PRODUCT REVIEW: Southern Alps Dried Fruit

Not from Switzerland or even from New Zealand (home of the Southern Alps mountain range), Southern Alps is a U.K. company with an attractive line of artisan products. Selecting the finest fruits from around the world, Southern Alps makes “slow dried” fruit, fruit and nut mixes, and includes the fruits in granola and muesli. The…
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PRODUCT REVIEW: Caffe Sanora Organic Antioxidant Coffee

Enjoy a cup of joe with more antioxidants than the coffee you’re drinking now. When we first saw Caffe Sanora’s label, claiming to be “Natural Antioxidant Coffee,” we were skeptical. Doesn’t all coffee have antioxidants? It turns out that raw coffee beans lose a lot of their antioxidants in the roasting process, so Caffe Sanora…
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RECIPE: The Bee’s Knees PB Sandwich

Here’s the winning sandwich in Peanut Butter & Co’s Bee’s Knees Sandwich Contest, introducing their new PB blended with honey. The recipe, called “Fall Harvest,“ was submitted by Lynn O’Meara. While Lynn’s recipe specifies frying in olive oil, we personally preferred the flavor of melted unsalted butter. Ingredients For 1 Sandwich: -2 slices of whole…
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TOP PICK OF THE WEEK: Real Wasabi Snack & Cocktail Nuts

Not just any mixed nuts—these have the sizzle of real wasabi. We never met a Real Wasabi product we didn’t like. With its new line of wasabi-flavored cocktail nuts, the company is tied with Palette Fine Foods for top honors, with most Top Picks Of The Week (three). The majority of people who eat sushi…
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RECIPE: Joe’s Seafood Dover Sole Recipe

Joe’s Seafood, Prime Steak & Stone Crab: Since 1913, Joe’s Stone Crab has been a legendary dining institution in Miami. In 2000, Joe’s Seafood, Prime Steak & Stone Crab debuted in Chicago. One of the restaurant’s signature dishes is Dover Sole, which is cooked whole and filleted at tableside. Chef Gary Baca says that leaving…
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