Festive Spumoni Baked Alaska Recipe For National Spumoni Day

[1] This spumoni ice cream cake recipe inspired us to make our easy loaf cake version (photo © The Nibble). [2] Our Spumoni Baked Alaska hack. The recipe follows (photo © The Nibble). [3] Spumoni for four. You can purchase it here (photo © Lezza). [4] Make an easy meringue with liquid egg whites (photo…
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Fun With Bacon For National Bacon Lovers Day

  August 20th is National Bacon Lovers Day, one of 11 annual bacon holidays and a nudge for us to round up some of our favorite bacon recipes. Did you know that you can make bacon jam from bacon drippings? It’s not the same texture as turning chopped bacon into jam, but it delivers the…
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Vermentino, A Crisp White Wine For Summer & Year-Round

[1] A California Vermentino from Rodney Strong Vineyards served with chilled cucumber soup (photo © California Wine Institute). [2] A Tuscan Vermentino with oysters or any shellfish (photo © The Nibble). [3] Surrau “Limizzani” Vermentino di Gallura DOCG is a classic, with vibrant citrus, sea salt minerality†, and white flower aromas. From the top growing…
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Fun: Dehydrated Watermelon Recipe For Snacking & Garnishing

August 3rd is National Watermelon Day, and we just made our first batch of dehydrated watermelon. We don’t have a dehydrator; we just used our oven and two ingredients, watermelon and lime juice. The result is sweet and chewy with a pleasant vegetal undertones, a bit crispy and chip-like at the edges, and a fruit…
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Yummy Carrot Salad Recipe With Ricotta Salata

[1] No lettuce in this salad, just carrots, grapes, cheese, and herbs (photo © The Nibble). [2] Once found only at farmers’ markets, rainbow carrots now appear at better food stores (photo © Artisan Restaurant). [3] Buy seedless grapes; you’ll be cutting them in half for the recipe (photo © The Nibble). [4] Garnishes for…
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