Category: Tip Of The Day

Pumpkin Pie Garnishes: Cookies & Other Pumpkin Pie Garnishes

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[1] Decorate with mini cookies and you’ve got a two-in-one dessert—plus a pretty pie garnish (photos # 1, #2, #3 and #7 © Williams Sonoma). [2] These “punches” produce mini cookies from conventional pie or cookie dough. They are available seasonally at Williams Sonoma and elsewhere. [3] Here, the cutouts are used to decorate the…
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Halloween Cheeses For Lovers Of Fine Cheese: Part 1

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Let the less sophisticated turophiles* make witches’ broomsticks out of string cheese. Here at The Nibble, we’re celebrating Halloween with sophisticated cheeses and…of course…pumpkin ales. If it’s fun you want, check out our article on Halloween fun with cheese. If it’s connoisseurship you want, keep reading. These cheeses belong on a cheese board, but they…
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An Easy Appetizer Plate Recipe For Beautiful Starters

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This appetizer isn’t fancy, but it’s on the menu of Noma, a three-Michelin-star restaurant run by chef René Redzepi in Copenhagen, Denmark. (The name is a syllabic abbreviation of the two Danish words nordisk (Nordic) and mad (food), and the restaurant is known for its reinvention and interpretation of New Nordic Cuisine. It aims to…
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Baking, Grilling & Cooking With Extra Virgin Olive Oil

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[1] Use extra virgin olive oil for much more than salad dressing (photos #1 © Flavor Your Life). [2] Brush the grill, and your food, with EVOO (photo © California Olive Ranch). [3] Bake super-moist cakes with EVOO. Here’s the recipe (photo © Lucero Olive Oil [now closed]). [4] EVOO adds extra creaminess to already-creamy…
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How To Freeze Avocado, Avo Recipes For National Avocado Day

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[1] Charred avocado. The recipe link is below (photo © Crown Shy | NYC) [2] Baked avocado fries. The recipe link is below (photo © Chobani). [3] Avocado soup with roast chickpeas (photo © DeLallo). [4] Ceviche-stuffed avocado. The recipe link is below (photo © Avocados From Mexico). [5] Bacon, avocado and tomato crostini. The…
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