TIP OF THE DAY: Gourmet Condiments As Host Gifts

Sir Kensington’s spicy trio: ketchup, mustard and mayonnaise. Photo courtesy Sir Kensington’s.   Invited to a July 4th celebration? Instead of bringing wine or beer, how about treating your host to gourmet condiments? With all due respect to Heinz, French’s and Hellman’s, there are finer flavors to be had. Head to your nearest specialty food…
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TOP PICK OF THE WEEK: Katie’s Mustard Slaw

A Chicago-style dog is a beef frank fully loaded with yellow mustard, onions, pickle relish, a dill pickle spear, tomato wedges and a dash of celery salt on a poppy seed bun. If the sound of it makes your heart flutter, you don’t have to head to Chicago. You can buy Katie’s Mustard Slaw—the longer…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Mustard As Condiment & Ingredient

A field of mustard plants in Napa Valley. The seeds are harvested from the beautiful yellow flowers. Photo courtesy Napa Mustard Festival.   When some people think “spring,” they think daffodils and tulips. The food-focused think “mustard.” A few days before the official start of spring, we look forward to St. Patrick’s Day’s corned beef…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Try A New Mustard

Three of scores of different styles of mustard. Photo by Elvira Kalviste | THE NIBBLE.   We get very comfortable with the brands we buy. Sometimes, we never venture farther than what our mothers bought. But there are new discoveries waiting on every grocer’s shelf. Take something as basic as mustard. There are scores of…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Mustard In Your Vinaigrette

Dijon mustard atop mustard seeds. Photo by Saidi Granados | THE NIBBLE.   You may have seen mustard listed as an ingredient in vinagrette. It adds delicious flavor, but it also serves as an emulsifier, so the dressing doesn’t break back into separate oil and vinegar layers. You can use prepared Dijon mustard, or–if you…
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