TIP OF THE DAY: The “Diet” Oscar Party

We especially like Tribe hummus with toppings—although you can always add your own toppings to plain hummus. Photo by Elvira Kalviste | THE NIBBLE.   “What are you serving for the Oscars?” ask our friends. Last year it was a high-calorie gourmet feast, including rich appetizers, duck lasagna with a flight of wines, a cheese…
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FOOD FUN: You Can’t Have Your Cake And Eat It, Too

We’d have to eat this devil’s food cake: The temptation is too great! Photo courtesy MackenzieLtd.com.   You can’t have your cake and eat it too, is a popular English proverb. Some of us wonder why it isn’t reversed, to the more logical “You can’t eat your cake and have it too.” The earliest known…
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PRODUCT: Vitamins Like Candy

Gummie vitamins are as good as gummie candies. Photo courtesy NatureMade.   We never looked forward to taking our vitamins, but we did so, dutifully, every day. We knew that there were gummie vitamins for kids, but never took much notice of the category. Recently, we were given a bottle of Nature Made’s Adult Gummies,…
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