The Nibble - Gourmet Food Blog

TIP OF THE DAY: Ice Cream Cone Tips

Published on 2010-08-26 06:59:24

A marshmallow in the tip means no drip.Photo by Agg | Dreamstime.   To keep an ice cream cone from dripping, stuff a miniature marshmallow or two into the bottom of the cone. It will plug up the tip so that ice cream doesn’t drip through. Want to make fancy dipped ice cream cones, like [...]

FOOD FACTS: For Mayonnaise Lovers

Published on 2010-08-26 06:21:30

Unlike mustard, pickles and other condiments that are essentially the same as at the time of their invention, mayonnaise evolved into something quite different. The “original” mayonnaise was a sauce served at a banquet following the 1756 Battle of Mahón, a city on the island of Minorca in the Mediterranean. The new recipe was named [...]

NEWS: Bottled Tea Can Be Low On Antioxidants

Published on 2010-08-25 12:53:31

A good choice: Snapple shows the milligramsof tea polyphenols on its bottle labels. They are equivalent to a cup of home-brewed tea.Photo courtesy Snapple.   Bottled tea is a $1-billion industry in the United States. In the past decade, many people have switched to it from soft drinks because of the antioxidant-generated health benefits. (The [...]

TIP OF THE DAY: Easy Dessert Sauce

Published on 2010-08-25 06:59:20

When you need a quick topping for cake, pie or bread pudding, melt a pint of premium French vanilla ice cream (made with egg yolks). Melt a pint (2 cups) of ice cream at room temperature or in the refrigerator. Stir in 2 ounces (jiggers) of bourbon. Serve cold, at room temperature or slightly warmed. [...]

PRODUCT: Gourmet Hot Sauce

Published on 2010-08-25 06:30:33

Dixie Heat is one of our new favorite hotsauce brands. Photo by Katharine Pollak |THE NIBBLE.   If you enjoy enjoy Tabasco as a food condiment, you should try some of the small-batch, artisan hot sauces on the market. We try dozens of hot sauces each year. Some are just hot (or scorching!), others have [...]

TOP PICK OF THE WEEK: Liquorice (That’s Licorice Candy From Australia)

Published on 2010-08-24 15:11:16

Licorice is a “healthier candy”: no cholesterol, no salt. Most Americans have had the pleasure of a bag of red licorice. Yet we’ve learned that red, chocolate and any color licorice but black isn’t licorice. To be real licorice—and enjoy its health benefits—there must be licorice root extract, which creates black candy. That’s only one [...]

PRODUCT: Kitchen Tongs = Salad Tongs

Published on 2010-08-24 06:59:52

Our Orka kitchen tongs go from counterto table. (Color availability will vary.)   Many people use salad servers—a long fork-and-spoon set—to serve salad. They’re not the simplest utensils to use neatly. Over time, the fork and spoon have been joined together by some manufacturers to create salad tongs. (Food tongs comprise two arms that are [...]

PRODUCT: Make Infused Water

Published on 2010-08-24 06:35:50

If you enjoy fruit-flavored water, you can make it at home, saving money and the environment (those plastic bottles pile up in landfill forever). Several companies make products that make it easy to create infused water. Bodum’s Ceylon Tea Pitcher is an acrylic pitcher with a filter that was originally designed to brew tea. We [...]

GOURMET GIVEAWAY: Tribe Origins Hummus

Published on 2010-08-23 13:36:40

All flavors except Original have a zesty topping that is attractive as well as flavorful. Photo courtesy TribeHummus.com.   Love hummus? Looking for a healthy way to get your family to eat more veggies or healthier snacks? Want something other than chips to serve with wine or beer? Serve a variety of crudités (raw vegetables) [...]

TIP OF THE DAY: Salad Ideas In Miniature

Published on 2010-08-23 06:53:20

It’s easy to make salad more interesting and get everyone to eat more healthy salad. Packaging is everything, the saying goes. Whether it’s an everyday dinner salad or a special occasion, the same ingredients that look flat on a plate or in a bowl sparkle in glass. Use small cuts. Cut ingredients into smaller pieces [...]