TIP OF THE DAY: Mixing Bowls = Serving Bowls

Our favorite mixing bowls are available at Amazon.com. Some of the mixing bowls on the market are so good-looking, they can go straight to table. There’s no need to use (and wash) a separate “serving dish.” We use these stacked melamine bowls in THE NIBBLE kitchen. Who cares that they have a spout: They add…
Continue reading “TIP OF THE DAY: Mixing Bowls = Serving Bowls”

TOP PICK OF THE WEEK: Fudgemail Fudge & Candy Gifts

Need a quick way to celebrate someone’s special event? A way to say “Thank you,” “Thinking Of You” or “I’m sorry?” Your answer may be Fudgemail. For as little as $12.95, which includes shipping, this sweet service allows you to send a gift card—actually a 5″x7” card-box—filled with your choice of dozens of sweet options.…
Continue reading “TOP PICK OF THE WEEK: Fudgemail Fudge & Candy Gifts”

PRODUCT: Cucina Kitchen Spray

Top-quality room sprays that are environmentally-friendly. Photo courtesy Fruits & Passion. For years we have enjoyed the fragrant kitchen products from Fruits & Passion, a company with boutiques in its native Canada (think Body Shop combined with Caldrea luxury home care products). The company, which competes with Caldrea, sells to specialty retailers and websites in…
Continue reading “PRODUCT: Cucina Kitchen Spray”

TIP OF THE DAY: Peppered Popcorn

Add fresh-ground pepper to popcorn for a treat with heat (photo by Katharine Pollak | © The Nibble). We were recently enjoying a shipment of delicious Doc Popcorn when one of the flavors leaped out of the bag to capture our heart and palate. It was Salt-n-Pepper: classic salted, buttered popcorn with a healthy dose…
Continue reading “TIP OF THE DAY: Peppered Popcorn”

PRODUCT: Fruit Bread In Red, White & Blue

Banana bread is one of our favorite comfort foods. It belongs in a category called fruit bread, which includes blueberry bread, zucchini bread and other dense, cake-like products baked in loaf pans. The density enables fruit bread to be used as sandwich bread—mascarpone, cream cheese or nutted cream cheese is an excellent partner (serve fingers…
Continue reading “PRODUCT: Fruit Bread In Red, White & Blue”