PRODUCT: Buy A Bottle Of Honeydrop, Save A Bee

Three of six varieties of Honeydrop bottled teas and juices. Photo courtesy Honeydrop.   When Honeydrop Beverages debuted in 2009, everyone at THE NIBBLE loved the juice and tea drinks sweetened with a tablespoon of wildflower honey. We gave the drinks—more nutritious and lower glycemic alternatives to sugar- and HFCS-sweetened beverages—an enthusiastic review. The company…
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Rethink Ramen Noodles As “Fine Cuisine” & Types Of Ramen

Ramen is a Japanese noodle soup made with Chinese-style wheat noodles (Chinese-style noodles are egg noodles), served in a meat or fish-based broth. In Japan, it’s all about the broth: rich, slow-simmered, beautifully-seasoned broth, often made with pork bone. And noodles: Ramen is a noodle soup. The noodles are always long wheat noodles, but can…
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RECIPE: Pumpkin Ravioli For Thanksgiving

Make or buy pumpkin ravioli for this recipe. Photo © Liddy Hansdottir | Fotolia.   What do you do the day after Halloween? Plan for Thanksgiving! If there’s room on your menu, make pumpkin ravioli: You can serve four pieces as an appetizer. Otherwise, serve this tasty dish during November and December as a seasonal…
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