Breathing that sea breeze, so much more invigorating and
balsamic as the land is approached, contemplating all the power of those preparations she was commissioned to destroy, all the power of that army which she was to combat alone--she, a woman with a few bags of gold--Milady compared herself mentally to Judith, the terrible Jewess, when she penetrated the camp of the Assyrians and beheld the enormous mass of chariots, horses, men, and arms, which a gesture of her hand was to dissipate like a cloud of smoke.
One June evening, when the orchards were pink blossomed again, when the frogs were singing silverly sweet in the marshes about the head of the Lake of Shining Waters, and the air was full of the savor of clover fields and
balsamic fir woods, Anne was sitting by her gable window.
The keen air of the mountains and the
balsamic odour of the pine trees took the place of nurse and mother to the young girl.
Those who have followed a dim, winding,
balsamic path to the unexpected hollow where a wood-spring lies have found the rarest secret the forest can reveal.
Well, then, I trust that you have no objection to tobacco-smoke, to the mild
balsamic odor of the Eastern tobacco.
Jamie Laing's Elmlea strawberry, goat's cheese and
balsamic pizza INGREDIENTS SERVES 4 For the pizza dough: 375g plain flour, plus extra for dusting 1tsp salt 1tblsp caster sugar 7g dried active baking yeast 2tbsps olive oil 160ml warm water (45C) For the pizza topping: 2tbsp Elmlea Double 80g soft mild goat's cheese, crumbled 250g strawberries, leafy ends removed and thinly sliced 225g ball mozzarella, drained and shredded Freshly ground black pepper Fresh basil, leaves picked and torn
Balsamic glaze, to serve DIRECTIONS To make the dough, evenly combine the flour, salt, sugar and yeast in a large bowl.
Or slice the mozzarella and arrange it on a platter with prosciutto over arugula and drizzle with
balsamic cream.
Macerating them in
balsamic and sugar produces beautiful soft fruits with the bonus of a syrup not unlike the sticky stuff on a shop-bought strawberry tart.
Ingredients 60 gm mix lettuce 50 gm smoked salmon slices 40 gm cucumber 40 gm avocado 15 gm red cherry tomato, quartered 15 gm yellow cherry tomato, quartered 10 gm red radish, sliced thinly 40 gm
balsamic dressing
Veggie burgers with feta cheese and
balsamic red onions Serves 6 Ingredients 460g black beans (drained weight), 2 medium sweet potatoes, 200g flour, 1 red onion (finely chopped), 1 handful fresh parsley (finely chopped), 1 garlic clove (finely chopped), salt & pepper, olive oil, 6 buns, mixed lettuce leaves, 300g feta cheese, 4 medium red onions (finely sliced), 1tbsp extra virgin olive oil, 3tbsp
balsamic vinegar, 1.5tbsp caster sugar.
Last in my lineup is
balsamic, but I type these words with trepidation; rant to follow.
Bay to Bay Boulevard, will offer samples and deals on ice cream topped with flavored aged
balsamic vinegars.