Year: 2014

FOOD FUN: You Can’t Have Your Cake And Eat It, Too

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We’d have to eat this devil’s food cake: The temptation is too great! Photo courtesy MackenzieLtd.com.   You can’t have your cake and eat it too, is a popular English proverb. Some of us wonder why it isn’t reversed, to the more logical “You can’t eat your cake and have it too.” The earliest known…
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PRODUCT: Vitamins Like Candy

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Gummie vitamins are as good as gummie candies. Photo courtesy NatureMade.   We never looked forward to taking our vitamins, but we did so, dutifully, every day. We knew that there were gummie vitamins for kids, but never took much notice of the category. Recently, we were given a bottle of Nature Made’s Adult Gummies,…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Have An Apéritif

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What’s an apéritif? How does it differ from a digestif? An apéritif is an alcoholic drink taken before a meal to stimulate the appetite. It is usually dry and low in alcohol. Some people have a cocktail (a mixed drink), but many modern cocktails are considered by gastronomes to be too heavy or too sweet…
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TIP OF THE DAY: 5 Ways To Eat “Mediterranean Diet” Healthy

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While our “day job” is to try lots of specialty foods and cook and bake alluring recipes, we aim to make the right choices when we’re not working. If we’ve been heavy on the healthful eating tips lately, it’s because we’re struggling even harder after the onslaught of Valentine chocolate. So today we’re passing along…
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EVENT: Our Favorite Family Food Event, March 1 & 2

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Got kids who could learn better eating choices? Head to the Kids Food Festival in Bryant Park, New York City on March 1st and 2nd, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Families will cook, dance, laugh, and taste their way to making balanced food choices. When kids are immersed in enjoyable activities, they absorb and retain…
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