TIP OF THE DAY: Make Chocolate Chip Ice Cream

July is National Ice Cream Month, and we’re devoting ourselves to one huge celebration. We love chocolate chip ice cream, so we’re fortunate that it’s so easy to find vanilla chip, mint chip and chocolate chocolate chip flavors. But what if you want coffee chocolate chip ice cream? Strawberry chocolate chip? Cherry chocolate chip? Peanut…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Alternative Uses For Vodka

A friend who recently visited Russia brought us back a bottle of vodka. While he chose it as a novelty, it turned out not to be very good Russian vodka. But a vodka bottle with all-cyrillic lettering was gift enough. We decided to fill the Russian bottle with better vodka, and were wondering if we…
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PRODUCT: Trivia Cocktail Napkins

Trivia napkins break the ice or stump your friends. Photo by Jaclyn Nussbaum | THE NIBBLE.   If your party guests don’t know each other, breaking the ice can be the first order of the day. Trivia Party Starters prints cocktail napkins that entertain your guests and get them to interact. We chose Beer and…
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TOP PICK OF THE WEEK: The Best Chocolate Sauce

First, what is chocolate sauce? It isn’t chocolate syrup, which is chocolate-flavored corn syrup. It is a thick chocolate sauce that’s the consistency of fudge at room temperature. When you heat it up it becomes pourable—hence, “hot fudge sauce.” July is National Ice Cream Month. We’re starting our Top Picks this month with America’s favorite…
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