Ingredients
- 4 lbs fresh strawberries, hulled, sliced & diced
- 4 C granulated sugar
- ½ C balsamic vinegar, at least 6% acidity
- 2 T lemon juice, bottled not fresh squeezed
- 2 T vanilla extract
- ½ tsp black pepper
Balsamic Strawberry Jam
“Happiness is like jam, you can’t spread even a little without getting some on yourself!” The first adjectives that come to…
Ingredients
- 1 lb. trimmed green beans trimmed
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 1 tbsp balsamic vinegar
- 1/2 tsp Kosher salt
- 1/2 tsp pepper
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 10 strips bacon (I use packaged, fully cooked)
Balsamic Bacon Wrapped Green Beans
“Bean there, done that!” I know that I already have a similar recipe posted which is Bacon Wrapped Green Bean Bundles. …
Ingredients
- 1 tbsp. extra-virgin olive oil
- 1 lb. boneless skinless chicken breasts
- 1/4 c. balsamic vinegar
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 pt. grape tomatoes, halved
- 2 tbsp. freshly torn basil
- 4 slices mozzarella
- 2 c. fresh baby spinach leaves
- Kosher salt
- Freshly ground black pepper
Caprese Chicken
“Italian food is all about ingredients and it’s not fussy and it’s not fancy.” Wolfgang Puck While enjoying the boredom of the…
Ingredients
- 3 pounds fresh figs
- 2 1/4 cups sugar
- 1 cup balsamic vinegar
- 1 1/2 teaspoons black peppercorns, tied into a sachet
- 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
- 1 1/2 tablespoons vanilla
Balsamic Fig Jam
“A messy kitchen is the sign of happiness.” Slightly Modified 07/27/22 Figs are beginning to ripen in East Texas and luckily…
Ingredients
- 8 slices of bacon
- 1 pound of fresh sugar snap peas
- 3 tablespoons of balsamic vinegar
- 1 1/2 tablespoons of turbinado sugar (or 2 T of brown sugar)
- salt & pepper to taste
Balsamic Glazed Sugar Snap Peas with Bacon
“Bacon is the duct tape of the kitchen, it can fix anything.” This is one of our favorite side dishes. The…
Ingredients
- 4 catfish fillets (about 1 1/2 lbs)
- 2 tablespoons butter – sliced into four or more pats
- Juice of 1 large lemon
- 1/4 cup dry sherry
- 2 1/2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
- smoked paprika
- garlic salt
- garlic pepper
Baked Balsamic Catfish Fillets
“Give a man a fish and he will have food for one day. Teach him to catch fish and he will…
Ingredients
- 4 each salmon fillets, fresh (see note)
- 1/4 cup balsamic vinegar
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1/4 tsp lemon pepper
- 1/2 tsp coarsely ground sea salt
- lemon wedges for garnish
Broiled Balsamic Salmon
“After a good dinner one can forgive anybody, even one’s own relatives.” – Oscar Wilde Several years ago when I first…
