If you had to limit yourself to eating just ONE kind of pie this holiday season, which would it be? Share your recipes!
February 5, 2010
Nutella has spread (pun intended) all over the world, and has become so popular that there is actually a day devoted to it. In 2007, two American food bloggers in Italy created World Nutella Day. This year the holiday lands on Feb. 5. So here we are, three years later, continuing to celebrate the worldwide domination of Nutella. And why shouldn’t we? It’s creamy, chocolate-y and completely addictive.
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January 8, 2010
Hummus, the chickpea spread that many of us know and love, is now at the center of the latest Middle Eastern conflict. Forget land settlements and religious wars. Let’s focus on something a little more important like say, who can make the largest serving of hummus? After some back and forth controversy, Israel now has the lead with a world record of more than four metric tons of hummus. The prior record had just been set in October by Lebanese hummus makers. But regardless of who is leading this war on hummus, we’re really just craving some hummus!
Bring on the hummus recipes! (Find them after the jump.)
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December 30, 2009
Recipe4Living product testers got a chance to put some super sweet products to the test! Decas dried cranberries, infused with additional flavors and antioxidants had our product testers busy in the kitchen. By using Recipe4Living recipes or their own original recipes, our product testers tried out Decas’ two different flavored cranberries: BluCrans and GrapeCrans. Check out what they had to say about these superfruits in the reviews below.
Click here to see the full review on Recipe4Living!
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November 13, 2009
Every Friday at Chew on That, we test your foodie vocabulary by quizzing you on a new foodie word and supply delicious recipes to match!
This week’s word is: au Poivre (adjective). Pronounced: \ō-ˈpwäv(rə)\
Please choose the most appropriate definition for au Poivre:
a.) Covered with bread crumbs or grated cheese and browned (as under a broiler).
b.) Garnished with fruit or vegetables that are cooked until tender in a seasoned liquid.
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d.) Served with a generous amount of usually coarsely ground black pepper.
BONUS: Every week I choose definitions that resemble other foodie vocab words. For extra credit, identify the other definitions being used. Find the answers in next week’s foodie vocab!
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November 10, 2009
Ever make fresh ricotta cheese? How about with Stephanie Izard? Last night I had the pleasure of attending a Whole Foods cooking class taught by the Top Chef Season 4 Winner and learned how to make fresh ricotta from scratch and how to incorporate this great cheese into both sweet and savory dishes. A Chicago chef, we cheered her on during her season of Top Chef and have been following every bit of info about her upcoming Chicago restaurant (breaking news about it later in this post).
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November 9, 2009
A couple years ago we wrote about a great cause called Drop In & Decorate where bakers and non-bakers alike get together to decorate cookies for donation. Already in its eighth year, this tax-exempt nonprofit organization founded by food writer Lydia Walshin of The Perfect Pantry is still going strong. And this year, they have added an extra incentive!
But who better to tell you about the event than the founder herself? Take it away Lydia…
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