National Trail Mix Day & A Custom Trail Mix Recipe

Updated August 2026 August 31st is National Trail Mix Day. Why not make your own blend with the options below? We have a “signature mix” that people like so much, they request it as hostess gifts instead of another bottle of wine. Below: > What is trail mix? > The history of trail mix. >…
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FOOD FUN: Bacon-wrapped Ford Fiesta

Today is International Bacon Day*, a cause for great celebration among millions of bacon lovers. If Ford could only sell each one of them its new bacon-wrapped 2014 Ford Fiesta! Bacon has been a staple of Western cuisine since ancient Roman times. The baconmania of the past five years has produced bacon caramel corn, bacon…
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TOP PICK OF THE WEEK: Eat Well Enjoy Life Hummus

Hummus made from red lentils, not chickpeas. Photo courtesy Eat Well Enjoy Life.   The impressive hummus line from Eat Well Enjoy Life is like a horse of a different color: made not from chickpeas, but from black beans, white beans, red lentils, yellow lentils and edamame. The result: a whole new way to enjoy…
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