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Sir Francis Bacon, Lord Chancellor of England under Queen Elizabeth I, was an author, lawyer, jurist, philosopher and scientist. But he most likely never had bacon peanut brittle. If he had, it would have become as popular as English toffee. In his honor, two baconeers from Atlanta are making Sir Francis Bacon Peanut Brittle. The…
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There’s lots of tomato sauce on the shelves, but look at the ingredients panel: Most of it is chock full of sugar/HFCS and salt. Antonio Boffa emigrated from Italy after World War II, opened a restaurant in 1951 and made his sauces the old-fashioned way: with the best ingredients, bursting with flavor, without need for…
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Whole grain rice and quinoa are yours in 45 seconds with Village Harvest. Photo by Katharine Pollak | THE NIBBLE. Village Harvest is “graining fans” with its frozen whole-grain rice mixes. They make eating healthy whole grains as easy as 1-2-3—or 45 seconds in the microwave. And the whole grains taste great! There are plenty…
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Another way to enjoy peanuts! Photo courtesy Wisconsin Milk Marketing Board. Peanuts, peanut butter, peanut butter cookies, peanut brittle, satay…. peanut soup?? Indeed! Peanuts, which originated in South America, actually came to the U.S. with African slaves. Brought to West Africa by Portuguese and Spanish traders, peanuts were a staple crop for West Africans. We…
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Each piece is infused with a different spice. Photo by Jerry Deutsch | THE NIBBLE. Allow us to introduce you to “solid bonbons.” Wait, you say: Isn’t a “solid bonbon”* just a piece of solid chocolate? *A bonbon is a hard shell of chocolate filled with a variety of centers—caramel, cremes, ganache, etc. Not exactly.…
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