TIP OF THE DAY: Pretzel Rolls

Pretzel rolls are a trend, delivered nationwide by Wendy’s Pretzel Bacon Cheeseburger, Dunkin’ Donuts’ Pretzel Roll Roast Beef Sandwich and Sonic’s pretzel hot dog. We’ve been making sandwiches on the pretzel rolls from Trader Joe’s since we discovered them a year ago. Or check your local market. Pretzilla, has a line of pretzel rolls that…
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PRODUCT: Chobani New Yogurt Flavors

Chobani, America’s top Greek yogurt brand, has come out with some terrific new flavors. It’s easy to default to a blueberry or strawberry yogurt, but the company considers these new flavors to be exotic. We love them for light meals, snacking or dessert. Now, we hope that the flavors will resonate with Americans, so retailers…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Uses For Egg Yolks

Here’s what to do with the yolk if you’re only using the white. Photo courtesy Eight Turn Crepe.   When life gives you lemons, make lemonade. When it gives you egg yolks, make mayonnaise, hollandaise or dessert. Certain recipes—angel food cake, egg white omelets, macaroons, marshmallows, meringues/pavlovas, seven-minute frosting, white cake and some soufflés—use only…
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PRODUCT: Cashew Milk

Slide over, almond milk, soy milk and rice milk. There’s a new milk in town: cashew milk. We got the 411 from Hannah Kaminsky of BittersweetBlog.com. It’s a boon for kosher, lactose-intolerant and vegan food enthusiasts. Hannah writes: Well, it’s about time! Considering the proliferation of non-dairy milks populating grocery stores, it seems unthinkable that…
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Blueberry Chicken Salad Lettuce Wraps & More Wrap Recipes

Lettuce wraps garnered attention for a while, but seem to have faded from view. So here’s a reminder: Let lettuce take the place of tortillas, bread, and other refined-carb, low-nutrition sandwich wrappers. Turn them into lunch or snack fare—or as in the photo, hors d’oeuvre. Lettuce wraps are fun food. You’ll get family members to…
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