Category: Cookies-Cake-Pastry

GOURMET GIVEAWAY: Dunkin’ Donuts Gift Card + Donut Design Contest

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Image courtesy Dunkin’ Donuts. Sixty years ago, William Rosenberg opened the first Dunkin’ Donuts shop in Quincy, Massachusetts. Today there are thousands of stores worldwide, beckoning the hungry with its cheerful orange and pink logo. To celebrate, there are two contests. THE NIBBLE’s Gourmet Giveaway THE PRIZE: One winner will receive a $60.00 gift card,…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Hamantaschen For Purim

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Make hamentaschen this weekend. Photo courtesy Zabars.com. You don’t have to be Jewish to enjoy hamantaschen (also spelled hamentaschen), the traditional tri-corned cookie that celebrates the Jewish holiday of Purim. This year it’s celebrated from February 28th through March 1st. The story of Purim, as told in the Bible’s Book of Esther, tells of the…
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ENTERTAINING: The Cupcake Becomes Even More Fetching

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The cost of party cakes is out of control: a 1/2″ thick piece of wedding cake for $10 a slice? That’s what wedding cake specialists charge in our town. To add to the pain, hotels charge a “cake slicing fee” to cut and serve the cake. This, plus the fact that too many guests don’t…
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PRODUCT: Duncan Hines Triple Chocolate Muffin Mix

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Muffin or cake? You be the judge. Photo courtesy Duncan Hines. New! 100% Whole Grain Triple Chocolate Chunk Premium Muffin Mix. That message, on a box of Duncan Hines mix, caught our eye. Sure, we all should add more whole grain to our diets (in this case whole wheat flour replaces the white flour). But…
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CHINESE NEW YEAR: Special Chocolates For The Year Of The Tiger

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If you forgot to send Valentine’s Day chocolate to someone special, or need a reciprocal gift, you’ve got an “out.” You can still celebrate 4708, the Chinese Lunar New Year (February 14 to 28th). It’s the Year of the Tiger. Moon cakes are traditional, but few people would choose them over Burdick Chocolate’s exquisite chocolates…
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