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Halloween Cheeses For Lovers Of Fine Cheese, Part 2

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[1] A limited fall edition version of Weybridge from Vermont (photo © Jasper Hill Farm). [2] Mimolette, perhaps the spookiest-looking cheese (photo © Tout 1 Fromage). [3] Mimolette sliced. The rind is technically edible, though it’s quite tough and doesn’t have a particularly appealing taste (photo © Murray’s Cheese). [4] Saxonshire is a layered cheese…
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Halloween Cheeses For Lovers Of Fine Cheese: Part 1

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Let the less sophisticated turophiles* make witches’ broomsticks out of string cheese. Here at The Nibble, we’re celebrating Halloween with sophisticated cheeses and…of course…pumpkin ales. If it’s fun you want, check out our article on Halloween fun with cheese. If it’s connoisseurship you want, keep reading. These cheeses belong on a cheese board, but they…
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Pumpkin Lasagna Recipe With Ricotta & Swiss Chard

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Here’s our last pumpkin pasta recipe of the season. October is National Pasta Month and National Pumpkin Month. National Pasta Day is October 17th; October 25th is World Pasta Day. October 26th is National Pumpkin Day. We’ve been partying with pasta: celebrating the harvest season and shortly, Halloween and Thanksgiving. Pumpkin recipes shouldn’t stop when…
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A Venus Flytrap For Your Kitchen: It Eats Flying Insects

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[1] We couldn’t find a way to kill a kitchen insect, so we finally bought a Venus flytrap (photos #1 to #5 © Rocket Farms). [2] The inside of the traps are red, luring insects and making them more attractive houseplants. [3] Uh oh. [4] Gotcha! [5] Baby flytraps growing in a Rocket Farms greenhouse.…
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Pumpkin Manicotti Recipe For Fall, Halloween & Thanksgiving

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[1] Pumpkin manicotti: comfort food for fall and winter (photo © Taste of Home). [2] Pumpkin gnocchi with butter sage sauce. Here’s the recipe (photos #1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #6, #7 © DeLallo). [3] This spicy pumpkin carbonara recipe is made with bucatini—thick spaghetti with a hole in the center. But you can substitute…
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