TIP OF THE DAY: Christmas Candy Sampler

Still looking for holiday gifts? Candy is typically a safe bet: If the recipient doesn’t want to eat it all, he or she can serve it to guests. We like this charming candy globe from Williams-Sonoma: The six-inch-diameter, reusable papier-mâché globe is filled with 10.9 ounces of classic holiday favorites: a milk-chocolate Santa, cinnamon gummy…
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GIFT: Chocolate Crisis Center

The Chocolate Crisis Center helps you cope with delicious chocolate-covered treats. Photo courtesy Chocolate Crisis Center.   A chocolate crisis, according to the Chocolate Crisis Center, is defined as “an emotionally stressful situation caused by an insufficient supply of premium quality chocolate.” What are those emotionally stressful situations? The holiday season: shopping, decorating, entertaining, dieting…
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PRODUCT: Talenti Eggnog Gelato

The rich flavors of eggnog in a family-friendly ice cream. Photo courtesy Talenti.   Talenti Gelato has been a NIBBLE Top Pick Of The Week twice—that’s how much we like it. This superb brand is selling luscious Old World Eggnog Gelato through the end of the year: the flavor of traditional egg nog transformed into…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Prosciutto Grissini (Breadsticks) An Easy Cocktail Snack

A friend mentioned yesterday that she was testing hors d’oeuvre recipes for Christmas. With everything else going on before Christmas dinner, if you need something quick, good and impressive, we nominate prosciutto-wrapped grissini. Elegant strips of prosciutto are wrapped around slender, crunchy breadsticks for a delicious and eye-catching appetizer. Grissini is the Italian word for…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Customize A Holiday Cocktail

Guests can have their favorite alcohol mixed into this holiday cocktail. Photo courtesy Toy Restaurant | NYC.   A number of people we know like to have a signature cocktail at their parties. But what if your guest doesn’t want tequila, vodka or whatever you’ve chosen as the base? Here’s a way to have a…
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