TIP OF THE DAY: Save Those Orange Peels

Don’t toss the peel! Photo courtesy IdaLovesGreen.com.   Some people prefer a banana, others an apple. Our go-to hand fruit is a bright, juicy orange. We eat enough of them to engender the question of how to repurpose the peel. Beyond zesting and making candied orange peel, we published a piece on what to do…
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TIP OF THE DAY: 15+ Uses For A Culinary Torch

Making crème brûlée is just one of the numerous things you can do with a culinary torch. Photo courtesy BonJour.   Many of us have purchased a culinary torch (a.k.a. chef’s torch or brulée torch) for the sole purpose of caramelizing sugar on crème brûlée. But a culinary torch has numerous other uses in the…
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TIP: Uses For Leftover Wine

What to do with the leftover wine? Photo courtesy FreeImages.co.uk.   Some people have no problem using leftover wine in the next day or so—typically by drinking it! But if you’re just a social drinker and not likely to drink the leftovers by yourself, here are some suggestions: 1. MAKE A SPRITZER. If there’s not…
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