The History Of Cold Brew Coffee & How To Make Cold Brew
The history of cold-brew coffee and how to make cold brew.
Category: Food Facts – Food History
Make Biscuits & Gravy…Plus Types Of Gravy
If you’re from the South, or have friends and family who hale from there, you know the pleasures of biscuits and gravy, a popular breakfast dish. Soft biscuits are smothered in: Sausage gravy, made from the drippings of cooked pork sausage, white flour, milk, black pepper, and in the best recipes, bits of sausage, bacon,…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Have A Tapas Party For World Tapas Day
“Official” food holidays are those officially declared by a government: local, state, or national. In these fast and loose days of the Internet, however, many companies and individuals don’t bother to seek official sanction for a “special observance day.” Instead, they simply announce online that a particular date is now World Nutella Day (started by…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Try Bitters In Your Coffee & The History Of Bitters
Many “cocktail households” have a bottle of Angostura bitters, to splash into a Manhattan or other recipe. In fact, you can add bitters to still or sparkling water, regular or diet soda, hot or iced tea, and coffee. (There’s a recipe for iced coffee with bitters below.) If you follow food and beverage trends, you’ve…
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Vietnamese Cabbage Slaw, a.k.a. Cole Slaw, Recipe
[1] Vietnamese slaw, made with a fish sauce-accented vinaigrette (photo © The Cheesecake Factory. [2] Conventional American cole slaw with mayonnaise (photo © Blu Restaurant | NYC [alas, now closed]). [3] Vietnamese fish sauce (photo © Red Boat). So many slaws, so little time! On summer weekends, we try different slaw recipes and different…
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