Dean’s Sweets For Your Valentine (Or For Yourself!)

[1] Four tiers of truffles, caramels, and buttercreams in a keepsake box (all photos © Dean’s Sweets). [2] Conversation hearts in fine chocolate. [3] Homemade marshmallow hearts. [4] One of the seasonal flavors of truffles: maple.   There are more than a few reasons to visit Portland, Maine: the Old Port waterfront, the Western Promenade…
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A Peanut Butter Ice Cream Cornucopia From Reese’s

[1] For starters: ice cream, ice cream sandwiches, and cones (all photos © Reese’s| Hershey’s). [2] If you can’t find the ice cream in your local store, you can make your own with this easy recipe from Recipe Girl (photos #3 and #4 © Recipe Girl). [3] What’s the best garnish for peanut butter cup…
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Lady M Champagne Mille Crêpes Cake For New Year’s Eve

Readers of THE NIBBLE know how much we love Lady M’s Mille Crêpes Cakes: delicate, elegant, exquisite, ethereal bites that are perfect for special celebrations. We also serve them at dinner parties where we want something impressive for dessert but need it to be on the light side. In addition to the year-round menu of…
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STOCKING STUFFER: Chunk Nibbles Crunchy Snack Mix

We love a good sweet-and-salty snack. Chunk Nibbles crunchy snack mix is based on a recipe that the founder’s grandfather had been using for decades. It’s a mix of confectionary wafers, nuts, pretzels, corn squares, and different accents like graham crackers and marshmallows (for S’mores) or peanut butter chips (for Peanut Butter Chocolate). The treats…
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Pumpkin Spice Tea For Thanksgiving

For a cup of tea after Thanksgiving dinner—or any time over the holidays—sip a comforting cup of pumpkin spice tea. While pumpkin spice tea in general isn’t hard to find, the blend from Tea Forté is top quality and is delicious plain or with milk and sweetener. Tea Forté’s Pumpkin Spice adds a trio of…
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