Posts for November 26th 2012

Holiday Living

Taste-Off: Starbucks Peppermint Mocha Latte and Via Ready Brew

A few months back, we taste-tested the Starbucks Pumpkin Latte against the Via Ready Brew counterpart and were surprised to discover tasters preferred the Via instant coffee over the store-made latte.

A few months back, we taste-tested the Starbucks Pumpkin Latte against the Via Ready Brew counterpart and were surprised to discover tasters preferred the Via instant coffee over the store-made latte. When Starbucks sent us its latest instant offering, Via Peppermint Mocha ($8 for six cups), we knew what we had to do: a taste-off! Between the Starbucks Peppermint Mocha, which combines espresso, milk, bittersweet chocolate, and peppermint flavor, and the Via package, find out which one our taste-testers preferred.

Holiday Living

Holiday Culinary Classics From Around the World

This holiday season, go global in the kitchen with Christmas and Hanukkah meals from around the world.

This holiday season, go global in the kitchen with Christmas and Hanukkah meals from around the world. From food you might not have heard of (think purple rice cakes) to classics like mince pie, there's no shortage of international inspiration. Browse our picks, and let us know in the comments if you have any of your own!

Cooking Basics

Forget the Freezer: 5 Practical Uses For Leftover Pie Dough

You've probably picked through the last of your Thanksgiving leftovers, but what about the pie dough?

You've probably picked through the last of your Thanksgiving leftovers, but what about the pie dough? I know I have at least two buttery mounds lying in my fridge awaiting my next move. Rather than letting the dough go to waste (or sending it to freezer purgatory), there are several ways you can make use of the dough this week.

  • Try pie for dinner: Usually pie crust isn't sweetened, so why reserve it for desserts only? Try using leftover pie crust in savory dishes like chicken pot pie. The creamy interior, filled with shredded chicken, peas, carrots, and corn, will warm you up on chilly Winter nights.
  • Shape into a galette: Galettes are one of the first pastries that culinary school students learn, because they're fairly easy to master. Roll the dough out, stuff it with pear or apples, and fold the edges of the dough on top of the fruit. It bakes like a pie yet requires no pan. Try a savory rendition too by stuffing the galette with hearty greens and crumbly feta or goat cheese.

Read more practical uses for pie dough.

Holiday Living

Get in on These Culinary Cyber Monday Deals

Happy Monday — Cyber Monday, that is.

Happy Monday — Cyber Monday, that is. If holiday shopping's mounting on your to-do list, we're here to help. Here are some of the deepest culinary discounts you'll find on the biggest online shopping day of the year.

Keep reading for more Cyber Monday culinary deals

Food News

Link Time: Easy Holiday Hors d'Oeuvres

Three easy holiday hors d'oeuvres — Refinery29 The New York Times defends its infamous Guy Fieri restaurant review — Zagat Food Network gets into the restaurant biz — HuffPost Food Go meatless today with Mexican lasagna — The FN Dish Cadbury invents temperature-tolerant chocolate — Delish Caviar ATMs?

recipes

Release Your Inner Chocolatier and Make Dark Chocolate Truffles

There's nothing I love making more than chocolate during the Winter, and a dark chocolate truffle is a great starting assignment for beginner chocolatiers.


There's nothing I love making more than chocolate during the Winter, and a dark chocolate truffle is a great starting assignment for beginner chocolatiers. Making bonbons and truffles is always a time-consuming, ambitious project that takes the better part of the day, but when it's cold outside, there's nothing I'd rather be doing than hovering over a bowl of melted couverture chocolate to watch its every move and monitor its temperature like an overprotective mother.

See the step-by-step photos for making truffles.

savory sights

Savory Sight: Pumpkin Chicken Chili

Up to your elbows in leftover Thanksgiving turkey?

Up to your elbows in leftover Thanksgiving turkey? Swap out shredded turkey for chicken in this unconventional chili from sevimel and dig in!

It's a cold and rainy day here, so I thought I'd share this delicious chicken pumpkin chili I made yesterday with you guys! It's not quite as thick as a traditional chili - the liquid is more brothy, but super flavorful. I ate it for dinner last night, again today for lunch, and I'm looking forward to eating it again tonight. That peeps, is the sign of a good chili recipe!

For the whole story (and the recipe), check out her blog, and then be sure to share your food photos through our Savory Sights community group or by starting your own blog. If you're on Instagram, chime in on the conversation with the hashtag #savorysight.