Category: Snacks

TIP OF THE DAY: Crunchy & Sophisticated, Japanese Rice Crackers As Cocktail Snacks

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People are coming over for drinks—just drinks. What should you serve as a nibble? Our favorite from-the-bag cocktail snack has got to be Japanese rice crackers, specifically the chic little rolls wrapped in seaweed. They’re called nori maki arare in Japanese: seaweed roll cracker. While we’ve never met a rice cracker we didn’t like—they are…
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TOP PICK OF THE WEEK: Halfpops Popcorn Snack

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If you love those soft-and-crunchy half-popped kernels in the popcorn bowl, you’ll love Halfpops. We are very fond of those special kernels, so it’s no surprise that Halfpops, new in the marketplace, has become one of our favorite snacks. Not only are these crunchy kernels great with a beverage—beer and wine are our beverages of…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Make Your Own Olive Mix Recipe

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Whether for your own home or as a gift when you visit someone else’s, consider making an olive mix recipe. Healthful and versatile, olive mixes stay in the fridge for months, ready to grab and serve with beer, red and white wine, and martinis and other cocktails. You can also use the olives as part…
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Chocolate-Drizzle Popcorn Recipe & The Year’s 12+ Popcorn Holidays

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December 16th is National Chocolate-Covered Anything Day. Here’s a treat few people can resist: chocolate-drizzled (or chocolate-covered, if you prefer) popcorn. Some popcorn companies won’t ship it until October, when the weather cools down. But that’s O.K., because it’s easy to make this chocolate popcorn recipe, using a base of home-popped or store-bought popcorn, in…
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TOP PICK OF THE WEEK: Beanitos Bean Chips

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Healthful and flavorful, Beanitos are a better-for-you chip. Photo by Jaclyn Nussbaum | THE NIBBLE.   Looking for something different for your Labor Day feast? Serve Beanitos Bean Chips. We first wrote about this flavorful bean chip—think bean dip in a chip form—some 18 months ago. They’ve become a favorite snacking chip at THE NIBBLE,…
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