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RECIPE: French Margarita
The traditional margarita—tequila, orange liqueur and fresh lime juice—is the #1 selling cocktail in the U.S. It has inspired many twists on the classic recipe. Today’s twist comes from popular New York City restaurant, Rosa Mexicano: the Margarita Francesa (French Margarita), using the popular French orange liqueur, Grand Marnier. The recipe was originally developed in [...]

RECIPE: Get Ready For National Margarita Day With A Ginger Margarita
Ginger adds some heat to a Margarita. Photo courtesy Spice Market | New York.   National Margarita Day is next week: Wednesday, February 22nd. There’s plenty of time to plan a Margarita party, mixing up some special recipes. You can also throw a “Presidents’ Margarita Party” over the holiday weekend. The original Margarita consisted of [...]

TIP OF THE DAY: 20 Ways To Enjoy Almonds
Almonds: delicious and good for you. Photo courtesy National Almond Board.   February 16th is National Almond Day. Almonds have long been known to have heart healthy benefits* (more about them below). Healthcare professionals recommend them for snacks, as substitutes for other foods, and even for breakfast. Fans of The Devil Wears Prada may recall [...]

POST-VALENTINE’S DAY CONTEST: Second Chance For Happiness
You could take the cake: Just enter the contest. Photo courtesy Pepperidge Farm.   Whether or not you had a happy Valentine’s Day, here’s a second chance for happiness: Pepperidge Farm is celebrating its new newest 3-Layer Cake, Red Velvet. One NIBBLE reader will receive a ”Second Celebration Kit” consisting of: A cake serving set [...]

NEWS: The Nibble Celebrates 8th Birthday
Happy birthday to us! THE NIBBLE celebrates its eighth birthday this month. Eight years, some 20,000 pages of content and about one million monthly visitors. Whew! Instead of a cake, we’ve given ourselves a new home page design. Check it out! Thanks to Andrew, Leah, Luisa and Sue for making it happen. If you have [...]

TIP OF THE DAY: Why Your Favorite Food Products Are Discontinued
This week we received an email from a reader asking what happened to Bibi Caffe, a line of elegant, imported Italian sodas we reviewed in 2007. She wanted to know why the line was no longer sold in the USA, and asked if there was “any way to get it at all?” If “at all” [...]

NEWS: A New Post Office Wedding Cake Stamp
First class postage goes up tomorrow: to 45 cents for the first half ounce of a letter and 32 cents for standard-size post cards (3″ x 5″ to 4″ x 6″). The U.S. Postal Service has also issued a 65-cent Wedding Cake stamp, to accommodate those thick wedding invitations (up to two ounces). First introduced [...]

TIP OF THE DAY: Have An Ice Cream Tasting
Celebrate National Strawberry Ice Cream Day by tasting 4-6 different brands. Your favorite may surprise you. Photo courtesy Wisconsin Milk Marketing Board.   Today is National Strawberry Ice Cream Day, a good excuse to have an ice cream tasting. Most of us keep buying Brand 1 out of habit; but perhaps we’d prefer Brand 2, [...]

FOOD HOLIDAY: National Peach Melba Day & Peach Melba Recipe
Peach Melba (its original title was in French, Pêche Melba) was created in the summer of 1892 at the Savoy Hotel, London by the the great French chef Auguste Escoffier. It honored the renowned Australian soprano, Dame Nellie Melba (Escoffier also created Melba toast for her). The dish combined two summer fruits, peaches and raspberries, [...]

FOOD HOLIDAY: Hot Buttered Rum Recipe With Caramel
A hot toddy is a warm cocktail made with boiling water, sugar and spices, plus other ingredients—hot buttered rum is one such variation. (Read the History of Hot Buttered Rum.) Celebrate National Hot Toddy Day on January 11th with a luscious cocktail from Ron Abuelo, a dark oak-aged rum from Panama. This Hot Caramel Buttered [...]

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