TIP OF THE DAY: Choose Sourdough As Your White Bread

You’ve no doubt heard over and over again that you should switch empty-carb white bread for whole grain breads. We love the complex flavor of whole grain breads—wheat, oat, rye, spelt and multigrain combinations. But what if you just can’t give up your white bread? According to Pick It Kick It: Simple Choices, Huge Results,…
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White Chocolate Is REAL Chocolate (And Candy Melts Aren’t)

[1] Get to know the world’s best white chocolate bars. Here’s our list. From the top of the stack here: Vosges d’Oliva (with bits of olive), Green & Black’s, El Rey, Café Tasse Café (with ground coffee beans) and Chocovic white chocolate bars (photo © The Nibble). [2] Green & Black’s from the U.K., one…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Lemon Zest

If you’re zesting lemons, limes, oranges or other citrus for a recipe, buy organic fruit if you can. Conventional citrus crops are heavily sprayed with pesticides, and a simple rinse won’t dislodge all of it from the nooks and crannies of the rind. The zest is the outermost part of the rind of citrus fruits…
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