TIP OF THE DAY: Honey Drink

Good to the last drop. Photo courtesy Savannah Bee Company. When there’s just a bit of honey left in the jar, don’t toss it out: Make a honey julep. Fill the honey jar halfway with hot water, screw the cap on and shake until the honey is dissolved. Pour the “honey water” over ice, add…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Vinegar Substitutes

Lucini balsamic vinegar, a NIBBLE favorite, is available at Amazon.com. Photo by B.A. Van Sise. THE NIBBLE pantry has a dozen different types of vinegar, from the basics—balsamic, champagne, cider, sherry and wine vinegars—to rice vinegar and our favorite flavor-infused vinegars (we have almost everything from Boyajian). But what if a recipe calls for a…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Sparkling Juice

Love fruit juice but not the calories? You can juice up for one-fourth the calories and carbs by turning your juice drink into a sparkling juice “spritzer”: Just fill the glass 1/4 full with fruit juice and top off with club soda or seltzer. You also can: Mix the recipe by using 1/2 juice and…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Use For Extra Wine

Make wine ice cubes. Photo courtesy iSi Orka. Don’t toss those few ounces of leftover wine: Pour extra wine into ice cube trays. Then, when a sauce calls for a few tablespoons or a quarter-cup of wine, just pop and drop one or two into the saucepan. This saves you from opening a bottle of…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Dry Aged Beef

For the best steak experience, splurge for dry-aged. Porterhouse steak from Morton’s The Steakhouse. If you’re looking for a great piece of beef, experts and connoisseurs will tell you that the best is dry aged for 30 days or longer. Aging the beef allows a steer’s natural enzymes to break down its tough connective tissues.…
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