FOOD FACTS: The Difference Between Baking & Roasting

What’s the difference between roast chicken and baked chicken, both made in the oven? One is cooked whole, the other in pieces with some liquid (photo © Mackenzie Ltd..   Both take place in an oven, so what’s the difference between baking and roasting? They’re the same process: cooking the food in an airtight device,…
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FOOD HOLIDAY: National Cheeseburger Day

Every day we tweet on a different food holiday (sign up at Twitter.com/TheNibble). But some holidays, like National Cheeseburger Day, deserve more than a tweet. As one of America’s favorite foods, the cheeseburger demands that you celebrate! Check out 8 gorgeous cheeseburger recipes. Don’t want cheese? See our 40+ burger recipes—a different burger for every…
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TIP OF THE DAY #2: Picking Fresh Peaches

A clingstone peach. Photo courtesy Washington State Fruit Commission. August 22nd is Eat a Peach Day. Here are tips to choose the perfect peach. Aroma: The peach should smell sweet and perfumey. Appearance: The skin should be bruise-free and covered with an even, downy fuzz Handle With Care: Peaches are a very delicate fruit. Even…
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RECIPE: Blueberry Lemonade Cocktail

Celebrate National Lemonade Day. Photoand recipe courtesy Smirnoff.com.   Celebrate National Lemonade Day, August 20th, with adult lemonade. You’ll love this recipe from Smirnoff Vodka; we made it even more blueberry by adding fresh blueberry purée. In addition to Smirnoff Blueberry Flavored Vodka, you can find Stoli Blueberi, Pinnacle Blueberry and other brands. BLUEBERRY LEMONADE…
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FOOD HOLIDAY: Celebrate National Rum Day

Celebrate with a Mojito. Photo by Paul Johnson | IST. Quick: Name a cocktail with rum. Did you say rum and coke, a.k.a. a Cuba Libre? If so, we’d like to recommend our favorite way to enjoy rum: in a Mojito! The mojito, another Cuban cocktail, dates to 300 years before the advent of carbonated…
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