PRODUCT: Maple Water

Be on the lookout for maple water, the newest maple product from Canada. Photo courtesy Wahta.   Following the galloping success of coconut water, the next “tree water” to hit the market is maple water, made from the sap of the maple tree. Maple water is actually pure maple sap that is tapped in the…
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TIP OF THE DAY: How To Buy Peaches

Summerset peaches. Photo courtesy Frog Hollow Farm.   This tip is from Pearl Driver, the marketing director at Frog Hollow Farm in Brentwood, California (in the East Bay region of the San Francisco Bay Area) and Farmer Al Courchesne, a co-owner and farmer-in-chief. “Before I started working with Frog Hollow Farm,” says Pearl, I would…
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JULY 4th: Spicy Hot Lemonade Recipe (Also Limeade & Orangeade)

Jalapeño lemonade becomes red, white and blue with the addition of some blueberries. Photo courtesy Melissas.com.   It’s easy to make a special July 4th drink. Just “heat up” a pitcher of cold lemonade with bright red jalapeño slices. Toss in a few blueberries and you’ve got a red, white and blue theme. For less…
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PRODUCT: Shelf Stable Pacific Organic Hummus

Way back in 2006, we received samples of shelf-stable hummus in jars. From a brother and sister-led company called Salt & Vinegar, we felt the manufacturers had nailed a need in the rapidly growing hummus market: hummus that didn’t require refrigeration. The fledgling company didn’t make it; and since then, the hummus category has exploded…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Caramelized Onion Dip

We grew up making Lipton’s California Dip: a package of Lipton Onion Soup Mix combined with a pint of sour cream. It was simple and soul-satisfying, a party standard with potato chips and pretzels (and later, crudités, pita chips and other chips). The recipe appeared in 1954, two years after the Lipton soup mix hit…
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