NEWS: Coffee, The New Health Food?

Remember when too much coffee was bad for you? It wasn’t given to children at all because it would stunt their growth? It might be carcinogenic? Coffee may become the next health food craze. Some articles touting the antioxidants in coffee put it up there with green tea, whole grains and cruciferous vegetables. But, a…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Flavored Mustards For Taste & Dieting

Roquefort mustard Laurent du Clos is one of our passions. For New Year’s dieters: Flavored mustards can transform a dish, adding almost no calories but intense notes of tarragon, basil, Roquefort or lemon to your sandwich, vinaigrette, potato salad or charcuterie. Or create a delicious crust on chicken, fish, beef, lamb or pork. Think of…
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TRENDS: Flavor Trends For 2010?

Mintel, a leading global supplier of consumer, product and media intelligence, creates an annual list of what the hot new year’s flavors will be among American food enthusiasts (and those who make packaged products and restaurant meals for them). Here’s what Mintel predicts you’ll be enjoying in 2010, with our comments in italics: 1. Cardamom.…
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GOURMET GIVEAWAY: Bot Enhanced Water

Bot Enhanced Water is a great-tasting sweetened water without artificial sweeteners. Photo by Hannah Kaminsky | THE NIBBLE. Prefer flavored water to plain old tap water? Then this week’s Gourmet Giveaway prize, Bot Enhanced Water, is right up your alley. Bot water is an all-natural, flavored water sweetened with cane sugar. It contains no preservatives,…
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