Pestos with Panache is now being carried in the freezer section at Commodities Market in the East Village of New York, very exciting! Commodities is located at 165 First Ave in New York. I couldn’t help but snap a few pictures when I went to drop off a delivery a few weeks ago:
Pestos with Panache in the Freezer at Commodities
Now this summer wasn’t all work and no play! I have been able to spend some time in the city with my Husband Phillip, here is a picture from my favorite restaurant, Supper.
A little flavor for the inside of Supper!
Phillip and I at Supper!
On top of being able to take advantage of all that the city has to offer, we were also able to go to wine country in California for a few days….
Charlie Palmer's Dry Creek Kitchen Antipasto
Absolutely Devine!
How adorable is this?!
Phillip and I at Merry Edwards Winery in Sonoma. Just wonderful!
It’s been an extremely busy summer for me as well at Pestos and I am looking forward to an equally successful and exciting Fall and Winter for Pestos with Panache! Thanks so much for checking out the update!
New York Restaurant Report: Supper
A hidden gem of a restaurant, in New York City, is the cozy East Village restaurant simply named, Supper. Located at 156 East Second St, this Northern Italian eatery, is the definition of a hidden gem; it cannot be missed! The moment one enters in this small, yet seemingly always bustling restaurant, one always feel at home. The exposed brick, stone, and dimly lit spot, whose wonderful aroma envelopes, the moment you step in the door, transports you straight to Florence. Simply Divine!
Supper’s menu has an array of menu selections, even for the most discerning of palates! My favorite dish is the Spaghetti al Limone with grilled chicken. This dish is complemented with fresh lemon and finished with Parmigiano Reggiano cheese, absolutely, delectable! At $12.95, this dish is not only delicious, but it is by far, the best bang for your buck, in the extremely expensive New York City restaurant scene. An appetizer not to be missed is The Zucchine Taglietelle, which features wafer thin mandolin sliced zucchini; this dish explodes with garlic, toasted almonds and olive oil! I would love to give a review of their dessert offerings, but I must admit, I have never had the opportunity to partake, as I am always quite full, at meals end!!
Be sure to check out Supper (and take a look at http://www.supperrestaurant.com) for yourself and tweet me to let me know how you like it: @pestoswpanache!
Scrumptious Pesto Recipes from ‘The Healthy Apple’
Amie Valpone, author of TheHealthyApple.com, has created five fabulous new recipes exclusively for us, using our Pestos With Panache flavors!
Here are some links to the recipes (located in our recipes section), each with ingredient lists and preparation instructions:
- Fabulous Fig & Gorgonzola Pesto Stuffed Acorn Squash
- Decadent Dark Chocolate & Ancho Chile Tofu Brownies
- Pumpkin Chilpotle Pesto Barley Salad
- Bangin’ Blueberry Chicken Pesto Patties
- Succulent Strawberry Pesto Fennel Salad
Amie Valpone, HHC, AADP is a Manhattan based Culinary Nutritionist with a passion for cooking, baking, and healthy living in the Big Apple of NYC, she strives to find the right balance for her clients using whole, natural, unprocessed foods.
Game Time Treats: The Ultimate Super Bowl Party Dip!
No Super Bowl fiesta is complete without a dip, preferably one Tex-Mex in nature. The combination of delicious cheeses, beans, chili’s is a football party staple! Absolutely no party is complete without one, but is your party ready for a tasty twist on this game day classic? I present to you, my devoted pesto-devotees, (brace yourself) my Baja Bliss Decadent Dark Chocolate & Ancho Chile Pesto sizzling dip. Yes, you heard me right PESTO, in a Mexican layer dip! I know you might be skeptical, but those who have ventured into this uncharted appetizer territory can attest to the fact that this dip will not disappoint!
Without further ado, I present you with a recipe for the ages:
Decadent Dark Chocolate & Ancho Chile Pesto Sizzling HOT DIP:
Prep: 15 minutes
Time: 20 Minutes
Game Time Treats, With a Dash of Panache!
The Super Bowl is not only the culmination of years of hard work for the players in the game, but for party hosts all over the country! Naturally EVERYONE, would all love to attend the game in sunny Miami, Florida (especially with the snowpocalypse touching down in D.C. any moment now!), but with the right crowd, beverages and game time treats you can bring the action and excitement straight to your living room. Whether you’re rooting for the New Orleans Saints or the Indianapolis Colts, I have a few appetizers that will keep all of your guests happy: my fun twist on a traditional favorite, Wings with a Dash of Panache!
These wings are not for the faint of heart, they are an explosion of flavor and a delicious exciting festival of flavors. Intrigued? Check out the recipe below:
Wings with a Dash of Panache
Prep: 10 minutes
Bake: 55 minutes
Serves: 24
Ingredients:
- 1 cup of your very favorite Pestos With Panache brand pesto; Pumpkin Chilpotle Pesto, Fabulous Fig & Gorgonzola Pesto, Succulent Strawberry Pesto, Bangin’ Blueberry Pesto, Decadent Dark Chocolate & Ancho Chile Pesto and or Prosciutto & Smoked Almond Pesto
- 12 chicken wings (tips removed) or 24 chicken drumettes. Feel free to use to frozen bagged wings available at your local grocery store or sold in bulk at a warehouse food club like Costco.
Cut the wings in half at the joints to make 24 pieces. Pad wings dry with a paper towel. Toss the wings with your choice of flavored Pestos with Panache. Place them in a foil-lined shallow baking pan.Bake at 400°F. for 55 minutes or until they’re glazed and cooked through, turning and brushing often with the pesto sauce during the last 30 minutes of baking time. Discard any remaining sauce. If you would like to skip the brushing step……toss the wings that are fully cooked through, in a bowl with a half a cup of the pesto, that you initially tossed them with toss!!
To compliment and enhance the wings, I’ve also included my favorite wing dipping sauce! It’s a quick and easy way to really bring the wings to the next level.
Welcome to the New Pestos With Panache Website!
Welcome to the New Pestos With Panache Website! Now that we have two new flavors (Fabulous Fig & Gorgonzola, and Decadent Dark Chocolate & Ancho Chile), we needed a bit more room here on the website to show them off. So we have expanded the website to include more delicious pesto recipes, there’s even a new blog (which you are reading right now), and don’t forget that the Pesto Store is wide-open for business.
So cruise around and check out the new website.
Thanks for stopping by!
