Day: October 11, 2011

HALLOWEEN: Cocktail Drinks For A Spooktacular Party

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You don’t have to throw a monster mash for Halloween. Inviting friends for Halloween-themed cocktails—costumes optional—will do just fine. Here are our choices for a creaky cocktail party menu: Bloody Cocktails Blood Orange Cocktails Bloody Vampire Cocktail Bloody Eyeball Martini & Bleeding Brain Martini   Pick Your Favorite “Spirit” Cocktails Halloween Brandy Cocktails Halloween Gin…
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FOOD HOLIDAY: Non-GMO Month

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Tomatoes are genetically altered to improve flavor and shelf life. Photo courtesy WholeSoyCo.com.   What are GMOs, and why should you care? GMOs, genetically modified organisms, are plant and animal organisms that have been created through gene-splicing, a biotechnology technique also known as genetic engineering (GE). This relatively new science allows DNA from one species…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Eat & Drink, Or Give A Gift, For The Cure

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October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Some food and drink companies are doing their part to generate research dollars for the cure, making a contribution from sales of special editions of their products. The packaging—or sometimes the food itself, like the chocolates in the photo—bears the the National Breast Cancer Foundation’s pink ribbon. For…
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PRODUCT: Bertolli Premium Meal Soups For Two

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Beefy goodness: our favorite from the new Bertolli Premium Meal Soups. Photo courtesy Bertolli.   Have you seen the “soup opera” chefs in TV commercials, extolling the virtues of Bertolli Premium Hearty Soups? The soups look just as good in person as they do on TV, and live up to the advertising claims that they’re…
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