CONTEST: THE NIBBLE’s Gourmet Giveaway ~ Weekly Food Prize Drawing

This week’s prize: A healthy gift basket from Smucker’s. Denise Austin workout video included but not shown in photo. Retail value $80.00. You have a far better chance of winning the weekly food prize in THE NIBBLE’s Gourmet Giveaway than winning the lottery—and entering the Gourmet Giveaway is free! Tearful letters were received last winter…
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PRODUCT: The Better Vegetable Steamer

William Bounds, one of our favorite kitchenware and spice companies, has invented the better veggie steamer. It solves the problem we’ve always had with the standard variety: how to remove the hot steamer from the pot, and how to stop those little metal feet from scratching our cookware. The silicone stay-cool telescoping handle is heat…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Ice Cream Mix-Ins

A people-pleasing dessert that takes no trouble is an ice cream mix-in “bar.” Buy basic ice cream flavors and set out bowls of mix-ins: M&Ms, chopped peppermint patties and peanut butter cups, chocolate and butterscotch chips, mini malt balls, cookie dough, walnuts, almonds, peanuts, pecans, bananas, coconut. Chocolate and caramel sauces can be overkill with…
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PRODUCT: FireWire Flexible Grilling Skewers

Flexible FireWire grilling skewers are practical, efficient and fun. What’s new in grilling? FireWire Flexible Grilling Skewers, professional-grade grilling skewers that are as practical as they are fun. The skewer is a stainless steel cable, twice as long as most skewers, that enables you to take your skewered food from marinating bag to grill to…
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PRODUCT: Vegan Gummy Candy

If you’re a vegan or kosher, you can’t have gummy candies—they’re made with gelatin, an animal-derived product. Alas, Annie’s Homegrown products aren’t certified kosher, but vegans can certainly experience the joy of gummies. The company makes “gummy” Organic Bunny Fruit Snacks using tapioca instead of gelatin. Two new flavors have debuted this summer: Sunny Citrus,…
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