PRODUCT: Harry And David Pear Gift

We love Harry And David’s luscious, juicy Royal Riviera Pears. Throughout October, Breast Cancer Awareness Month, you can send specially packaged “Pink Pears” as a gift. Nine large pears, some wrapped in pink foil, plus a limited-edition pink tote bag, are $36.95. Your purchase helps fight cancer: 25% of proceeds will be donated to breast…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Use For Extra Wine

Make wine ice cubes. Photo courtesy iSi Orka. Don’t toss those few ounces of leftover wine: Pour extra wine into ice cube trays. Then, when a sauce calls for a few tablespoons or a quarter-cup of wine, just pop and drop one or two into the saucepan. This saves you from opening a bottle of…
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FOOD FACTS: The History Of Carrots

What’s up, doc? Here’s a little history of one of our most popular veggies: carrots. According to the USDA, Americans consume 11.8 pounds a person per year. (Beyond raw carrots, this figure includes carrot cake, carrots in soups and stews, and so forth.) In the beginning, all plants and animals were wild. Over thousands of…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Dry Aged Beef

For the best steak experience, splurge for dry-aged. Porterhouse steak from Morton’s The Steakhouse. If you’re looking for a great piece of beef, experts and connoisseurs will tell you that the best is dry aged for 30 days or longer. Aging the beef allows a steer’s natural enzymes to break down its tough connective tissues.…
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COOKING VIDEO: How To Make Gourmet Macaroni And Cheese

  Macaroni and cheese is one of America’s favorite comfort foods. Adults and kids both love to reach for a box of mac and cheese mix. But there’s no need to purchase a boxed mix or prepared mac and cheese when it’s so enjoyable to prepare it from scratch. One of our favorite culinarians, Chef…
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