HALLOWEEN FOOD FUN: Skeleton Barware & Drink Glasses

[1] For Halloween and beyond, barware to meet all needs. Here, a carafe with a bottle of KAH blanco tequila (both photos © Pottery Barn). [2] A double old fashioned glass with a blood-red cocktail, like Satan’s Whiskers.   We’d use these glasses year-round, but they may be a very welcome substitute for fine chocolates.…
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FOOD FUN: Peanut Butter Bacon Cheeseburger Recipe

Will a peanut butter bacon cheeseburger catch up in popularity with the long-loved bacon cheeseburger? This burger is topped with bacon, cheese and peanut butter! It was developed to offer diners something new and different. Chef John Franke, on behalf of the Boulder-based SRG Culinary Council, set out to develop some new approaches to classic…
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FOOD FUN & FOOD ART: New Boursin Fig & Balsamic Spreadable Cheese

[1] Boursin’s fall flavor, Fig Balsamic, makes a beautiful center for a snack plate with black mission figs and brown turkey figs (both photos © Gournay Cheese). [2] There’s a lot of flavor in each little carton. [3] You can make a Boursin-like spread from cream cheese. Here’s the recipe from Food.com (photo © Diana…
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HALLOWEEN FUN: Oreo Cookie Pop With A Special Creme Drizzle

If you read THE NIBBLE regularly, you know how much we like Cookie Pop and Candy Pop, by Snack Pop. These inspired snacks coat popcorn with favorite candy and cookie flavors. Parent company SNAX-Sational Brands has done deals with some of America’s favorite snack brands to create: Butterfinger Candy Pop, Chips Ahoy! Cookie Pop, Oreo…
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FOOD FUN: Breyers Chocolate Peanut Butter Ice Cream

This may be old news to you. But until recently, we’d never seen chocolate peanut butter ice cream in our supermarket. One reason is that in our Manhattan neighborhood, the supermarkets are very small and have far less variety. In fact, our favorite “bonus” thing to do when we visit people out-of-town is to go…
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