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[1] The harbinger of Yuletide (photo © Candy Warehouse). [2] Multicolor candy canes from Hammond’s Candies, producer of “gourmet” candy canes (photo © Hammond’s Candies). A candy cane is more than a snack or Christmas tree decoration. We also like to use them as dinner table decor: Fold a candy cane into each napkin,…
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Classic French toast. Photo courtesy MackenzieLtd.com. November 28th is National French Toast Day, celebrating one of our favorite foods (we prefer it to pancakes and waffles). French toast isn’t French; it was actually invented in ancient Roman times. In early French recipes it is called pain à la romaine, or Roman bread. This eggy fried…
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THE NIBBLE’s Kids & Family Editor, Cricket Azima, says that if you haven’t settled on a pumpkin dish for your Thanksgiving dinner, these South African Pumpkin Fritters are a snap. You can also serve them for dessert with ice cream or whipped cream, or make them for brunch over Thanksgiving weekend. And they’re delicious any…
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Indian pudding. Photo courtesy Tammy Donroe, FoodOnTheFood.com. Today is National Indian Pudding Day. Indian pudding, a New England specialty, is a pudding served hot or warm, made of cornmeal, milk, molasses and spices. It’s a richer, sweetened form of hasty pudding, a porridge of cornmeal cooked in milk or water. (Remember the song, Yankee…
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October is Fair Trade Month. If you don’t know about Fair Trade, it’s important enough to devote a minute to read this. Small family farmers in developing-world countries grow much of the world’s cacao, coffee, tea, fruits and vegetables, cotton, flowers, ingredients for beauty products—more than 3,000 products in all. The vast majority of family…
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