TOP PICK OF THE WEEK: Bare Fruit Apple Chips

An apple never tasted better. Photo by Elvira Kalviste | THE NIBBLE.   Our favorite packaged sweet snack, Bare Fruit apple chips has expanded the line to two new “flavored” chips. The lineup now includes Chili Lime Apple Chips Cinnamon Apple Chips Fuji Red Apple Chips Granny Smith Apple Chips Sea Salt Caramel Apple Chips…
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Blood Orange Mimosa Recipe ~ A Smoking Cocktail

We love Mimosas: champagne and orange juice. We love blood oranges. So when this recipe arrived for a Bloody Mimosa [photo #1], we thought: This is it for Halloween. Not only does the “bloody” orange juice make a much better-looking Mimosa; a few chips of dry ice give the drink a spooky smoking effect. The…
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PRODUCT: Cabo Diablo, Coffee Liqueur With Cabo Wabo Tequila

New liqueur in town: Cabo Diablo, a not-so-devilish combination of coffee and tequila. Photo courtesy Campari America.   October 16th is National Liqueur Day. Don’t reach for what you already like; try something new. If you like coffee and tequila, Cabo Diablo, which is just rolling out now, combines a coffee punch with a tequila…
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HALLOWEEN FAVOR: Pumpkin Blondie

Shine on harvest blondie. Photo courtesy Sugardaddy’s.   We love getting gifts from Sugardaddy’s Sumptuous Sweeties. The brownies and blondies are tops, the flavor choices wonderful, and they’re packaged beautifully for gifting. Here’s our original review. For harvest season, there’s the Harvest Blondie: a kind of pumpkin brownie with a pumpkin purée swirl, pumpkin pie…
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HALLOWEEN: Witch Popcorn Balls

How cool is this witch popcorn ball? The recipe comes from the National Popcorn Board, which has a cornucopia of popcorn recipes. So, don’t be afraid of the wicked witch: polish her off for dessert. RECIPE: HALLOWEEN WITCH POPCORN BALLS Ingredients For 8 Four-Inch Popcorn Balls 16 chocolate wafer cookies 3 quarts popped popcorn 4…
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