TIP OF THE DAY: Storing Chocolate

Fine chocolate is far too sensitive to be stored in a refrigerator: It absorbs odors and reacts to changes in temperature. Moving from cold to warm and back again can cause chocolate to develop a grayish-white “bloom” on the surface (that’s the cocoa butter separating out from the chocolate). It still tastes fine, but it…
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PRODUCT: Gluten Free, Low Carb Pizza

Say “cheese!” Van Harden’s pizza is gluten- free, which means few carbs as well. It uses a cheese-based crust. Photo by Hannah Kaminsky| THE NIBBLE. From the crisp crust to the melted cheese, we love everything about pizza. But for carb counters and, more importantly, people with gluten allergies, that crust presents a problem. Millions…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Deconstructed Salad Dressing With Fine Oil & Vinegar

You don’t need a traditional vinaigrette on a salad: Try a “deconstructed” dressing. A drizzle of fine olive oil or a squeeze of fresh lime juice with a few snipped chives is eye-openingly good. Many oils have personalities that can be enjoyed on their own, unblended with vinegar. We’ve been using grassy-flavored extra-virgin olive oils…
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TOP PICK OF THE WEEK: Organic & Fair Trade Coffee

It’s effortless to save the world by drinking organic, Fair Trade coffee. Photo by Ermek | IST. With coffee emporia nearly everywhere you look—cafés and shops that sell beans—you’d think that coffee was a hot growth category. Yet the annual growth rate of conventional coffee between 2000 and 2008 was just 1.5%. Organic coffee imports…
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