GOURMET GIVEAWAY: A Grab Bag of Stonyfield Goodies

Enter to win this grab bag of goodies! Photo courtesy Stonyfield. If you have yet to taste Greek yogurt, you don’t know what you’re missing. Greek yogurt is thicker, richer and creamier than European-style yogurt. Not only does it have twice the protein of regular yogurt, fewer carbs and less lactose, but it’s easier to…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Bloody Good Oranges

From the name, blood oranges should be in season at Halloween. But these wonders are in stores right now. Even our local supermarket has them! They look exactly like regular oranges on the outside, but their inside flesh is a deep rosy red color; and the flavor is a cross between orange and raspberry—some people…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Easy Cheeses & Yogurts

Thick water buffalo yogurt from The Woodstock Water Buffalo Company is richer and sweeter than yogurt from cow, sheep or goat milk. Photo by Katrina Brown | IST. If you’re lactose-intolerant, or have guests who are, it’s generally due to the larger protein molecules in cow’s milk. Goat’s milk and sheep’s milk have smaller, more…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Watch Your Wine Timelines

If you have an unopened bottle of spirits, it can last for years. But except for collector wines that need bottle age, most wines are meant to be drunk within a year: otherwise, they deteriorate. If you’re not sure about a wine you own, ask at your local wine store. You don’t need a special…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Healthy Snacks

We’re Fig-Sated on this healthy dried fruit and nut snack: apricots, dates, figs, almond and pistachios. Photo by Naheed Choudhry. It’s easy to keep healthy, tasty foods at work to snack on. The temptation to grab for fat- and sugar-loaded foods can be offset with a little planning. Pack a drawer with palate-pleasers like delicious…
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