Also visit our main website, TheNibble.com.
Chocolate truffles covered with rose petals. Photo courtesy VosgesChocolate.com. Edith Piaf sang “La Vie en Rose,” which in French means means “life in pink” (literally), or life through rose-colored glasses. Now, you can take a literal bite of it, with the new Le Chocolat en Rose truffle collection from Vosges Haut Chocolat. The pink Champagne…
Continue reading “VALENTINE’S DAY: Roses & Chocolate Truffles”
Greek tzatziki, like Indian raita, is a cool and refreshing yogurt-cucumber sauce. In Greece, where it is accented with garlic and dill, it is also served as a meze, or appetizer, and is spread onto pita. The cucumbers can be puréed and strained, or seeded and finely diced; then mixed with yogurt, herbs, and sometimes,…
Continue reading “TIP OF THE DAY: Tzatziki, A Low Calorie Sauce & Spread”
Jambalaya, a Creole and Cajun dish adapted from Spanish paella. Photo courtesy National Pork Board. Planning a Super Bowl Party? Or have you volunteered to bring a dish to someone else’s? Jambalaya is fun, filling and easy to make for a crowd. Jambalaya was created when Spaniards living in the Latin Quarter of New…
Continue reading “SUPER BOWL PARTY: Jambalaya Recipe”
Cheese courses have become very popular as the end to a good dinner. But cheese is high-caloric and high-fat: It has more fat than protein (except for reduced fat and fat-free varieties—see the ratios of fat to protein in your favorite cheeses). So, serve a “skinny” cheese course. If you present self-serve selections—large wedges or…
Continue reading “TIP OF THE DAY: “Skinny” Cheese Course”
Reese’s Pieces candy, the peanut butter candies in the crunchy shell that shot to stardom in the movie E.T.—The Extra-Terrestrial, now has three siblings. Yes, there’s a whole line of bite-sized, snackable Pieces Candies. Now, lovers of the Hershey’s classics Almond Joy, Hershey’s Special Dark and York Peppermint Pattie can enjoy their favorites as hard-coated…
Continue reading “FREE: New Chocolate “Pieces” From Hershey’s”
