VALENTINE FOOD: Spaghetti & Meat Balls

Now, loving pasta has a double meaning. Photo courtesy Bean Sprouts.   This fun idea comes from Shannon Payette Seip, author of “Bean Appetit: Hip And Healthy Ways To Have Fun With Food.” She is co-founder of Bean Sprouts Café and Cooking School in Seattle, where families learn to make dishes that are both great…
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VALENTINE’S DAY: Make Heart-Shaped Whoopie Pies

The biggest challenge to New Year’s diet resolutions is Valentine’s Day. Hopefully, we’ve lost a pound or two in January so we can proceed with “the sweetest holiday.” We’re starting with heart-shaped whoopie pies. They require an investment in a heart-shaped cookie pan, which can be used year-around: for Mother’s Day, engagement and anniversary parties,…
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GIFT OF THE DAY: Special Caramels For Your Honey

Salted honey caramels. Photo courtesy Droga.   For the lover of gourmet caramels, something special for your Valentine: Put Your Money On Honey salted caramels from Droga Chocolates of Los Angeles. The luscious bites are the result of a bet that a caramel couldn’t be made without corn syrup. Seeking a solution to the challenge,…
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VALENTINE GIFT: Chocolate Covered Potato Chips

Oh so good! Photo courtesy Shari’s Berries.   Some people would like box of creamy chocolates for Valentine’s Day. Others would gladly trade for a bag of chocolate-covered potato chips. Savory meets sweet when crunchy, salty potato chips are drenched in quality chocolate—in our humble opinion, the greatest improvement to the potato chip since it…
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PRODUCT: Super Bowl Macarons, Valentine Macarons

The battle of the macarons. Photo courtesy Dana’s Bakery.   In addition to the Super Bowl, we’re celebrating the Mac Bowl: the battle between two macarons for the title of tastiest. Dana’s Bakery, a wonderfully creative maker of delicious macarons (a NIBBLE Top Pick Of The Week—here’s the review), has created two flavors for the…
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