THANKSGIVING: Pumpkin Cupcakes With Pumpkin Cheesecake Frosting

Bake some pumpkin cupcakes. Photo courtesy Stefani Pollack. So you’ve been asked to make a dessert for Thanksgiving and you’d like to do something with a bit of a spin. How about snazzy pumpkin cupcakes with pumpkin cheesecake (pumpkin cream cheese) frosting? Created by Cupcake Project blogger Stefani Pollack, the cake is made with healthier…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Test For Wine Allergy

Some wine lovers have an allergy that produces flushing, headaches, hives, rashes and more. Traditional advice is to avoid sulfites, which are added to many wines as a preservative (to prevent bacterial growth). People with sulfite sensitivity comprise perhaps .2% of the population. Given this tiny number, if you develop symptoms from drinking wine, it…
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GIFT OF THE DAY: Chanukah Gifts

These yummy personalized jumbo sugar cookies from Harry & David make a perfect small gift or party favor. Photo by Katharine Pollak | The Nibble. Chanukah/Hanukkah, the Jewish festival of lights, begins at sundown on Wednesday, December 1st. It continues through sundown on Thursday, December 9. There’s a gift for everyone on our list of…
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THANKSGIVING: A Great Chocolate Gift

Say it with candy, the expression goes. Check out this sweet selection of our favorite chocolate turkeys, decorated creme mints, caramel and a smashing “bridge mix” or chocolate-covered nuts, fruits and seeds. These beautiful, chocolate- and toffee-covered almonds, pistachios, sunflower seeds, dried cherries and apricots are a delectable gift or candy-bowl-filler for the home. They’re…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Secrets Of Salting

Kosher salt. We use this salt server in THE NIBBLE test kitchen to add pinches of salt as we cook. Since cooking is chemistry, you have to combine ingredients in the right order to get the fluffiest cakes or soufflés, for example. It’s the same with salt: Pay attention to the order in which you…
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