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Making crème brûlée is just one of the numerous things you can do with a culinary torch. Photo courtesy BonJour. Many of us have purchased a culinary torch (a.k.a. chef’s torch or brulée torch) for the sole purpose of caramelizing sugar on crème brûlée. But a culinary torch has numerous other uses in the…
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New Year’s Resolution Kale Salad. The recipe is below. Photo courtesy Just Salad. You may be sautéeing or stir frying more kale these days, based on their terrific nutritional profile. But how about kale salad? Here are three recipes from Laura Pensiero, executive chef of Just Salad and a Certified Dietician. For salads, young,…
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How to chiffonade. Photo courtesy Marichelle | Lifeflix | Flickr. We so often recommend a chiffonade (shif-oh-NOD) garnish that we’re devoting an article to it. Chiffonade is a chopping technique in which leafy herbs or greens (basil, sage and spinach, for example) are cut into long, thin strips. Large, stackable leaves are needed—the technique…
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Looking for “gourmet” Super Bowl fare? Try this recipe from Dietz & Watson. Just a bit of fresh basil elevates bacon-wrapped shrimp to new flavor heights. Serve the shrimp on a platter for game-watching, with cocktails or as an appetizer or first course for dinner. RECIPE: BACON-WRAPPED SHRIMP WITH BASIL Ingredients For 4 Servings 16…
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What to do with the leftover wine? Photo courtesy FreeImages.co.uk. Some people have no problem using leftover wine in the next day or so—typically by drinking it! But if you’re just a social drinker and not likely to drink the leftovers by yourself, here are some suggestions: 1. MAKE A SPRITZER. If there’s not…
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