Home Canning For Fun & The History Of Canning

Editor’s Note: Fagor America, whose canning product is featured in this article, ceased operations in 2018. However, the majority of the article is still relevant to home canners. You can find numerous other brands of home canning kits. Plus, enjoy the history of canning, below. If you love to cook and teach your family how…
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FOOD FUN RECIPE: Reverse (Inside-Out) Spaghetti & Meatballs

We’ve gotten a lot of inspiration from Chef Michael O’Boyle of ChickenFriedGourmet.com (alas, now closed). When we looked at his cannelloni, we thought: inside-out spaghetti and meatballs could become a fun family favorite. Instead of stuffing ground meat into cannelloni in the classic way, turn your meatball recipe into mini meatballs and pack them into…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Fruit In Your Salad

Apple slices and chopped walnuts in a green salad. Photo courtesy Equinox Maple Flakes.   America needs more fruit in its green salads. Except for Asian chicken salads that toss in mandarin segments, we tend to keep a strict separation of fruits and vegetables. One of THE NIBBLE’s consulting chefs, Eric Dantis, always added some…
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