PRODUCT: Blue Chip Cookies In 20 Different Flavors

Comfort food: peanut butter cookies and a glass of milk. Photo by River Soma | THE NIBBLE.   From Loveland, Ohio, we received a gift of Blue Chip Cookies from Chief Cookie Officer Donna Drury. The company’s phone number, 1.800.888.YUMM, lives up to its promise. The all-natural cookies are available in some 20 different flavors,…
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PRODUCT UPDATE: Lucy’s, One Of The Best Gluten Free Cookies

Three new flavors of yummy gluten-free Lucy’s Cookies. Photo by Elvira Kalviste | THE NIBBLE.   When we write about a product that is gluten-free, sugar-free or otherwise targeted to restricted diets, we apply the same standards as we do to everything else we sample: It has to taste really good to a general audience.…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Bake A Quince Tart

Quince are pear-green when unripe. When ripe, they turn gold. Photo courtesy Wikimedia.   The tree of knowledge in the Garden of Eden may have been quince, not apple. The book of Genesis does not name the specific type of fruit that Eve picked and shared with Adam. Cultivation of quince may have preceded apple…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Baking Cookies, One Sheet At A Time

Photo by Molly Little | SXC.   Here’s our first baking tip of the 2011 “baking season”: cookies. With a lot of holiday baking to do, it’s tempting to put two cookie sheets into the oven at once. But unless you have a convection oven, you need to place just one sheet dead center for…
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PRODUCT: The Best Pumpkin Pie Crust

Fall pie crust cutters. Photo courtesy William-Sonoma.   Want to make the most talked-about pumpkin pie, pecan pie or sweet potato pie crust ever? These pie crust cutters are an easy way to create a dazzling crust. Just press the spring-loaded cutters into dough and release delicate shapes—acorn, leaf, pumpkin and turkey—embossed with fine detail.…
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