TIP OF THE DAY: Healthy Holiday Eating

It’s not low-calorie if it’s loaded with fattening dip. Serve a nonfat dip! Photo courtesy Wisconsin Milk Marketing Board. Do the pants that fit before Thanksgiving dinner still fit? If not—or if you’re concerned that they won’t—here are some healthy holiday eating tips for hosts and guests from Women’s Health nutritionist Keri Glassman and THE…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Holiday Ice Cream & Recipe For Ice Cream Cake

Chocolate-Candy Cane Ice Cream Cake. Photo courtesy Dreyer’s. Look for limited-edition holiday ice cream flavors at your favorite market or scoop shop. Egg Nog, Ginger, Gingerbread and Peppermint/Candy Cane/Peppermint Bark are ice cream flavors that we could enjoy all year. A scoop with or without chocolate sauce is a holiday treat. But you can go…
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GIFT OF THE DAY: Brownie Pops

Is there anything cuter? Photo of Brownie Pops courtesy MackenzieLtd.com. What’s more fun than a brownie on a stick? A Nibble Top Pick Of The Week, these whimsical and delicious treats will delight sweet tooths of all ages. Fudgy brownies are hand-dipped in chocolate and decorated with the smiling faces of Frosty, Rudolph and Santa.…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Christmas Hors d’Oeuvres

We topped a rice cracker with roasted red pepper, a bocconcino (mozzarella ball) and pesto. Photo by Melody Lan THE NIBBLE. Deck the “hors” and be sure to include some red and green hors d’oeuvre* at your holiday party. Some crowd-pleasers are very easy to make. Skewer: Take long toothpicks and make a skewer of…
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GIFT OF THE DAY: Gourmet Chocolate Truffles

Each bite is a chocolate “experience” (photo courtesy Delysia.com).   Good things come in small packages, especially when the package contains Delysia Chocolates. Nine of Delysia’s beautiful little truffles—square chocolate shells filled with seasonally-flavored ganache and beautifully decorated—are tucked into a four-inch-square scarlet box. The bright red box tied with a white satin ribbon is…
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