How are you celebrating National Quesadilla Day, September 25th? We started with this fa href=”https://blog.thenibble.com/2017/05/03/recipe-fried-egg-quesadilla/”>fried egg quesadilla and for lunch the Peanut Butter & Jelly Quesadilla. For dinner, we’re heading to our local Mexican restaurant, where we’ve been eying the crab meat quesadilla. Will we be all quesadilla’d-out tomorrow? We don’t think so. A quesadilla, […]
[1] Black and white rice side dish (recipe and photo © Zavor America). [2] Seafood salad atop black rice. Here’s the recipe (photo © DeLallo). [3] Thai rice pudding with mango ice cream. Here’s the recipe (photo © Briana’s Kitchen Creations [now closed]). [4] Black pearl rice (photo by Hannah Kaminsky | © The Nibble). […]
Raise a toast to September 20th, National Rum Punch Day. Punch is a general term for a broad assortment of mixed drinks, made with or without alcohol. The drink originated on the Indian Subcontinent, was called paantsch. The word “punch” derives from that Hindi word, also spelled panch, which in turn comes from the Sanskrit […]
[1] Butterscotch pudding topped with vanilla bean pudding, and a garnish of butterscotch sauce, whipped cream and chocolate chips (photo © Bruna Branco | Unsplash). [2] Butterscotch pudding with chocolate flecks (photo © Duard van der Westhuizen | iStock Photo). [3] Butterscotch pudding topped with pieces of chocolate almond bark (photo © Hannah Kaminsky | […]
[1] Red velvet layer cake. Here’s the recipe (photo © McCormick). [2] Red velvet bundt cake in Nordicware’s “Stained Glass” design (photo © Nordicware). [3] Red velvet pancakes. Here’s the recipe (photo © Taste Of Home). [5] Red velvet donuts. Here’s the recipe (photo © Farmgirl Gourmet). September 18th is National Red Velvet Cake […]
Grilled Avocado Party Bar Ham & Avocado Omelet Ladybugs On A Stick Layered Salad Roasted Beet, Avocado & Granny Smith Apple Towers Southwestern Salad In An Avocado Boat Stuffed Avocados Turmeric-Spiced Chicken Tacos With Avocado Tomato Salsa Spice-Seared Tofu with Avocado, Beets & Cucumbers Spinach Salad with Pan-Seared Salmon & Avocado Strawberry Avocado Smoothie Sushi […]
[1] Acorn squash, an American favorite (photo © Kim Daniels | Unsplash). [2] Bake an acorn squash and stuff the halves with other veggies, including root vegetables. Here, Brussels sprouts, dried cranberries and sliced almonds atop brown rice (photo © Chef Eric LeVine). [3] Here’s the recipe from Farmgirl Gourmet (photo © Farmgirl Gourmet). [4] […]
[1] The ice cream sensation of the summer: Van Leeuwen’s Kraft Macaroni & Cheese Ice Cream (photos #1 and #2 © Kraft). [2] The sweet ice cream is flavored with Kraft Mac & Cheese powder. [3] Charlie Trotter’s goat cheese ice cream with roasted figs and tuiles*. Here’s the recipe (photo © Charlie Trotter). [4] […]
[1] Grilled romaine turns into a grilled Caesar Salad (photo © Wisconsin Cheese). [2] Another look at grilled Caesar Salad (photo © Stagione Restaurant | Charlotte). [3] A classic Caesar Salad (photo © Safe Eggs). [4] A different way to serve Caesar Salad: without tearing the romaine (photo © Yondu | Facebook). [5] Shave the […]
While National Fig Week is the first week of November, figs begin their season as a late summer fruit. A good produce department should be full of them right now. Have you ever tasted a fig at peak ripeness? Whether it’s enjoyed as a hand fruit, served with cheese for dessert, accenting a charcuterie board, […]