pits

  • Set Out a Single Pit With Your Bowl of Olives

    Set Out a Single Pit With Your Bowl of Olives

    Putting a little ramekin next to a bowl of olives for discarded pits has long been “the move,” but an empty ramekin requires an explanation. Rather than tell every person at the table or (very small) gathering (of your immediate family) that the little bowl is “for the olive pits,” simply eat an olive and…


  • Use Discarded Cherry Pits To Flavour Whipped Cream

    Use Discarded Cherry Pits To Flavour Whipped Cream

    Cherry pits may seem like one piece of kitchen refuse that has no second life, but as Stella Parks of Serious Eats points out, the little bit of fruit that clings to the stone has the ability to infuse flavour and colour into all sorts of tasty treats.