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Today’s tip is from Chef Johnny Gnall: Ginger is a terrific flavor, adding exotic sweet and floral notes and a spicy kick to any number of cuisines and recipes. It is equally adaptable to sweet and savory foods. In your kitchen, is the ginger always powdered in a shaker jar? Or do you head to…
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Bid adieu to one of food’s icons, the Morton Salt Girl, whose highly refined, iodized salt is too salty for table use. Instead, accent your food with the far more vivid flavors of sea salts. Sea salts are dehydrated from ocean water. They are not refined like table salts, so contain traces of calcium, iron,…
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Chervil has been called “the gourmet’s parsley.” A more delicate flavor than parsley, it has a faint note of licorice. Photo courtesy SXC. THE NIBBLE’s Chef Johnny Gnall advises: When it comes to cooking, not all herbs are created equal. Some have more delicate flavors and can be lost if cooked the wrong way…
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[1] Miso paste with American label (photo courtesy Nagano). [2] Miso paste in Japanese packaging (photo courtesy Nagano). [3] Miso paste (photo courtesy Steamy Kitchen) Challenge yourself in the kitchen this year by trying a new ingredient each month. To start the year off, here’s a suggestion from our consulting chef, Johnny Gnall: miso…
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Happy New Year! Some people we know spend New Year’s Day in bed with a book. Others go out to brunch or a movie, watch football or go ice skating. One couple hosts an annual Bloody Mary party (January 1st is National Bloody Mary Day). We check our dried herbs and spices for freshness (and…
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