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In 2012 and 2013, it looked like National Twinkies Day, April 6th, might be in jeopardy. Hostess Brands, the manufacturer, closed 33 bakeries in November 2012, declaring bankruptcy. But thanks to an investment by two private equity firms, the golden snacks were back on the shelf in July 2013. And a number of fans don’t…
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Baby Cakes cake pop maker. Photo courtesy Baby Cakes. If you’ve never made cake pops but would like to if it were easy, the Babycakes Pop Maker is a fool-proof, inexpensive appliance that make round balls of cake. The original cake pops recipe involves baking a cake, crumbling it into a large pan, adding…
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Coffee milk is a simple and delicious union of milk and coffee syrup. Photo courtesy Dave’s Coffee Store. Coffee lovers, and especially iced coffee lovers: Have you had coffee milk, the official* state drink of Rhode Island? Like chocolate milk, coffee milk is made by adding coffee syrup to cold milk. If you like…
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It’s easy to brew delicious cinnamon coffee with any coffee maker. Photo courtesy McCormick. If you enjoy cinnamon coffee, here’s a recipe from McCormick, that adds real cinnamon to your ground coffee for a far more exciting flavor. (Commercial cinnamon-flavored coffee uses an extract to flavor the beans.) The coffee is brewed with brown…
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The All Blue variety of blue potatoes. Potatoes can be blue or purple, depending on the soil in which they are grown. Photo courtesy Burpee.com. Naturally blue and purple foods are relatively rare. Blue Foods. In the blue group are blackberries, blueberries, blue cheese, blue corn, Concord grapes, pale blue oyster mushrooms and edible…
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