TIP OF THE DAY: Roll Out Cookie Dough The Problem-Free Way

Have you ever tried to roll out cookie dough only to run into problems? We’ve cut out cookies that tore when we tried to move them to the cookie sheet. Gingerbread men lost arms, snowflakes lost edges; a sad state of affairs. With the holiday season soon upon us and many cookies to be baked,…
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GOURMET GIVEAWAY: Cabot Creamery Cheddar Cheese

Taste the whole line. Photo courtesy Cabot Cheese. Say cheese! Two winners will definitely be smiling when they find out that they’ve won a Cabot Creamery Cheddar Cheese gift pack filled with cheese and related goodies. With fall in the air, many of us have comfort food on the mind. Boston chef Stephanie Sokolove specializes…
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RECIPES: Peanut Recipes

In the U.S., peanuts are the winner by a long shot when it comes to volume sold: They claim 67% of all nut consumption. The numbers aren’t broken out for whole peanuts vs. peanut butter, but we bet the PB has a large piece of the pie. Check out these peanut recipes: Savory Peanut Recipes…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Edible Centerpiece

Use a bowl or basket of heirloom tomatoes as an edible centerpiece. Heirloom tomatoes are grown from seeds of older tomato cultivars—tomatoes that tasted great. The taste disappeared from most markets in the 1950s, after seeds were developed for mass production. The tomatoes can be found in a wide variety of colors, shapes, flavors and…
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GIFT: Back-To-School Cookie Gift

School has never been so tasty. Photo courtesy OneToughCookie.com. Need a treat to celebrate the beginning of the school year? One Tough Cookie, which actually makes very tender cookies, has a solution for your favorite back-to-schooler or teacher. The hand-decorated, buttery shortbread cookies are sure to please. (“I feel like my freezer is empty if…
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