PRODUCT: Beanitos Bean Chips

Enjoy a healthy crunch. Photo by Hannah Kaminsky | THE NIBBLE. Perhaps you converted from potato chips to tortilla chips in the interest of better nutrition. And you went from fried chips to baked chips. Now, you can go one step further with Beanitos—two flavors of bean chips with more protein, Omega 3s and fiber.…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Pairing Fine Cheddar

Americans tend to pair Cheddars with apples and grapes. That’s OK with supermarket Cheddars. But farmstead Cheddars—artisan Cheddars—are complex, full-flavored cheeses that go well with a wide range of accompaniments. Try figs and dates or mostarda—glazed fruits in a mustard sauce. In summer months, Cheddar with a sliced vine-ripened tomato (sprinkled with sea salt), celery…
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CULINARY EDUCATION: Great Classes At Institute For Culinary Education

Mad about macaroons? Learn how to make thesefab confections at ICE. Photo of Mad Mac Macaroons, a NIBBLE Top Pick Of The Week, by Claire Freiermann | THE NIBBLE. Are you in greater New York? Are you planning a trip? If so, in-between the shows, restaurants and shopping, plan to take one of the culinary…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Have A Water-Tasting Party

It can walk the walk on the grocery shelf, but can it “taste the taste?” Have a mineral water tasting party to find out. Photo courtesy Antipodes. Whether you’re looking for a zero-calorie way to get through the Academy Awards or a great way to entertain adults and kids in general, water is the way.…
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TOP PICK OF THE WEEK: Smoked Shrimp & Scallops From Sullivan Harbor Farm

How could it be that we have lived this many decades without the joys of smoked shrimp and scallops? Smoked fish we’ve had aplenty: black cod (sablefish), chub (carp), salmon, sturgeon, trout, whitefish. But our smoked shellfish experience has been limited to imported cans of smoked mussels and clams. We employed them in various hors…
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