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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FOOD FUN: Scrambled Egg Waffle Sandwich With Garlic-Infused Honey

September is National Honey Month, so we’ve been trying recipes that use honey in unusual ways. Here’s what we had for brunch today: scrambled eggs on a waffle with garlic-infused honey (photo #1). The garlic-infused honey was a big hit. The pungent, spicy flavor of garlic mellows and sweetens considerably with cooking (like oven-roasted garlic).…
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FOOD FUN: Chocolate Bacon Potato Chips Recipe

[1] Chocolate bacon potato chips, a delicious snack or dessert with ice cream (photos #1 and #2 © Castle Ranch Steakhouse [since closed]). [2] If you prefer, you can cut crinkle chips, but they will be thicker. [3] Idaho Russet Potato† (photo © Idaho Potato Commission). [4] Huckleberries are a different species in the same…
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