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…
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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…
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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 December 5th, “Repeal Day,” celebrates the 21st Amendment to the United States Constitution that repealed the 18th Amendment, which had mandated nationwide Prohibition.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…
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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…
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NEW PRODUCT: Dry Soda Introduces Juniper Berry & Vanilla Bean

  DRY Soda Co. has unveiled the first new flavors since the line’s August 2005 debut: Juniper Berry and Vanilla Bean. The new flavors join DRY siblings Kumquat, Lavender, Lemongrass and Rhubarb. Vanilla Bean DRY is aromatic, lightly sweet and delicate—a sophisticated relative of cream soda. Juniper Berry DRY is crisp with a pine essence…
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