Seasonal Recipes for February – Rockin...

Did you hear the one about the cabbage and the turnip getting married and giving birth to the rutabaga? Well…it’s true.  The rutabaga resembles a large yellow turnip and is suspected of having wild cabbage in its genetic makeup. Known as the “Swedish Turnip,” the rutabaga’s name derives from the Swedish word rotabagge ~ “rot” for...

Onions: a Veggie of Choice in Dishes Wor...

The mighty onion, infamous as one of the most difficult vegetables to slice due to its sturdy outer shell and slippery texture, is an ideal challenge for that gift set of Kyocera Ceramic knives you’re still breaking in. The amazing onion provides layers of flavor and color to a wide variety of dishes and cuisines.  Onions are often chopped and used as an ingredient in various hearty...

Can’t ‘Beet’ Celeriac – ‘Frog ...

It’s a New Year and many of our readers are no doubt looking for some culinary slicing challenges for that new gift set of Kyocera Ceramic knives that Santa left under the holiday tree. This is a prime season for using a ceramic knife created specifically to slice boneless meats, fruits and…vegetables.  Winter in the northern climes means that there won’t be much in...

December 14 – Celebrate National Bouil...

December 14 is National Bouillabaisse Day – though there’s no hard evidence to indisputably prove this factoid.  No matter.  It’s a great excuse for making a delicious Bouillabaisse fish stew using your trusty (but never rusty) Kyocera ceramic knives. Bouillabaisse is extremely popular all around the Mediterranean, and is a specialty in ports across the region.  Lovers...

Thinking Vegetarian Thanksgiving? Stay S...

Thinking about a Vegetarian Thanksgiving? Think you’ll be missing out on something if you eliminate turkey from your Thanksgiving dinner? The Gentle Thanksgiving menu may include a vegan “turkey,” lentil or nut roast, stuffed squash, corn chowder or chestnut soup, candied yams, cranberry sauce, etc. But before you head for the supermarket produce department, it helps...

Pie’s the Limit in November...

November means Thanksgiving, and Thanksgiving means pie.  And cutting pie means, of course, Kyocera ceramic knives.  Here follows some pie arcana we found when we went pie hunting online: Getting an early start on the day of gratitude (still two weeks away), Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter declared today, Thursday, November 10, as “Pie Day” in Philadelphia. The LaGrange, Ill.,...

Is October the Sweetest Month?...

October is U.S. National Dessert Month and the calendar is full of sweet dates. Did you miss celebrating National Caramel Custard Day (Oct. 3), National Apple Betty Day (Oct. 5), National Frappe Day (Oct. 7), National Fluffernutter (a sandwich made with peanut butter and marshmallow cream) Day (Oct. 8), National Angel Food Cake Day (Oct. 10), National Dessert Day (Oct. 14) and National...

Spotlight on the Sashimi Knife...

Love fish? We hope you caught our last blog, where we shared our flavorful summer recipe for Herbed Stuffed Catfish. But we know not everyone begins to salivate at the word “fish.” Now, “sushi” and “sashimi”—that’s another matter, made possible by the steamrolling popularity of these Japanese dishes over the last two decades. It seems everyone is “going for sushi”...

Herbed Stuffed Catfish — Excellent...

It’s easy for most people to conjure up the image of a catfish: that kissable fishy face with long sets of “whiskers” hanging down. People all over the world can imagine this classic picture, as catfish inhabit the waters of every continent except Antarctica. They’re so prevalent, it’s no surprise catfish have been a worldwide dietary staple for hundreds of years. Catfish...

Reinvent Iced Tea With Kyocera’s Hot S...

It’s hard to picture summertime without a refreshing glass of iced tea!  But for as old as tea is, did you know iced tea wasn’t always a summer staple?  Iced tea was born just 100 years ago in a desperate act of innovation.  At the St. Louis World’s Fair, tea enthusiast Richard Blechynden was eager to show off his hot tea, but nobody wanted to drink hot tea in a heat wave!  So...