COOKING VIDEO: Homemade Potato Chips

  It’s easy to whip up a batch of scrumptious homemade potato chips in a mere five minutes. All you need are: A mandoline slicer,* to cut very thin slices of potato. A deep fat fryer (the newer ones have built-in digital thermometers), or any deep pot plus a thermometer to let you know when…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Cupcake Tower, Cake Pop Stands & Other Presentation Pieces

The Cupcake Tower holds cupcakes; this reversible Cake Pops tower holds both. Photo courtesy The Cupcake Tower.   You don’t have to spend a lot of money to create a wow factor for parties. Keep an eye out and you can find a few great presentation pieces that aren’t too expensive, or are on sale.…
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PRODUCT: Perky Jerky Part 2, Turkey Perky Jerky

Last year we wrote about Perky Jerky, a multitasking winner of a snack. Called “the world’s first all-natural performance enhancing meat snack” by its producer, the 100% beef Perky Jerky is caffeinated. More specifically, guarana, a natural energy booster with about twice the caffeine content of a coffee bean, is infused into the meat. You…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Crunchy & Sophisticated, Japanese Rice Crackers As Cocktail Snacks

People are coming over for drinks—just drinks. What should you serve as a nibble? Our favorite from-the-bag cocktail snack has got to be Japanese rice crackers, specifically the chic little rolls wrapped in seaweed. They’re called nori maki arare in Japanese: seaweed roll cracker. While we’ve never met a rice cracker we didn’t like—they are…
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