Also visit our main website, TheNibble.com.
A recipe for summer: fruit punch. Photo courtesy QVC. Have you made a bowl of fruit punch yet this summer? Our mom never planned a cookout without punch. Her recipe: equal parts of grape juice, lemonade and orange juice, from frozen concentrate. Among the hundreds and thousands of punch recipes out there, here’s one…
Continue reading “TIP OF THE DAY: Make Fruit Punch”
Edamame and corn salad. Photo courtesy CitronLimette.com. Here’s a fusion recipe: Corn is native to America, soybeans are native to Japan. Here, they marry in a sprightly oregano vinaigrette—oregano being native to the Mediterranean region and the Middle East. You can make this recipe with frozen or canned corn, but the idea here is…
Continue reading “RECIPE: Edamame & Corn Salad”
Our first encounter with olive oil cake came at a trattoria in our neighborhood. It sounded strange to us: We were raised in a butter culture, with a palate trained to recognize buttery goodness over margarine and cake mixes made with salad oil. But, this olive oil and basil cake (also made by the restaurant…
Continue reading “TIP OF THE DAY: Olive Oil Cake With Your Choice Of Citrus”
What to look for in farmers’ markets and specialty produce stores: striped tiger figs. Or, buy them from Melissas.com. The Tiger Fig (also called Tiger Stripe fig and Candy Stripe fig) is prized as one of the most flavorful varieties in the marketplace. It is a light yellow, small to medium, pear-shaped fig with unique…
Continue reading “Tiger Figs & Fresh Fig Compote Recipe”
[1] Hot dogs, Italian style (photo © Jennie-O). [2] You can make pesto from scratch with this recipe, or buy a jar (photo © DeLallo). What do you like on your hot dog? Pickle relish and onions? Sauerkraut? Chili? How about marinara sauce, mozzarella cheese and pesto? That’s the suggestion from target=”_blank”>Jennie-O, maker of…
Continue reading “FOOD FUN: Italian Hot Dogs Recipe With Your Frank Of Choice”
