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PRODUCT: Wine Cellar Sorbet For Christmas Dinner

December 21, 2008 at 9:18 am · Filed under Christmas, Ice Cream-Sorbet-Yogurt, Wine

There’s still time to have Wine Cellar Sorbet at your Christmas dinner—as a palate-cleanser between courses or a light dessert for adults who still want something sweet but have no room for anything else. Yes, the sorbets are for grown-ups: They are 5% alcohol and are distinctly—and delightfully—alcoholic. You need to order by midnight tonight for delivery by 12/24 (or, check the website for a retailer near you).

You can also send this frozen fantasy as a gift. Purchase a gift certificate for a 4, 6 or 12 pack of Wine Cellar Sorbet; the recipient will get an email gift certificate and can have it delivered at the time of his or her choice. (A 6-pack enables him/her to taste all of the flavors.)

The sorbets are made from fine wine—Cabernet Sauvignon, Chanpagne, Pinot Noir, Riesling, Rose and Sangria. Of everything we’ve tasted at THE NIBBLE over the years, Wine Cellar Sorbet remains one of our very favorite foods, a NIBBLE Top Pick Of The Week and winner of THE NIBBLE Outstanding Artisan Award. Even if you don’t have it for Christmas, you should make a point to try it in the New Year. Sorbet also has far fewer calories than ice cream, no fat, no cholesterol. Not that we’re saying it’s health food…

Read our review and order online at WineCellarSorbet.com.

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RECIPES: Name Chefs Feed Your Family For $10

December 21, 2008 at 9:02 am · Filed under Recipes, Restaurants

Time Magazine dug into “recession dining” and had six chefs develop dinner for a family of four for $10. Some aren’t brain science, but others are inspired, like Tom Colicchio’s Fennel Pork Loin. The “menu” includes:

* Tom Colicchio’s (Craft Restaurant, NYC) Fennel Pork Loin and Pasta Vegetarienne

* Tyler Florence’s (The Food Network) Roast Chicken With Lemon, Garlic and Fresh Bay Leaves

* David Myers’ (Sona, Los Angeles) Spaghetti With Pancetta and Chili Flakes

* Eric Ripert’s (Le Bernardin, NYC) Rice & Beans, Green Salad and Banana Flambé

* Charlie Palmer’s (Aureole, NYC) Orecchiette Pasta “Risotto” With Pancetta and Goat Cheese

* Suzanne Goin’s (Lucques, Los Angeles) Braised Chicken With Paprika Onions, Cous Couse and Date Relish

Dig in to the Recession Gourmet Recipes.

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NEWS: Oatmeal, The New “Hot” Food?

December 21, 2008 at 8:54 am · Filed under Breakfast & Brunch, Gluten-Free

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A healthy, hearty bowl of Holly’s Oatmeal.

 Starbucks began selling oatmeal in portable covered bowls this fall, and it has proven to be one of the most successful food products the company has introduced, according to an article in this week’s Wall Street Journal. Smoothie chain Jamba Juice has launched oatmeal in Chicago, with a rollout to all locations by January. Is the food that so many moms had to struggle to make kids eat becoming hot?

It should. Oatmeal a whole grain cereal. A diet high in whole grain foods (2.5 servings per day) is associated with a significantly lower risk of developing cardiovascular disease, including heart disease and stroke. If you think your current cereal or bread is whole grain, read our article on whole grain cereals)—you may be surprised.

Oatmeal tips:

– Try to avoid turning your bowl of health food into a high-glycemic nightmare. If you crave sweetness, instead of topping it with brown sugar, try an artificial sweetener and fresh fruit, like half a banana or some strawberries (strawberries are pricey right now, but there are bargains to be found).
– The Quaker Oats product most of us have grown up with is rolled oats. A quick lesson: After the outer husk (the chaff) has been removed from the oat grains, the bran-covered grains that remain are known as oat groats. Steel-cut oats are oat groats that have been chopped into smaller pieces and retain bits of the bran layer, that provides flavor, texture and nutrition. Rolled oats have been rolled into flat flakes under heavy rollers, so they lose that texture.

– Don’t scrimp on the quality of your oatmeal. As with any other food, you get what you pay for, and the specialty brands are better than the mass marketed brands. (Try Bob’s Red Mill, which can be found at Whole Foods Markets, natural food stores and other specialty stores.) It you don’t like the “mushiness” of rolled oats, try steel cut oats. They take a while to cook (there’s no “quick-cook” version), but it’s worth it.

– Best of all, try Holly’s Oatmeal, a NIBBLE Top Pick Of The Week and a winner of THE NIBBLE Outstanding Artisan Award. If this textured, flavorful mix of different whole grains, almonds and dried fruit doesn’t convert naysayers into oatmeal lovers, nothing will. The small gift boxes may seem pricey ($6.99 for a 16-ounce box yields 8 portions, or 81¢ a serving—of course, a fraction of what you’d spend on a muffin or croissant). But you can buy it in bulk bags for the same price as any other oatmeal. One serving of Holly’s Oatmeal has 38g of the 48g of your daily whole grain requirement and there’s a gluten-free variety, too.

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Sorry, We’re Experiencing Warped Photo Difficulties

December 21, 2008 at 7:41 am · Filed under Food Holidays & More

We just upgraded to WordPress 2.7, and, as those of you who use I.E. and Safari may have already noted, it is distorting our photos. (They look normal in Firefox.) As our developer is off until the new year, we ask you to bear with us until we can get the code fixed. Ah, technology!

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CONTEST: Scharffen Berger Chocolate Recipe Contest

December 20, 2008 at 11:45 am · Filed under Cheese-Yogurt-Dairy, Chocolate, Contest, Cookies-Cake-Pastry

If you’ve got an exciting and different sweet or savory chocolate recipe, you have until January 4 to enter January 4 to enter it. This year’s requirement includes “adventure” ingredient: basil, black or pink peppercorns, black sesame seed, cacao nibs, chili pepper (fresh or whole dried), coconut milk, coriander, jicama, kaffir lime leaf, mango, matcha tea, mustard seed, palm sugar, plantain, popping candy, tamarind, tapioca pearls and wattleseed. Last year’s winners included Chocolate Wasabi Pom Poms, Dark Chocolate Caramel Calzoni and Grapefruit Madeleines With Rosemary Infused Chocolate Drizzle. So, as great as your brownies may be, unless their chili pepper wattleseed brownies, they probably won’t make it into the finals. scharffenberger-pompons

Last year’s Grand Prize winner in the Sweet category, Chocolate Wasabi Pom Poms.
– Grand Prize winners from the Sweet, Savory and Beverage categories will each receive $5,000 and a Scharffen Berger Chocolate Adventure Contest medal, a gold-colored likeness of a Scharffen Berger 3-ounce bar, a special custom Scharffen Berger chocolate collection and dessert cookbooks.
– One Second Place Prize winner from each category will receive a special custom Scharffen Berger chocolate collection worth $250 and a signed copy of The Essence of Chocolate by Robert Steinberg and John Scharffenberger.

Enter at ChocolateAdventureContest.com. You can also find plenty of delicious chocolate recipes.

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