TIP OF THE DAY: Sharpen Your Knives & Free Sharpening From Sur La Table

A sharp knife slices easily and cleanly; a dull knife requires more pressure and can slip and cut you. Photo of Shun chef’s knife (the brand we use at THE NIBBLE) courtesy Sur La Table.   You can’t be a good cook—or a safe cook—without sharp knives. You should sharpen your knives at least twice…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Apricots & Prosciutto

Here’s a fall-winter spin on the popular appetizer, melon and prosciutto, that also allows you to substitute pancetta.     THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN PANCETTA AND PROSCIUTTO Both pancetta (pan-CHEH-tuh) and prosciutto (pro-SHOO-toh) are Italian pork products. Pancetta is the Italian version of bacon, made from the pork belly like American bacon. Instead of being smoked…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Glazed Root Vegetables

Yummy glazed root vegetables. Photo courtesy Capitol Grille | Nashville.   Ah, what beautiful food is served by chef Tyler Brown at the Capitol Grille in Nashville. While perusing the photo gallery on the restaurant’s website, we were inspired to whip up a batch of glazed root vegetables.* They were so tasty, we at the…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Cake & Cupcake Frosting Idea

You’re making cake or cupcakes. You need to decide on the frosting. Should it be chocolate, vanilla, mocha or another flavor? Should it be cream-cheese based or buttercream? Should it be penuche frosting, made with brown sugar? Why decide on one, when you can have two? Thanks to Yummy Cupcakes in Los Angeles—one of our…
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TIP OF THE DAY THANKSGIVING: Mini Tartlets Instead Of Pies

No one is hungry at the end of Thanksgiving dinner, but everyone wants that piece of pumpkin pie or pecan pie—or both. Here’s a solution: Instead of a pie, serve mini tartlets. One mini tartlet can satisfy, for a fraction of the tummy space and calories of a piece of pie or full-size tart. While…
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