PRODUCT: MaryAnna’s Sweet Tea

Everyone in the South knows about sweet tea, but it’s lesser known in other regions. Sometimes non-Southerners will come across “Southern-style tea” or “extra-sweet tea”—which is the same thing. If you favor adding three or more sugars to your tea, this is the iced tea for you. The extra sweetness comes from adding a generous…
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GOURMET GIVEAWAY: Sara Lee Frozen Desserts & Smucker’s Dessert Toppings

The winner takes the cake, cheesecake or any four Sara Lee desserts. Photo courtesy Sara Lee. This week’s prizes are all about that sweet treat you try to save room for at the end of a meal: dessert! (And who are we kidding: We always have room for dessert, but we don’t always wait until…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Ice Cream Float (a.k.a. Ice Cream Soda)

On the first day of summer, we’re thinking ice cream—and specifically, ice cream floats. You may have added a scoop of vanilla ice cream into root beer or chocolate soda. But exciting new combinations await: The “creamsicle,” orange soda with vanilla ice cream The “chocolate cherry,” cherry soda with chocolate ice cream The “peach melba,”…
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PRODUCT: Dole Salad Kit

Variety is the spice of life with 11 salad choices. Photo courtesy Dole.com. If you’re a fan of bagged salad mixes—and even if you aren’t—there are a whopping 11 varieties of the Dole Salad Kit, an all-natural combination of salad greens, dressing and mix-ins. The three we had were absolutely delicious. Here’s the skinny: Normally…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Molded Ice Coolers

Have you come across ice coolers for wine bottles? Instead of using a conventional ice bucket or Rapid Ice to keep bottles chilled at the table, you can earn oohs and aahs with a cooler made of molded ice. Ice coolers can be used plain (just pour water in the mold and freeze). But part…
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