Minnie Beasley’s Almond Lace Cookies: An Artisan Cookie Treat

[1] Minnie Beasley’s Lace Cookies (photo © Specialty Food Association). [2] A delicious bag of cookies (photo by Michael Steele | © The Nibble). [3] Cherry tuiles from Martha Stewart. Here’s the recipe (photos #3 and #4 © Martha Stewart). [4] Lace cookies can be flat. Lady Bird Johnson made them this way. Here’s a…
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Peanut Butter Pucks: Gourmet Chocolate Peanut Butter Cups

[1] Recchiuti Peanut Butter Pucks, the best peanut butter cups you’ll find (photos #1, #2, #3, #4 © Recchiuti Confections). [2] What’s inside the pucks: homemade peanut butter. [3] Peanut Butter Pearls, for when you only want a tiny taste. [4] Casting pearls before palates. [5] The original salted caramel dates back to France in…
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Simple Bars: Delicious, Sugar-Free, All-Natural Snack Bars

As a food publication, we receive lots of samples. Energy bars, protein bars, and snack bars are a particular group that we’ve tasted and tasted, but find it hard to write about without spending lots of time on comparative nutrition. Health isn’t the focus of the Nibble; great-tasting food is. Hence, our Top Pick Of…
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FAVs Fruit Pouches: Low-Calorie Snacks From Tree Top

Recently we tasted a pouch of FAVs, fruit purees designed for children, packed with vitamins and fun designs on squeeze pouches. Our impression was: These are delicious, and great snacks for adults seeking low calories (just 45 calories per pack), great taste, and oh yes, nutrition. The fruit pouches are packed with vitamins A, B6,…
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