Vanilla Ice Cream With Olive Oil

This dessert recipe came recommended by someone at Nexternal an E-Commerce provider.

Vanilla Ice Cream, drizzled with our own Terra Sávia organic olive oil and sea salt. 

That's it! Simple and delicious. One side note though; you can vegan cocoanut milk ice cream which is quite delicious!  
Unfortunately Terra Sávia doesn't produce a dessert wine and our Reserve Chardonnay, which is the sweetest wine we produce but it wasn't quite sweet enough. This dish would go perfectly with your favorite white dessert wine.
Happy eating!

Image courtesy of dessert.food.com

A Pairing Made in Heaven.

So last week I had the urge to make a new dish I've never heard of, Red Chard and Rice with Bacon. This savory recipe paired perfectly with the full-bodied, oaked butterscotch notes of our Reserve Chardonnay.
Here's the recipe:

Ingredients
2 tbsp (Terra Sávia) extra-virgin olive oil
3-4 slices of bacon, finely chopped
2 cloves garlic, grated
1 small bunch red chard, stemmed and chopped
freshly grated nutmeg
Kosher salt and ground black pepper
1 tsp smoked paprika, or sweet paprika
1 cup white rice
1 3/4 cups chicken stock or water

Directions
Heat the olive oil in a saucepot over medium heat.
Add the bacon, cook 2 minutes, then add the garlic and stir 1 minute.
Add the chard and season with a little nutmeg, salt, pepper and paprika.
When the chard is wilted add the rice and stir for 1 minute.
Add the stock or water and bring to a boil then reduce the heat to a simmer and cover.
Cook 15-18 minutes, or until the rice is tender.
Fluff with a fork and serve.

I made a salad to accompany this dish but that choice is of course up to you.

Recipe was found at foodnetwork.com

Enjoy, Pecos