TIP OF THE DAY: Blue & Purple Potatoes

The All Blue variety of blue potatoes. Potatoes can be blue or purple, depending on the soil in which they are grown. Photo courtesy Burpee.com.   Naturally blue and purple foods are relatively rare. Blue Foods. In the blue group are blackberries, blueberries, blue cheese, blue corn, Concord grapes, pale blue oyster mushrooms and edible…
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FOOD FUN: Peeps Dunkin’ Donuts

Peeps donuts, new this year. Photo courtesy Dunkin’ Donuts.   Why did it take so long, we wondered, as we read the press release about Dunkin’ Donuts’ new Easter donut topped with a real Peeps marshmallow chick. The yeast donut, shaped like a flower, is available in two flavors: strawberry flavored icing with pastel green…
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RECIPE: Prosciutto Wrapped Bell Peppers

A tasty first course: a roasted bell pepper wrapped in prosciutto. Photo courtesy Westside Market | NYC.   This recipe fits right in with a pink food party, Valentine’s Day, Easter or Mother’s Day. RECIPE: PROSCIUTTO WRAPPED BELL PEPPERS Ingredients For 4 Servings 3 tablespoons olive oil 1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar Salt and pepper 4…
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EASTER GREETINGS

   HAPPY EASTER FROM ALL OF US At THE NIBBLE. If you don’t celebrate Easter, today is also: Tater Day National Clams On The Half Shell Day Oranges And Lemons Day   Rabbit enjoying his Easter dinner.     

TOP PICK OF THE WEEK: Talenti Gelato In Spring Colors For Easter

It’s really easy to make this ice cream cake for Easter, or to simply serve three pretty colors of gelato or sorbetto in a bowl. Photo courtesy Talenti Gelato.   By the time dessert comes, we’ll be bursting at the seams: no room for carrot cake or coconut cake (can we get that to go?),…
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