TIP OF THE DAY: Corn With Lime Juice ~ Hold The Butter

With the season’s corn bounty now in stores, here’s a tip to help you enjoy corn on the cob without high-cholesterol, high-calorie butter or hypertension-generating salt. We’re not being sacrilegious. We’re just offering you a delightful alternative: chili-lime corn on the cob. It’s how corn is served south of the border. Simply dip a wedge…
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PRODUCT: Barilla Piccolini Mini Pasta Is Great For Pasta Salad

A plate of mini wheels (rotelle)—smaller than half a cherry tomato. Photo courtesy Barilla. Here’s the recipe for this pasta salad. Find more recipes at BarillaUS.com.   We recently tried Barilla Piccolini, a new miniature pasta line. Piccolini is the Italian word for “little ones,” referring to small children. The miniature versions of five classic…
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We’re Off To A Trade Show ~ Back On Wednesday

  THE NIBBLE team is off to Washington, D.C. for the Fancy Food Show—to find more great product recommendations. We’ll be back at our desks on Wednesday morning. www.thenibble.com/blog is on hiatus until then. But you can find plenty to amuse yourself with at TheNibble.com. How about learning more about one of your favorite products?…
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Healthier Chicken And Waffles Recipe With Frozen Waffles

Chicken and waffles may sound like an odd mix of food for people who have never had it. But the sweet and savory blend makes perfect sense. The dish is very popular in the South, at church breakfasts nationwide, and of course, at waffle houses. We have a healthier chicken and waffles recipe below, using…
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COOKING VIDEO: A Happy, Lactose-Free Smoothie

  Editor’s Note: We regret that the video provider has discontinued its service. But the recipe is easy to follow without the video. If you avoid smoothies because you have a bit of lactose intolerance, there’s an easy solution: Make your smoothie with soy-based yogurt! You’ll be more than happy with this easy substitution. (If…
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