TIP OF THE DAY: Prevent Meat From Sticking In The Pan/On The Grill

Staub grill pan available at Williams-Sonoma.   Here are three very simple and handy tricks to prevent meat from sticking to your pan or grill. Room Temperature. First, bring the meat to room temperature. Cold protein and hot surfaces create sticky situations. Oil. Lightly oil your protein after seasoning; an oil sprayer makes it easy.…
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RECIPE: Cocoa Habanero Wings ~ The Best Hot Wing Recipe?

Here’s the wing recipe that THE NIBBLE’s chef Johnny Gnall will be enjoying during the Super Bowl: “Wings are one of those things that people just get excited about,” says Chef Johnny. They seem synonymous with sharing, partying and enjoying with friends. Any time I can remember eating wings, it was with others, digging in…
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RECIPE: Sweet And Spicy Thai Chicken Wings

Spicy Thai chicken wings (photo © Spice Market Restaurants).   According to the National Chicken Council’s 2012 Wing Report, more than 1.25 billion wing portions will be consumed during Super Bowl weekend. Updated 2020: The National Chicken Council’s Annual Chicken Wing Report projects a record-breaking 1.4 billion chicken wings during Super Bowl LIV weekend. That’s…
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RECIPES: Pork Fajitas With Apple Salsa & National Fajita Day

[1] Pork fajitas with homemade apple salsa (photo and recipe © U.S. Apple Association). [2] Fajitas are typically made in a skillet, but there’s a sheet pan recipe under the next photo (photo © Good Eggs). [3] Shrimp fajitas, made on a sheet pan. Here’s the recipe from Le Creme de la Crumb (photo ©…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Vacu Vin Instant Marinating Container

The Vacu Vin Instant Marinating Container is a handy aid for anyone who cooks.   We’ve had a Vacu Vin for some 20 years—the Vacu Vin Wine Saver. It removes air from an open bottle of wine, to preserve the wine quality until you get around to finishing the bottle. Then Chef Johnny Gnall introduced…
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