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October 24, 2010 at 7:47 am
· Filed under Beverages, Honey-Sugar-Syrup, Tip Of The Day
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Good to the last drop. Photo courtesy
Savannah Bee Company. |
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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 liberal amounts of fresh-squeezed lime juice and garnish with a sprig of fresh mint.
If you prefer a hot drink, hold the ice.
If you don’t have a fresh lime, make a lemon honey drink.
This tip comes from Savannah Bee Company, a NIBBLE Top Pick Of The Week. |
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October 23, 2010 at 5:44 pm
· Filed under Diet Nibbles, Ice Cream-Sorbet-Yogurt, Sugar-Free
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If there’s a Paciugo Gelato near you, you may want to head over for a few scoops and see why the readers of DMagazine in Dallas chose it as “Best Gelato.”
Christina and Ugo Ginatta and their son Vincenzo moved from Turin, Italy to Dallas, where they started the city’s first gelato caffè in 2000. Using artisan techniques and the finest ingredients, they developed a recipe list of 200 flavors in rotation (with a selection of 30 to 38 available on any given day). The company is now a mini-chain of more than 40 stores in 11 states plus Mexico.
Just looking at the list of flavors makes you want to try every one (and if you really want every flavor, ask about having your own franchise).
What we especially like about Paciugo Gelato is its ability to provide a frozen treat for just about everyone.
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Gelato for everyone! Photo courtesy Paciugo. |
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Vegan or lactose-intolerant? No worries: There are gelato flavors made with soy milk, as well as dairy-free sorbetto.
Cutting back on sugar? The No Sugar Added gelato is terrific: If No Sugar Added gelato tastes this good, who needs sugar?
On a lowfat diet? The fat content is 3.5%—much lower than a superpremium ice cream (which can be up to 16% milkfat).
While we’ve only gotten through eight of the 200 flavors, we’re in love with the Mediterranean Sea Salt Caramel and the No Sugar Added flavors (we tried NSA Hazelnut and Panna cotta flavors). (We haven’t tried the soy-based gelato yet, but we look forward to it.)
See how gelato is different from ice cream.
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October 23, 2010 at 7:58 am
· Filed under Oil-Vinegar-Dressing, Tip Of The Day
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Lucini balsamic vinegar, a NIBBLE favorite,
is available at Amazon.com. Photo by
B.A. Van Sise. |
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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 type of vinegar that you don’t have on hand—and you can’t run out to buy it?
How To Repair Food, a book we love, advises that you can substitute another vinegar (although the dish will taste a bit different). Here are the substitutions:
- Apple Cider Vinegar Substitute: distilled white vinegar for pickling, any wine vinegar otherwise
- Balsamic Vinegar Substitute: red wine vinegar or sherry vinegar plus a pinch of sugar
- Red Wine Vinegar Substitute: white wine vinegar
- White Wine Vinegar Substitute: red wine vinegar
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| If you’re totally out of vinegar, use twice as much lemon juice as the required amount of vinegar.
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