TIP OF THE DAY: Certified Humane Raised & Handled Meat

Love animals? Buy meat that is Certified Humane Raised & Handled.   If you care about animals yet eat meat and poultry, there’s an easy way to put your money where your steak is. Look for meat with the Certified Humane Raised & Handled logo. Humane Farm Animal Care is a national non-profit organization created…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Seasoning With Salt

Today’s tip deals with something most of us do every day: seasoning with salt. The tip comes from THE NIBBLE’s test kitchen chef. Tip Part 1: Season meat with salt by sprinkling it from a height of roughly 6 to 8 inches. This ensures an even layer of salt, with no bland spots. Salt the…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Have A Wheat Beer Tasting

Summertime and the livin’ is easy—with a refreshing wheat beer. Photo of German Weizenbier by Ukko | Wikimedia.   In the heat of the summer, few people want to drink a full-bodied beer (except in a chocolate stout beer float). Summer beers have been brewed for centuries, pioneered by Belgian and German brewers. Recipes were…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Grill Extra Steak

Steak salad: our favorite way to enjoy leftover steak or other grilled meat on a hot summer day. Photo and recipe courtesy McCormick.com.   When you’re grilling steak, lamb, pork or chicken, grill enough meat to enjoy in a cold salad the next day. For example, the recipe below, for a balsamic-marinated steak salad, was…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Make Chocolate Curls

We have lots of chocolate bars and pieces of chocolate that have been nibbled on for reviews, as well as blocks of couverture chocolate (used for baking). When life gives you extra chocolate bars, make chocolate curls. Also known as shaved chocolate, the curls can be used to garnish cake, ice cream, pudding, hot chocolate…
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