RECIPE: Peanut Butter & Jelly Waffles

[1] A different kind of peanut butter and jelly sandwich (photo © Cait’s Plate). [2] You can also celebrate with peanut butter and jelly thumbprint cookies. Here’s the recipe (photo © Chef de Home). [3] Don’t want waffles? Here’s a special way to celebrate with a sandwich (photo © Jif).   April 2nd is National…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Smithfield Spiral Sliced Ham For Easter

Why do we eat ham at Easter? The answer is below. But eat we do! Smithfield sent THE NIBBLE its latest flavor, Smokehouse Reserve Baked Apple Spiced Spiral Sliced Ham (the flavor refers to the glaze packets that are included. Weighing in at more than five pounds, we served it last night at our monthly…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Piñata Cake

Our job includes a lot of research, which often turns up surprising things. One of this is piñata cake, a concept that originated in the U.K. and is also popular in Australia. We also found it in Germany, called surprise cake. You don’t hit a piñata cake with a stick. It’s when you cut into…
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Turkey Neck Soup Recipe & The History Of Turkeys (& The Soup)

[1] Momsdish says that her turkey neck soup recipe is “absolutely the best.” Here’s her recipe (photo © Momsdish). [2] The vegetables in this soup are made with a vegetable spiralizer (photo courtesy Wholesomeness.com.au). [3] Turkey necks (photo © Perdue). [4] One of the two varieties of wild turkey, the North American wild turkey, is…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Sheet Pan Dinners

For its Fish Friday Favorites series, McCormick enlists food bloggers to develop easy recipes. This week’s theme is “baked in sheet pans,” using McCormick’s packets of seasoning mixes. McCormick makes 18 different seasoning packets: two each for Bag & Season (for meats), Chili, Gluten Free, Gravy, Home Style Classics, Italian, Mexican, Slow Cooker and Snacks…
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