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Insalata Caprese

One of our favorite things about summer? Real tomatoes! You know, the red ones, pulled from the vine, with garden dust, still warm from the sun. Fortuitously, the tomato crop comes at the same time as bushels of basil. Add fresh mozzarella cheese, and the table possibilities are endless!

 

IN THIS ISSUE, it's all about tomatoes and mozzarella and the scrumptious, summer dishes you can make with this famous pairing. From the classic insalata Caprese, to a pasta salad, easy sandwiches, delicious appetizers, you'll be inspired. We even demonstrate how to make your own fresh mozzarella.

In This Issue
Fall Cooking Classes
August Cooking Classes
A Personal Note
Staff Pick
Insalata Caprese
Tomatoes & Mozzarella Basics
RECIPE: Flaky Tomato Tartlets with Mozzarella and Crackly Basil
How To Make Fresh Mozzarella
RECIPE: Pasta Salad with Roasted Tomatoes, Mozzarella, and Olives
Basil & Pesto
Tangy Balsamic Reduction
RECIPE: Warm and Cold Tomato Salad
Grilled Cheese - Caprese-Style
Cookbook Review
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Summer Cooking ClassesThe schedule of cooking classes at both Cooks'Wares locations is available for viewing on our website. You may register online, by phone, or in person at either store. Sign up early as many of our classes do fill up quickly!    

 

Thurs, Aug 18 - World Championship Winning BBQ! with The Hog Heaven Team 
Harper's Point  6:00pm - 9:00pm $65.

 

Thurs, Aug 18 - Summer-Fresh Vegetarian Entrees with Terri Schmitt
Settlers' Walk 6:30pm - 9:00pm $40.

 

Tues, Aug 23 - Midsummer's Night Farm Picnic with Dan Berger
Harper's Point  6:30pm - 9:00pm $45.

 

Tues, Aug 23 - Paella and Tapas with Hector Esteve  Settlers' Walk 6:30pm - 9:00pm $45.

 

Thurs, Aug 25 - From the Bayou to You - A Cajun Occasion with Bill Schroeder
Harper's Point  6:30pm - 9:00pm $50.
 

 

Check out other classes we have planned for August on our website! 

 

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A Personal Note
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Thank you for your support, friendship, and patronage - especially through this past year.  Without you, our simply wonderful customers, and our fine staff, we could not have made it through.

 

The Fricke Family is participating in a walk that benefits Pancreatic Cancer Research.  When we learned of this walk - and it falls on Paul's birthday - it seemed the best possible way to mark our first anniversary of life without him. 

Our team name is Fricke Family.  If you would like to contribute, please click here:  2011clintoncountywalk.kintera.org   And, thank you!

 

 

NEW Fall Cooking Class Schedule Coming Soon! 
Staff Pick
Caprese
How do you Pronounce
Pest Pinwheels
Appetizer Spoons and Kabobs
Tomatoes and Mozzarella
The Tomato
How Do You Say Caprese
The Mozzarella

Popular Fresh Mozzarella Shapes
Knife Tools for Tomatoes & Mozzarella
Tomato Knife
Wusthof's Tomato Knife
Serrated edge easily slices the ripest tomato without crushing. Forked tip serves up the slices.
Serrated Slicer
Wusthof's Serrated Slicer
A serrated edge is magic for slicing, especially for tomatoes and fresh mozzarella.
Cheese Knife
Wusthof's Cheese Knife
Designed for soft cheeses, the holes in the blade prevent sticking. Perfect blade curve.

RECIPE: Flaky Tomato Tartlets with Mozzarella and Crackly Basil  

RECIPE: Tartlets  Recipe Riffs
Gourmet Pantry
Basil Pesto
Stonewall Kitchen
Basil Pesto
Classic pesto, ready to go! Basil, Pine Nuts, Garlic, Olive Oil, and Parmesan. Yum!
Sun-dried Tomato Pesto
Stonewall Kitchen
Sun-dried Tomato Pesto
Flavor-packed sun-dried tomatoes form the base of this tangy tomato pesto.
Artichoke Pesto
Stonewall Kitchen
Artichoke Pesto
A nice variation featuring artichokes along with all the classic pesto flavors.

How To Make Fresh Mozzarella
Ingredients
Steps 1-5
Steps 6-12
How To Make Fresh Mozzarella
Cheesy Notes and Tips
Tips
Handy Tools for Cheesemaking
Cooking Pot
Le Creuset's 5.5 Qt. Oven
Broad pan holds a gallon of milk - perfect for cheese-making, soups, chili, and so much more. A real workhorse.
Cheesecloth
Cheesecloth by Regency
Natural cotton fibers layered together form a food-safe strainer for cheese-making, jam-making, and other uses.
Glass Bowl Set
Duralex Glass Bowl Set
This tempered glass bowl set is a kitchen essential for cooking, baking and storing. Nested design for compact storage.

RECIPE: Pasta Salad with Roasted Tomatoes and Mozzarella with Oil-Cured Olives
RECIPE: Pasta Salad
Basil and PestoBasil Pesto Recipe
Tangy Balsamic Reduction
Grilled Cheese Caprese Style
IngredientsGrater
Grilling
RECIPE: Warm and Cold Tomato Salad Recipe Notes
Cookbook Review

Then, of course, there's margherita pizza, too . . . so many more possibilities.
Buon appetito, Caprese-style!

Mary Fricke
Cooks'Wares, Inc.
e-mail:  cookswares@aol.com
website:  www.cookswaresonline.com
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