TIP OF THE DAY: Valentine’s Day Hot Chocolate Party

A chocolate-lover’s dream: hot chocolate and chocolate truffles. Photo courtesy Woodhouse Chocolate, a NIBBLE Top Pick Of The Week. If you’re looking for Valentine’s Day fun but a chocolate-tasting or wine-and-cheese party aren’t for you, how about a cocoa and hot chocolate tasting? Explore the differences and pick your favorite brands while enjoying delicious cups…
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VALENTINE’S DAY: Chocolate Tasting

For goober-loving Americans, Green & Black’s of the U.K. has introduced its first U.S.-exclusive flavor. The newest addition to the Green & Black’s family of premium organic chocolate bars is the Peanut bar, a blend of premium 37% cacao dark milk chocolate with delectable caramelized peanuts and a hint of sea salt. Whether you’re single…
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CHEESE: How To Taste It (& Have A Tasting Party)

You know how to eat it, but do you know how to taste it? Photo courtesy EatWisconsinCheese.com. You love to eat cheese, but have you ever thought of its organoleptic qualities (taste, texture, aroma)? Take another step towards cheese connoisseurship by learning how to taste cheese like the experts. Toward this end we offer: Our…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Low Calorie Party

This barbecue pork loin saves many calories with a sugar-free blackberry sauce. Here’s the recipe. Photo courtesy The J.M. Smucker Company. Want to throw a get-together but fear for your strict diet? Have a pot luck diet lunch or dinner. Everyone brings his or her best low-calorie dish, along with copies of the recipe to…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Bloody Mary Makeover

A Bloody Mary garnished with Mean Beans from Rick’s Picks, a NIBBLE Top Pick Of The Week. Planning Bloody Marys for your Super Bowl party? Ditch that celery stick—a pickled vegetable will add more excitement to the classic cocktail. Garnish your Bloody Marys with a dilly bean, pickled asparagus or carrot stick—or go Southern with…
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