TIP OF THE DAY: Don’t Let Nettle Season Pass You By

[1] Add nettles to soup, such as this Potato, Nettle and Green Garlic Soup (all photos © Good Eggs | SF). [2] Nettles. [3] Green garlic.   A year ago, we wrote about stinging nettles. also called common nettles and wild nettles. Here’s that background article. Today’s tip is a reminder not to let the…
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RECIPE: Cauliflower Risotto

Having just published an article about cauliflower rice, we’re following up with this recipe for Cauliflower “Risotto.” This recipe is from Food Player Linda, a freelance chef in Connecticut whose innovative recipes can be found onPlayingWithFireAndWater.com. When we win the lottery, we will retain her to make magnificent meals. RECIPE: CAULIFLOWER “RISOTTO” Ingredients 4 tablespoons…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Riced Cauliflower, Cauliflower Rice & Recipe

[1] There’s no rice involved here: This mushroom “risotto” was made by HealthyFellow.com from riced cauliflower. Here’s the recipe. [2] The JoyLoop brand is sold at Good Eggs in San Francisco—perhaps the most wonderful food purveyor in the U.S.—and other brands are sold nationwide. [3] In the U.K., CauliRice.com sells plain cauliflower rice, plus Indian,…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Roast Leg Of Lamb

Our family typically had turkey for Thanksgiving, prime rib for Christmas, ham and lamb for Easter, lamb for Mother’s Day and a return to prime rib for Father’s Day. Back in the day, food was seasonal. Lamb was available in the spring. Fall is the natural mating time for sheep, which results in lambing in…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Salsify

We can’t believe that in 15 years of publishing THE NIBBLE, we’ve never published an article on salsify. Ironically, it is known as a “forgotten vegetable.” WHAT IS SALSIFY? Salsify, pronounced SAL-suh-fee OR SAL-suh-fie, is a root vegetable in the Asteraceae or dandelion family. Dandelions, daisies and lettuce are in the family, but belong to…
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