TIP OF THE DAY: Take It Outside (Entertaining, That Is)

If you have a lovely deck or garden patio, you’ve got a great reason to gather up friends for anything from tea or after-work wine and cheese to a restful lunch or dinner. Since it’s springtime, for either lunch or dinner you can serve a bright, colorful and easy-to-make pasta dish that’s alive with fresh…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Bake Pretzels

Today is National Pretzel Day. Bake up a delicious batch of soft pretzels with this recipe. Pretzels were created in 610 C.E. by a European monk whose name is lost to history. Food historians trace him to Italy or Southern France. He formed leftover bread dough in a shape that represent children’s arms folded in…
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RECIPES: Make A Spring Asparagus Recipe

Enjoy a colorful asparagus frittata for breakfast or lunch. Photo courtesy California Asparagus Commission. Asparagus season is finally upon us! While asparagus shipped from South America are available year-round, we wait impatiently for the April-June window for fresh domestic asparagus. We steam fresh asparagus stalks to al dente, so tasty they don’t even require butter…
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RECIPE: Turf & Turf (Steak & Goat Cheese)

Gourmet cheese steak. Photo courtesy Vermont Butter & Cheese Creamery. Here’s a simple idea but delicious to garnish a plain grilled strip steak with a dense creamy, aged artisan goat cheese and a fig demi-glaze. Think of it as a gourmet cheese steak. The recipe, courtesy of Vermont Butter & Cheese Creamery, uses the Creamery’s…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Repurpose Baskets For Crudités

Do you have a nice basket just hanging around—a legacy from a gift basket or flower arrangement? Repurpose that basket into a crudité server: Fill it with your favorite sliced raw vegetables and whole veggies—baby carrots, cherry tomatoes and radishes, for example—along with the dip. Vermont Butter & Cheese Creamery, a NIBBLE Top Pick Of…
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