PRODUCT: Garden Lites Veggie Muffins

The producers of our favorite Garden Lites Veggie Soufflés have introduced new Veggie Muffins: a fluffy carrot muffin and a deep chocolate zucchini muffin. The all natural Veggie Muffins line is made of 1/3 fresh vegetables. Each muffin is shrink-wrapped for easy portability. Just let the frozen muffins defrost naturally or heat them in the…
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NEWS: New Pork Cut & Beef Cut Names

Bone-in loin chops will now be called porterhouse. Photo courtesy National Pork Board.   If you’ve ever wondered why a cut of meat called pork butt is actually the shoulder of the pig, the National Pork Board has decided to help you out—sort of—by changing the name. The cut will be renamed Boston roast. Why…
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What To Do With Green Chartreuse & The History Of Chartreuse

[1] This Gatsby-inspired cocktail is delicious. Photo courtesy Moët & Chandon. Chartreuse in a stemmed liqueur glass (photo © Cold Penguin 1952 | CC-BY-NC-SA-2.0 License). [3] Bottles of green and yellow Chartreuse (photo © Jeremy Brooks | CC-BY-NC-2.0-license).   If you have a bottle of Chartreuse that languishes on the shelf, we’ve got a recipe…
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TOP PICK OF THE WEEK: Onion Crunch, The New Condiment Sensation

From hot dogs to filet mignon, Onion Crunch adds something special to every dish it garnishes. Photo courtesy Loeb’s Onion Crunch.   It‘s not often that a new condiment appears. Generally, like salsa and wasabi, it enters our cuisine due to the popularity of a foreign cuisine in the U.S. In fact, the inspiration for…
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Homemade Napa Cabbage Kimchi Recipe

We have a love for kimchi, Korean spicy preserved vegetables. We found ourselves buying many small packets of kimchi for $3.99 a pop. Then the light bulb turned on: These ingredients are very inexpensive and the finished product a long shelf life. Make it yourself! It’s easy, although time consuming; but we love making double…
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