GOURMET GIVEAWAY #1: Inspired Cuisine Crème Brûlée Mixes

Enjoy this delicious dessert at home. Photo courtesy Inspired Cuisine.   National Crème Brûlée Day is July 27th, but if you keep your pantry stocked with Inspired Cuisine Crème Brûlée Mix, you can enjoy the rich, creamy French custard any day. With these mixes, the custard is easy to make at home in a fraction…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Low Carb Burger Salad

We made reservations (a week in advance for an 8 p.m. slot!) at Five Napkin Burger in New York City’s theatre district. We arrived, wended our way through the packed room to our table, perused the list of burgers and placed our order. Before our (delicious) ahi tuna burger and bacon cheddar burger arrived, the…
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PRODUCT: Mango Vodka Brands For Cocktails

  [1] It tastes like mango juice mixed with vodka (photo by Katharine Pollak | THE NIBBLE). [2] Fresh mangoes (photo © National Mango Board).     There are a number of mango-flavored vodkas on the market: Absolut, Finlandia and Van Gogh, among others. We recently sat down with a bottle of Three Olives Mango…
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Our Favorite Rice Pudding Recipes, With A Gourmet Twist

August 9th is National Rice Pudding Day. Cold and creamy, rice pudding is fine hot-weather fare and great year-round comfort food. It can also be glamorous! Here are six ways to raise your rice pudding recipe to fine-restaurant status. Try all of them to decide what you think makes the best rice pudding recipe. And…
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