GIFT: Gourmet Cocoa And Hot Chocolate

Winter Hot Chocolate is a classic cocoa mix with a touch of vanilla. Photo courtesy Lake Champlain Chocolates.   “Forget Christmas gifts this year,” said our friend Gerard, when he called to invite us to his annual party and gifting frenzy. “At this point in our lives, none of us needs another scarf, another basket…
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TOP PICK OF THE WEEK: Macarons From Dana’s Bakery & Great Gifts

White Chocolate Peppermint Bark, a seasonal macaron flavor. Photo courtesy Dana’s Bakery.   Dana Loia, we want you to be our new BFF. Dana is the creative force behind Dana’s Bakery, specializing in macarons. Her macarons rock—even more than other good macarons, because she’s quite the flavor artist as well as a designer, creating beautiful…
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RECIPE: Christmas Stuffed Avocado

How red and green and Christmassy! Consider this festive avocado as the first course of a holiday dinner. Fresh lingonberries and their leaves have been used to garnish this stuffed avocado, but they are hard to come by. Instead, if you want to use the garnish, substitute pink peppercorns (look for the reddest ones). Note:…
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PRODUCT: Cheeky Monkey Peanut Butter Puffs

A tasty, gluten-free snack—organic and kosher, too. Photo by Elvira Kalviste | THE NIBBLE.   Imagine if cheese puffs tasted like peanut butter instead of cheese, and you’ve got Cheeky Monkey Peanut Butter Puffs. They’re airy, peanutty, kosher, gluten free and organic. The ingredients are simple: organic corn, organic palm oil, organic peanut butter and…
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GLUTEN FREE: Glutino Toaster Pastry

THE NIBBLE’s gluten-free expert, Georgi Page, reports on another excellent product. Glutino Food Group has been in the gluten-free business for a long, long time, since the days when it wasn’t necessarily a cash-cow, but more of a labor of conviction. They claim that their strategy is to simply “shut up and listen” and I…
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