TIP OF THE DAY: Get Some Gourmet Crackers

Dr. Kracker is packed with different types of seeds: good looking and good for you! Photo by Melody Lan | THE NIBBLE.   Soup and crackers was a popular dish at my mother’s table: animal crackers, oyster crackers, Royal Lunch Milk Crackers*, saltines, Uneeda Biscuits* (water biscuits) and Ritz crackers made frequent appearances. Our favorites…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Rethink Your Sandwiches

The new PB&J, battered and fried. Elvis would approve. Photo courtesy National Peanut Board.   As reported in Restaurant-Hospitality.com, chefs nationwide are adding new life to sandwiches with simple ingredients switches. Some of them are fusion (adding an ingredient from a different culture’s cuisine), others are simply new interpretations of classics. Check out what they’re…
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Sundried Tomato & Olive Scones Recipe

A cold day like today is a good reason to heat up the oven and bake something to enjoy warm. Thanks to Archana Ramesh of the blog Svaad for this recipe. Castelvetrano olives are not only delicious and one of our favorite varieties; they’re the brightest green olives. So these “red and green” scones are…
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