Category: Food Holidays & More

FOOD FUN: Crushed Peppermint Hot Chocolate

Posted on by thenibble

If you have leftover candy canes or other red-and-white peppermints, here’s a good use for a cold day: Crush them and use them as a hot chocolate garnish. First top the hot chocolate with: Marshmallows Marshmallows Cream (e.g. Fluff) Whipped Cream   You can even add a small scoop of ice cream; just make the…
Continue reading “FOOD FUN: Crushed Peppermint Hot Chocolate” →

TIP OF THE DAY: Make Pancakes With Your Ice Cream Scoop

Posted on by thenibble

[1] Mix the batter and scoop it onto the griddle (photos © Krusteaz). [2] Krusteaz makes blueberry pancake mixes in regular and protein versions.   January 28th is National Blueberry Pancakes Day. Blueberries are out of season, so this is another one of those food holidays that doesn’t make a lot of sense. Hey, blueberry…
Continue reading “TIP OF THE DAY: Make Pancakes With Your Ice Cream Scoop” →

RECIPE: Vegan Potato Burgers For Veganuary (Aloo Tikki)

Posted on by thenibble

Veganuary is a food event that began in the U.K.: an annual challenge run by a U.K. nonprofit that promotes and educates about veganism. It encourages people to follow a vegan lifestyle for the month of January. The event began in 2014, and participation has more than doubled each year. Some 400,000 people signed up…
Continue reading “RECIPE: Vegan Potato Burgers For Veganuary (Aloo Tikki)” →

Popcorn Candy Balls Recipe & More Popcorn Recipes

Posted on by thenibble

[1] Make mini popcorn balls in your favorite colors (photo © National Popcorn Board). [2] You can buy bags of popcorn or pop your own (photo © Hannah Kaminsky | Bittersweet Blog). [3] Popcorn trail mix is easy to make. Here’s the recipe (photo © Delicious Meets Healthy). [4] You can flavor popcorn with herbs…
Continue reading “Popcorn Candy Balls Recipe & More Popcorn Recipes” →

TIP OF THE DAY: Freeze Grapes For A Sweet Snack

Posted on by thenibble

[1] Purple grapes (photo © Tijana Drndarski | Unsplash). [2] Buy whatever grapes appeal to you—as long as they’re seedless (photo © Good Eggs). [3] Cotton candy grapes, named for their extra-sweet flavor profile (photo © Melissa’s Produce). [4] Wash the grapes and let them dry thoroughly (photo © Whole Foods Market).   A trick…
Continue reading “TIP OF THE DAY: Freeze Grapes For A Sweet Snack” →