RECIPE TIPS: Make Perfect Pumpkin Pancakes

Bring the flavor of fall to breakfast with pumpkin pancakes. Photo courtesy IHOP. Throughout October, IHOP is serving pumpkin pancakes. Although the company won’t divulge its secret recipe, they have shared their tips for making perfect pumpkin pancakes. Canned Pumpkin: Start with your favorite pancake batter recipe and simply add canned pumpkin pie mix (seasoned…
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GOURMET GIVEAWAY: Allens Hill Farm Pancake & Waffle Gift Box

One of our favorite whole grain and multigrain pancake mixes. Photo by Hannah Kaminsky | THE NIBBLE. Love pancakes and waffles? (That’s a rhetorical question.) You’ll love them even more if you win this week’s Gourmet Giveaway prize from Allens Hill Farm. It was one of the favorites we tasted of 99 different whole grain…
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TOP PICK OF THE WEEK: Better Oats Instant Oatmeal

Do you avoid a hot bowl of instant oatmeal each day because it’s just too mushy? Do you like oatmeal but wish the instant kind were more like stovetop-cooked? Do you want an easy way to get your daily 48g of whole grain? Do you want more fiber, cancer-fighting foods, the ability to lower bad…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Make A Hot Breakfast The Day Before

Grab-and-go foods like breakfast bars and yogurt don’t make for a warm and hearty breakfast. Yet “warm and hearty” takes time—or does it? You can cook frittatas, omelets and scrambled eggs the night before and microwave them for seconds in the morning, putting a hot dish on the table in a minute. Steel-cut oatmeal and…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Red Caviar Bagel

[1] A special-occasion bagel with smoked salmon and caviar (photos © California Caviar Company). [2] A great breakfast with a great view.   For a special-occasion bagel, serve the bagel with affordable salmon caviar: It’s a no-brainer to put smoked salmon on a bagel. But how about salmon caviar? Try salmon caviar instead (or in…
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