TIP OF THE DAY: Read The Label (Really!)

Look closely: sugar is added to plain salsa in Whole Foods’ store brand. Photo by Elvira Kalviste | THE NIBBLE.   We love nutrition panels on food products. They tell you how good (or bad) for you a particular food may be. If you’re looking to avoid certain ingredients or calorie levels, you get what…
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HALLOWEEN: Candy Corn Cocktail

What’s “adult Halloween?” It’s a gathering of friends to enjoy candy-inspired cocktails. Here’s the first of our Halloween cocktails, courtesy of Hornitos Tequila. To evoke candy corn, this cocktail has been layered with ingredients of different densities that rest atop each other, like oil and vinegar (more about layered cocktails). With a hint of mint,…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Caprese Sandwich

Caprese sandwich, a.k.a. Caprese salad sandwich. Photo courtesy Hubbard Inn.   Our Seasonal Affective Disorder* kicked in last Saturday—and daylight savings time doesn’t end until November 4th! But it’s not the diminishing daylight that has us bummed. It’s the end of summer tomato season. Those beautiful heirloom tomatoes, a high point of our culinary week,…
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TOP PICK OF THE WEEK: A Gourmet Halloween Candy Gift

Bites of heaven: painted chocolate shells filled with pumpkin-spiced chocolate ganache. Photo by Elvira Kalviste | THE NIBBLE.   Halloween candy means different things to different people. To us, it means tasting the wares of our favorite artisan chocolatiers, to see what magical seasonal accents they’ve created. If you’re looking for the finest chocolates for…
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