TIP OF THE DAY: Scream For Ice Cream

July is National Ice Cream Month and THE NIBBLE has labored to track down the very best. Perhaps you’d like a scoop of Molasses Tipsycake Ice Cream from LaLoo’s, or a cone of Strawberries, Sour Cream, and Brown Sugar Ice Cream from Dr. Bob’s. The Sweet Corn Ice Cream from Palapa Azul is another unusual…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Unusual Ice Creams

Today is Creative Ice Cream Flavor Day. Our wine editor is in demand for his beet, lavender and saffron ice creams—and he even makes ice cream from rare black truffle. If you don’t have time to make something special, look in your specialty foods store. One of our favorites, Reed’s Ginger Ice Cream (available at…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Key Lime Pies & Tarts

Key lime pie is one of the most popular pie, and is also one of the easiest to make. While using fresh key limes is ideal (their season is June through August), some people opt for Nellie and Joe’s Key West Lime Juice, available in most supermarkets and specialty stores. We’d rather wait for real…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Diet Fruit Soup

Make a delicious, low-calorie fruit soup by puréeing 2 pounds of cantaloupe (two melons—reserve some melon balls for garnish). Then add 3/4 cup of herbal fruit tea and 1 to 2 tablespoons of lime juice. Garnish with chopped mint and melon balls or berries. Enjoy it at any meal as a first course or dessert,…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Gourmet Nachos

  Turn your regular recipe into an Independence Day celebration by using blue and red tortilla chips and adding some blue cheese or goat cheese, along with white Cheddar or other good white melting cheese. Think of the Red, White and Blue theme for Labor Day and Memorial Day, too. Read about our favorite tortilla…
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