NEW PRODUCT: Two New Flavors Of Philadelphia Soft Cream Cheese

We admit a weakness for cream cheese in all its forms (those forms include cheesecake). We were raised on Philadelphia Cream Cheese, when there were only Regular, Chive and Pimento options. Today, there are 15 varieties, and the Philadelphia folks have been feeding our habit with containers of tempting, soft, flavored cream cheese: Chive &…
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PRODUCT: See’s Candies Chocolate For Graduates

No one will throw this mortarboard up in the air—it’s full of chocolates! Photo by Emily Chang | THE NIBBLE. As graduates across the nation celebrate their transition—whether it’s out of high school, into college or into the working world—celebrate their [hopefully sweet] change with a box of chocolate. And not just any box—See’s Candies…
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FATHER’S DAY: See’s Candies Milk Chocolate Seegars

Dad will light up with happiness when you hand him a box of See’s Candies chocolate “Seegars” (how long were the See’s folks waiting to be able to make that pun!). In fact, at the economical price of $6.30 for a box of three, you can afford to hand out Seegars to all of your…
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FOOD HOLIDAY: International Cachaça Day

Celebrate International Cachaça Day by mixing up a Caipirinha, made with cachaça, lime and sugar (photo courtesy Leblon Cachaça).   Cachaça (kah-SHA-sah), Brazil’s noble spirit, was invented nearly five hundred years ago, one hundred years before the founding of its Caribbean cousin, rum. Here in the United States, cachaça is considered “Brazilian rum,” but don’t…
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NEW PRODUCT: McCormick & Lawry’s Sauces & Marinades

America’s major food manufacturers pour sweetener into everything from soup to salad dressing, so that products like barbecue sauce, which normally have their share of sweetener, are tantamount to “meat sugar.” But when Lawry’s 30 Minute Marinades, along with McCormick’s Grill Mates packet seasonings, arrived at our door, we gave them a try. And thank…
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