Also visit our main website, TheNibble.com.
The prettiest recipe we’ve seen with ramps: a ramp-stuffed torta from chef Catie Baumer Schwalb of PitchforkDiaries.com. Here‘s the recipe. We were surprised and delighted to see spring ramps in the store yesterday. We thought that the brief ramp season was over. An early spring vegetable, ramps are so delicious—a combination of garlic and…
Continue reading “TIP OF THE DAY: Spring Ramps (Wild Leeks)”
Tater Tots are so beloved that the term is used generically, although it’s a trademark of Ore-Ida, which invented the little potato bites in 1953. (The story is below.) Everyone else can call them “potato tots.” These days, chefs reaching back to childhood are serving fresh-from-scratch versions. This variation, Baked Potato Tots, comes to us…
Continue reading “Baked Potato Tots & More Tater Tot Recipes”
Here’s something fun for chile-loving dads who’d like to try their hand at gardening. You can look for a jalapeño plant at your local nursery, or give Dad the “ingredients” to grow his own. Combine a packet of seeds, a planter and soil, along with some fresh jalapeños to show Dad what’s in store in…
Continue reading “FATHER’S DAY GIFT: Jalapeño Plant”
Charming lemon cucumbers. Photo courtesy Burpee.com. LEMON CUCUMBERS It’s a lemon…no, it’s a cucumber. We spotted these unusual cukes and the ones in the photo below on the Burpee Seeds website. Imagine the surprise and delight when you serve a new and different twist on an everyday vegetable—or rather, fruit (see what makes something…
Continue reading “Heirloom Produce Part 1, Heirloom Cucumbers”
Celery doesn’t get a lot of respect. In most recipes, it’s an also-ran. But great American cheese maker Paula Lambert shows how it can be a main ingredient, in her Shaved Fennel and Celery Heart Salad. You can eat this salad as an appetizer or side, as a base for a poached chicken breast or…
Continue reading “TIP OF THE DAY: Celery Salad”
Photo glossaries of more than 100 foods and beverages let you explore your favorites. Take a look!
Enjoy the often-surprising histories of 1000+ foods and beverages Dive in!