TIP OF THE DAY: First Course, Small Bites

Top: A Swordfish-Ravioli Stack with Mexican garnishes. Photo courtesy Chef Eric LeVine. Center: Canned San Marzano tomatoes. Bottom: Chef LeVine’s delectable cookbook; photo courtesy Lyons Press.   Today’s tip is that it’s easy to be creative in food preparation. Start with a first course/appetizer/starter (use the word of your choice). This recipe may look complicated,…
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Steamed Mussels Recipe: Moules Marinières Thai Coconut Broth

One of our favorite bistro foods is Moules Marinières (mool marin-yair), Sailor-Style Mussels. The mussels are steamed in a flavorful broth, to which they add their briny juice. We recently had a pot of the classic dish at Restaurant Dominique in Greenwich Village—a handsome room with big windows facing charming West Village streets. We not…
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TOP PICK OF THE WEEK: Rebel Fish Salmon Fillets

THE NIBBLE has always written about better-for-you foods. But each January, when people make their resolutions to eat better in the new year, we declare it Healthy Food Month. In January, we don’t tempt you with gourmet potato chips, artisan chocolates or lemon meringue pie. Instead, we show that it really is easy to find…
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RECIPE: The Best Fried Calamari (Squid)

Every year on Christmas Eve we have a Feast Of The Seven Fishes. We’re not of Italian descent, but our mother believed in celebrating every holiday that had good food. We’ve previously shared some our past menus: 2014 Feast Of The Seven Fishes 2010 Feast Of The Seven Fishes 2009 Feast Of The Seven Fishes…
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FOOD 101: Lionfish & Lionfish Ceviche Recipe

What are lionfish? You’re about to find out (and with a lionfish ceviche recipe, too). With the demand for Chilean seabass, halibut, swordfish, wild salmon, and other popular fish, retail prices for premium fish are so high that you might as well go to a restaurant for it. Fresh Direct is currently listing these per-pound…
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