TIP OF THE DAY: Glamorous Garnishing, Up Your Game In Food Garnishes

A bowl of tomato soup garnished with crab-meat, fresh basil, shredded Grana Padano cheese and snipped chives (photo © Wisconsin Dairy)..   Remember when a garnish meant parsley? Today, part of the creativity in cooking is the choice of edible garniture. Just a bit of glamorous garnishing makes any plate look better. Try whole or…
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GIFT: Thanksgiving Cookie Basket From Corso’s Cookies

We received a Thanksgiving cookie bouquet and, though surrounded by piles of food samples requiring tasting, took a moment from the work of the day to relax with a cup of tea and enjoy the hand-decorated turkeys, pumpkins and ears of corn. While many cookie bouquets are sugar cookies—hard and pretty flavorless—Corso’s Cookies produces softer,…
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GOURMET GIVEAWAY: Superseedz Flavored Pumpkin Seeds

Pumpkin pie, pumpkin bread, pumpkin ice cream, pumpkin scones—what’s the healthiest way to enjoy pumpkin? None of these! But if you win this week’s Gourmet Giveaway prize from Superseedz, you’ll have a healthy and delicious pumpkin snack—lots of it! A a NIBBLE Top Pick Of The Week (read the review and see close-up photos), Superseedz,…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Holiday “Mocktail”

Photo by M. Gillow | IST. For an alcohol-free cocktail for adults and minors during holiday celebrations, mix equal parts of cranberry juice, apple cider and club soda (or ginger ale for a sweeter drink for the kids). Serve the “mocktail” in a wine goblet with an optional cinnamon stick. You can turn the drink…
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