TOP PICK OF THE WEEK: Bison Burgers

A bison burger stuffed with gorgonzolacheese and sundried tomatoes. Photocourtesy WMMB.   Planning a cookout for Memorial Day? Try bison burgers—a healthier alternative to beef. One burger has less fat than a skinless chicken breast. Yet despite the low fat level, the taste is sumptuous. We’ve grown to prefer bison to beef. Because bison has…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Olive Vinaigrette

We thank Whole Foods Market for providing the inspiration to make olive vinaigrette, a sauce for grilled vegetables, poultry, seafood and tofu. Much as we enjoy olives, we’d never thought of adding them to oil and vinegar to create a rich dressing. If you’re firing up the grill for Memorial Day, try this recipe: Ingredients…
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FOOD HOLIDAY: National Barbecue Month & Brothers Sauces

Brothers BBQ sauces: layers of flavor.Photo by Sue Ding | THE NIBBLE.   May is National Barbecue Month. Among all the products people send “over the transom” for us to try, the largest category by far is barbecue sauce. We often say that, if aliens invaded THE NIBBLE offices, they’d think that earthlings lived on…
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FATHER’S DAY: Have A Chocolate Cigar

With Father’s Day less than a month away (June 19th), we’re beginning a countdown of Father’s Day gifts. If Dad likes milk chocolate, pass out the Seegars—creamy milk chocolate cigars from See’s Chocolate. Wrapped in brown foil and nestled inside a clear gift box, the “Seegars” have a traditional cigar band printed with an “S,”…
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FOOD HOLIDAY: Hamburger History For National Hamburger Month

[1] One of our favorite burgers, from Built Burger. [2] Another fave: a bacon cheeseburger with onion rings (photo © Smokey Bones).   National Hamburger Month is May, but that’s not all. National/International Hamburger Day is May 28th, National Burger Day is the Thursday before Labor Day and National Cheeseburger Day is September 18th. How…
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