TIP OF THE DAY: How To Roast Chiles

Whether bell peppers or hot chiles, roasted fresh peppers are delicious and easy to make at home under the broiler or atop the grill. First the chiles are charred, then sweated to loosen the skin. If you’re roasting hot chiles, you’ll need protective latex gloves—the skin-tight ones that doctors wear. This prevents the capsaicin—the chemical…
Continue reading “TIP OF THE DAY: How To Roast Chiles”

RECIPE: Cottage Cheese Pancakes

Cottage cheese makes pancakes soufflé-like (photo © Friendship Dairies).   Whether or not you’re a cottage cheese lover, give these cottage cheese pancakes a chance. They’re a favorite brunch food at THE NIBBLE. It may seem counter-intuitive, but when cottage cheese is used in pancake batter, it lends a soufflé-like fluffiness that is truly special…
Continue reading “RECIPE: Cottage Cheese Pancakes”