PRODUCT: Emmi Grapefruit Yogurt

For 170 calories, this grapefruit yogurt is a real treat. Photo courtesy EmmiUSA.com Emmi makes lowfat* yogurt in more than 10 flavors, but the most captivating to us is Pink Grapefruit. *1.5% milkfat First, it’s unusual to come across a grapefuit-flavored yogurt. Second, in Emmi’s hands, the yogurt is velvety and pudding-like with bits of…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Bison, The Other Red Meat

Love your steak and burgers, but not the fat and cholesterol? Bison has less fat and fewer calories than skinless, white meat chicken! It has an elegant red meat flavor. The inelegant-looking bison produces quite the gourmet feast. Because it has so little fat, bison should be cooked rare or medium rare. Since it’s National…
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TOP PICK OF THE WEEK: KC Classics Cream Cheese Dip & Spread

A jar of artichoke dip creates elegant snacks or canapés (photo by Evan Dempsey | © THE NIBBLE).   We hasten to say these are elegant cream cheese dips and spreads. KC Classic Cheese Dips and Cheesecake Fondues have nothing to do with a “queso,” the melted cheese dip enjoyed with tortilla chips. KC Classic…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Get A Pressure Cooker

If you love dishes like braised short ribs and pulled pork, but don’t make them because they take so long to cook: You need a pressure cooker! Today’s pressure cookers are not your mother’s (or grandmother’s) chugging hunks of iron. Sleek and 100% safe in stainless steel, they’re one of the biggest time-savers in the…
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PRODUCT: The Most Fun Cupcakes

The picnic food we want most: a Cupcake Picnic Pack from YummyCupcakes.com. Be still our foolish heart: One of our favorite cupcake bakeries, Yummy Cupcakes in Santa Monica, California, has developed the cutest trio of cupcakes ever: the Cupcake Picnic Pack. The corn on the cob cupcake is the company’s delicious buttered popcorn cupcake, cleverly…
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