TIP OF THE DAY: Nogent Knives

If you use your serrated “bread knife” to slice much more than bread, check out the Nogent line of knives, where the other knife styles are microserrated. Photo courtesy Nogent.   Some people use their serrated knives, often called “bread knives,” for slicing bread. Other people have discovered that, beyond bread, a serrated blade cuts…
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FOOD FUN: Peeps Dunkin’ Donuts

Peeps donuts, new this year. Photo courtesy Dunkin’ Donuts.   Why did it take so long, we wondered, as we read the press release about Dunkin’ Donuts’ new Easter donut topped with a real Peeps marshmallow chick. The yeast donut, shaped like a flower, is available in two flavors: strawberry flavored icing with pastel green…
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TOP PICK OF THE WEEK: Gakwiyo Provisions Jams & Jellies

Gakwiyo means “good food” in the Cayuga Indian language. A few years ago the Cayuga Nation, headquartered in Seneca Falls, New York, began an initiative to can and preserve the fruits and vegetables that are grown on its ancestral lands. Patti Costello, manager of the initiative, explains that her goal was to make popular foods…
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