GIFT OF THE DAY: The Best Toffee, Regular & Sugar-Free

Our vote for World’s Best Toffee. Photo We taste lots of toffee each year, but have never found one we like as much as Enstrom’s. It’s a very buttery toffee; and that rich, buttery flavor combined with excellent chocolate and nuts makes the product stand out. There’s so much butter that the company recommends refrigerating…
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GIFT OF THE DAY: Deluxe Peppermint Sticks

Soft peppermint sticks won’t hurtteeth. Photo courtesy King Leo.   Here’s an inexpensive gift that every peppermint candy lover will cherish. King Leo Candy makes succulent chocolate-dipped soft peppermint sticks just once a year, for the holidays. Made with 100% pure peppermint oil, they’re very flavorful and melt in your mouth. There’s no hard candy…
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HALLOWEEN: Great Chocolate Eyeballs

These white chocolate eyeballs are sure to make your Halloween celebration memorable. They’re available from Woodhouse Chocolate, a NIBBLE Top Pick Of The Week, on a chocolate hand ($10) or a chocolate spoon ($6), in milk or dark chocolate. Woodhouse has a large selection of artisan Halloween chocolates, including adorable bats and spiders. See them…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Halloween Candy Box Favors

We love these keepsake Halloween boxes from Williams-Sonoma. Made in Germany from handcrafted papier-mâché, they’re filled with seasonal candies: gummy pumpkins, gummy candy corn and gourmet jelly beans. They’re $14.95 each, a delightful gift or party favor. If your budget doesn’t allow for the splurge, look in candy stores, card shops, discount stores and other…
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RECIPE: Chex Party Mix

Our favorite 2010 Chex Party Mix combines peanut butter candy pieces and whitechocolate. Photo courtesy General Mills.   Each year Chex cereal holds a Party Mix recipe contest. Five finalists are chosen from 1,000 or more entries, and are posted on ChexRecipeContest.com so that Chex Party Mix lovers can try them and vote for a…
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