THE NIBBLE BLOG: Products, Recipes & Trends In Specialty Foods


Also visit our main website, TheNibble.com.

TOP PICK: Sticky Toffee Pudding Co.

After the constant media coverage and the long lines at the polls this election year, you deserve a treat. We suggest everything made by The Sticky Toffee Pudding Company.

Americans enjoy many blessings.

One of them is that Englishwoman Tracy Claros moved to Texas and started a delightful specialty food company, The Sticky Toffee Pudding Company, making British-style puddings, which are like warm, individual cakes (learn more about puddings in the main review).

Tracy makes four puddings:

  • Classic British Sticky Toffee Pudding, which is one of those foods that, once tasted, becomes an instant favorite.
  • Ginger Sticky Pudding, the Sticky for gingerbread lovers (and those who don’t yet know they love gingerbread).
  • English Lemon Pudding (totally irresistible).
  • Molten Chocolate Baby-Cake, a chocolate lava cake that, excellent as it is, becomes the third runner-up in this cornucopia of riches, only because the other three are so seldom found that you must have them whenever you encounter them.
  •  
    We can’t name the winner—the three flavors tie for first place.

    How wonderful is it to have before you a sumptuous dessert, about which even Gordon Ramsay could have no complaint?

    Simply remove the individual portion from the wrapper, place the cup in the microwave for 40 sections, invert the pudding and its sauce onto a plate and garnish at will.

    You may devour it in only slightly longer time than it took to warm. Or you may have more restraint than we do. No refrigeration is required, although refrigerating (or freezing) extends the shelf life.
     
     
    > Read the full review.

    > National Sticky Toffee Day is January 22nd.

    > The difference between butterscotch, caramel, and toffee.

    > The history of Sticky Toffee Pudding.

     


    [1] Tasting even better than it looks, Sticky Ginger Pudding is perfect for the holidays—although we wouldn’t turn it away on a blazing August afternoon (photo © The Sticky Toffee Pudding Co.).

    Sticky Toffee Pudding cake on a pedestal
    [2] Here’s the recipe for this delicious Sticky Toffee Pudding Cake (photo © The Baker Chick).

     

     
     

    CHECK OUT WHAT’S HAPPENING ON OUR HOME PAGE, THENIBBLE.COM.

     
     

      

    Comments off

    PRODUCT REVIEW: The Best Vanilla Extract & Vanilla Beans


    Vanilla is the second costliest spice in the world,
    after saffron.
      The United States is the largest consumer of vanilla beans, using around 1,200 tons per year. Most of them are made into vanilla extract. Even if you buy pure vanilla extract—not the artificial stuff, which is a fraction of the price—all pure vanilla extract is not created equal. Even when you buy the finest brands, there’s a big variation—and you can tell the difference, as you’ll see in this article. We sourced the best, and baked it into shortbread cookies and panna cotta. If you love to bake, or otherwise cook with vanilla, join us on this journey. You’ll learn about the different types of vanilla products—beyond beans and extracts), how to buy vanilla, the best brands. We’ll even share the recipes of the shortbread and panna cotta. And, we’ll tell you where you can buy the products, which make great holiday gifts for your friends who bake.

    Read the full review of the best vanilla, including a Glossary of Vanilla Terms.

    Learn more about the spices with this Glossary of Varietal Peppercorns.
    Know your salt: Check out our Salt Glossary and a brief history of salt.
    Check out the top antioxidant spices, and delicious recipes that use them.
    Like it hot? See the many different chiles in our Chile Glossary.
    Learn about umami, the fifth taste (after sweet, salty, sour and bitter).

    Comments off

    CONTEST: Submit The Winning Grill Recipe To Win A Backyard Makeover

    “At-home grillmasters” now have the opportunity to put their skills to the test and win a $5,000 backyard makeover.

    The Crisco Sprays Grilling Hall of Fame contest is inviting grillmasters to share their favorite recipe for a chance to be one of the first inductees into the new Hall Of Fame and win a backyard makeover.

    To enter, go to GrillingHallOfFame.com, and submit an original grilling recipe that incorporates a Crisco cooking spray (Original, Butter or Olive Oil), an image of the recipe and a brief essay, 250 words or less, explaining why you created the recipe and why you deserve to be inducted into the Crisco Grilling Hall Of Fame.

     
    Five grand prize winners will receive $5,000 to put toward a backyard makeover. The last day for submissions is December 15, so get grilling!

    Comments off

    RECIPES: Celebrate December 5th, Repeal Day


    Celebrate Repeal Day with a classic cocktail like
    a Gin & Tonic. Click here for a recipe.
    December 5th, “Repeal Day,” celebrates the 21st Amendment to the United States Constitution that repealed the 18th Amendment, which had mandated nationwide Prohibition. But this is no ordinary repeal day: It’s the 75th anniversary of the end of Prohibition. The 21st Amendment was passed on December 5, 1933. Visit the Cocktails Section of TheNibble.com and mix yourself up something to celebrate. The 18th Amendment is the only Constitutional amendment ever to be repealed.

    Comments off

    NEW PRODUCT: Oolong Shot Tea Wellness Boost

    Since its debut, we’ve been hooked on ITO EN’s Sencha Shot, a highly concentrated 6.4-ounce steel can of unsweetened, premium green tea with an an energy boosting 152 mg of green tea catechins (antioxidants). We order it by the case. Now there’s Oolong shot, with a whopping 171 milligrams of oolong tea polyphenols. Oolong, also known as Wu-long and traditionally called blue tea, is a semi-oxidized tea, between green tea and black tea. Traditionally known as “weight loss tea” and “slimming tea,” an unidentified compound in oolong may promote weight loss, and has resulted in numerous hyped products for decades. However, you need not buy any special “slimming teas;” regular oolong will do the trick, if there is any trick to be done. (No research by a recognized scientific organization has been published.) The suggested retail price is $1.79. Both teas are sold at Whole Foods Markets and other retailers, and online at ItoEn.com.
    Color coded: The green tea in the green can, the
    blue tea, as oolong is sometimes called, in the
    blue can.
    Read our full review of Sencha Shot and Oolong Shot.
    Read our review of Ito-En Teas’ Tea bottled teas, a NIBBLE Top Pick Of The Week.
    Discover Ito-En’s delicious line of Dr. Andrew Weil For Tea.
    Learn about the different types of tea in our 15-page Tea Glossary.
    Discover the best tea and food pairings.
    Discover how to brew the perfect cup of tea.
    Take our tea trivia quiz.

    Comments off

    The Nibble Webzine Of Food Adventures


    © Copyright 2005-2026 Lifestyle Direct, Inc. All rights reserved. All images are copyrighted to their respective owners.