Harvest Moon Time

It's amazing how fast summer goes by! It's time for the leaves to change and pumpkin spice everything. On September 28th we have the Harvest Moon where you can enjoy a brisk evening walk under a bright sky.

We like to think it's a romantic good-bye to summer.

We took a few road trips this summer and, well, traveling with a dog adds a degree of difficulty not for the faint of heart. Here are a few lessons learned:

First, practice packing the vehicle a day or 2 before you leave. Why you may ask -- sufficient room for the dog would be the answer and frankly finding out that the dog is going to have to lay across a cooler 5 minutes before you want to hit the road is, to say the least, inconvenient.

Second, be wise in what you choose to feed said dog on the trip. Road trips seem to require drive thru stops and things like french fries and hamburgers. While these make the ride quick and easy for the humans in the short term, in the long term, the aromatics wafting from the dog after imbibing will, in fact, convince the humans to make better food choices. I guess that's one way to improve one's diet.

Lastly, hotels are not the place to try to trim your pups nails. One wrong snip and you basically have a CSI Crime Scene you have to explain. At least we did. Just don't do it. Trust me.

We hope this advice helps you have a happy road trip this Autumn.

While we don't sell anything pumpkin flavored (which seems to be all the buzz this time of year), our Tahitian Vanilla Dark Balsamic drizzled over pumpkin bread is pretty awesome. And we created this Pumpkin Glaze for chicken using our vanilla balsamic as well. Enjoy!

Here are a few delicious ideas for our featured Oregano White Balsamic:

• Combine with Blood Orange then drizzle on a Caprese salad

• Combine with Basil or Garlic, then drizzle over pasta or use as a great salad dressing

• Chop tomatoes and cucumber, drizzle in Oregano Balsamic, and add salt and pepper for savory bruschetta

• Add to Milanese Gremolata for a savory dressing.

The Rosemary Infused Olive Oil is perfect drizzled over potatoes, chicken, scrambled eggs and frankly I'd drizzle some on my pillow case because I love the smell of it so much! But don't do that - makes a real mess of your hair and pillow.

Events This Month

September 16th - Wine Walk & Brew Fest

4-7 pm

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Delafield Lions Classic, Street Rod and Tuner Car Show, Sunday September 3, 2023

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Happy Trails,

Jim & Susan Allen

and the Oliva di Vita Team

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