TIP OF THE DAY: Decorated Goat Cheese Logs

Goat cheese logs: plain, green and pink-themed. Photo courtesy Vermont Creamery.   You can take a plain log of goat cheese and decorate it for any special occasion. We’ve included suggestions for Valentine’s Day, St. Patrick’s Day, Halloween and Christmas below. But you don’t need an official holiday—just friends and family who’d appreciate the treat.…
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TIP OF THE DAY: 28 Fondue Recipes For National Fondue Month

[1] Dip anything you like, including chicken cubes or meatballs (photo © Dairy Max). [2] You don’t need a fondue pot. You can make cheese or chocolate fondue in a skillet or a sauce pan. Here’s the recipe (photo © La Brea Bakery). [3] You can serve cheese fondue with boiled potatoes or other vegetables.…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Uses For Egg Whites

It must be “egg day” at THE NIBBLE: We just finished an article on the new pullet eggs (“farmer’s eggs”) from Fresh Direct. And now, some suggestions for leftover egg whites. More than a few recipes require just the yolk of the egg: custard (including crème brûlée), egg nog, hollandaise sauce, Key lime pie, mayonnaise…
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PRODUCT: Farmer’s Eggs At Fresh Direct

In the New York area, online grocer FreshDirect.com is so ubiquitous that it’s often hard to think of it as a Northeast regional business. It overs only five states: Connecticut, Delaware, New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania. While there are numerous online grocers covering the country, Fresh Direct is known for delivering top quality produce,…
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PRODUCT: Goat Cheese Crumbles

Photo by Béatrice Peltre | La Tartine Gourmande in Boston. Check out her beautiful food photos. Above, Apricot and Thyme crumbles with Cranberry and Thyme Crumbles in the background.   “Crumbled goat cheese is the largest category of the goat cheese market,” says Allison Hooper, co-founder of the splendiferous Vermont Creamery. “People love them on…
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