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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For National Lobster Day, The History Of Lobster & Why We Boil Them Alive

National Lobster Day is celebrated on two different days: June 15th September 25th (see the *footnote for why there are two). Below: > The history of lobster, from trash seafood to cash crop. > Lobster-producing regions. > Other foods that went from common to coveted. > The year’s lobster holidays. > Why are lobsters boiled…
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