PRODUCT: Bill’s Best BBQ Sauce

The sauce is delicious, and a percentage of sales do some good in the world. Photo courtesy Bill’s Best BBQ Sauce.   Barbecue sauce is the number one product we receive over the transom. Living in an apartment with no outdoor space to barbecue, it’s not a product we used much—until it started to arrive…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Homemade Holiday Food Gift

Versatile pistachio relish can be paired with everything from crab cakes to dessert. Photo courtesy Island Creek Oyster Bar.   Want to bring a special gift to your Thanksgiving hosts, or make something tasty to give to friends for the holidays? Try this Pistachio Relish from Jeremy Sewall, executive chef of Boston’s Island Creek Oyster…
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PRODUCT: Ringhand’s Beer Mustard

Delicious beer mustard from Ringhand. Photo by Elvira Kalviste | THE NIBBLE.   Occasionally, a particularly homespun product arrives at THE NIBBLE. Such was the case with a squeeze bottle labeled “Beer Mustard.” The computer-printed label had only the ingredients,* a sketch of two steins of beer and, in tiny print in one corner, the…
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COOKING VIDEO: Easy Homemade Applesauce Recipe

  With all the lovely apples piled high in markets, it’s time to make homemade applesauce. Homemade applesauce is so head and shoulders above store-bought, that you’ve got to try it at least once. In the video below, the cook doesn’t core the apples. Instead, the apple cores, seeds and all, go into the pot.…
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TOP PICK OF THE WEEK: Nonna Iole’s Soffritto

Soffritto is a mixture of minced vegetables and aromatic herbs cooked in extra virgin olive oil. The name means “fry slowly,” although you might think of it as “yummy flavor.” This healthful cooking ingredient enhances the flavor of many everyday dishes, and is waiting to be your new best friend in the kitchen. The basic…
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