Category: Recipes

TIP OF THE DAY: Make Thanksgiving Chocolate Bars Or Bark

Posted on by thenibble

[1] Turn a plain 3.5-ounce chocolate bar into a Thanksgiving bar (photo © Livestrong). [2] You can present the bars whole, or break them up into bark (photo © The Nutrition Adventure). [3] You can use your favorite chocolate, whether dark, milk, or… (photo © Chocolate Inspirations). [4]…white chocolate (photo © My Catholic Kitchen.  …
Continue reading “TIP OF THE DAY: Make Thanksgiving Chocolate Bars Or Bark” →

TIP OF THE DAY: Thanksgiving Cheeses

Posted on by thenibble

[1] Jack O’Pumpkinseed, a mountain-style cheese from Switzerland. [2] Cranberry goat cheese log from Montchèvre. [3] Pumpkin spice goat cheese log from Montchèvre. [4] Another Pumpkinseed Gouda from The Netherlands, at Sam’s Club.   If you read our articles on Halloween Cheeses, you know that many of them are colorful representation of the Harvest Season.…
Continue reading “TIP OF THE DAY: Thanksgiving Cheeses” →

TIP OF THE DAY: Make Gravlax

Posted on by thenibble

It’s easy to look at gravlax and think it’s smoked salmon. Both have that bright pink-orange color, both are served in thin slices. The differences: One is smoked over wood, the other is cured in brine; one requires a smoker, the other is cured in the fridge. Another distinction: Gravlax is always cured with fresh…
Continue reading “TIP OF THE DAY: Make Gravlax” →

FOOD FUN: Unconventional Sundae Ingredients

Posted on by thenibble

[1] Not your typical vanilla ice cream sundae (photo courtesy Ogawa Coffee. [2] How about a beef sundae with cheddar (photo courtesy Dairy Max). [3] Tart frozen yogurt like Pinkberry is an opportunity to try savory toppings, like marinated cherry tomatoes and basil (photo courtesy Pinkberry).   For National Sundae Day, November 11th, commemorates the…
Continue reading “FOOD FUN: Unconventional Sundae Ingredients” →

TIP OF THE DAY: Holiday Martini With A Side Of Olives

Posted on by thenibble

If you’re not the type to sip seasonal cocktails with apple, cinnamon, cranberry or pumpkin flavors, here’s a tip to seasonalize that American classic, the Martini*. Recently we read an interview with a fashionable mixologist. Asked, among other things, of his pet peeves, he said, “I sell cocktails, I don’t sell garnishes. Everyone who orders…
Continue reading “TIP OF THE DAY: Holiday Martini With A Side Of Olives” →