VALENTINE’S DAY: Heart Shaped Pancakes

We [heart] heart-shaped eggs and pancakes. Photo courtesy Norpro.   Yesterday we recommended some heart-shaped molds for hard-cooked eggs. But if you prefer your eggs fried or poached—or would rather have pancakes—try these Norpro Nonstick Heart Pancake & Egg Rings. Each ring holds 1/4 cup batter or 1 raw egg. A set of 2 rings…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Pairing Coffee And Cheese

Pair a medium-strength cheese with a medium-roast coffee. Photo © Natalia Lisovskaya | Dreamstime.   Often there is more than one food holiday on a particular day. Rarely do we see a trio of food holidays; and January 20th is the only day we know of with four food holidays: National Buttercrunch Day, National Cheese…
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TIP OF THE DAY: How To Make Perfect Pancakes & Ghost Pancakes For Halloween

Make the pancake, use a ghost cookie cutter. If you have several cookie cutters, you can use them as pancake molds. Boo-ya! Photo courtesy KodiakCakes.com.   Here are ten tips for making a flawless flapjack from Joel Clark, owner of Kodiak Cakes. Kodiak Cakes was one of the better-rated products in our review of 99…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Bread Spread ~ Honey & Fromage Blanc

Drizzle with honey: It’s heavenly (photo © Bee Raw Honey).   You may go bonkers for a bagel or crazy for a croissant. But let us suggest another breakfast bread: Raisin bread, regular or toasted. It’s delicious plain, with butter or in this killer combination from Bee Raw Honey: Fromage blanc and apple or banana…
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TOP PICK OF THE WEEK: BelVita Breakfast Biscuits

At the beginning of the year, Nabisco launched BelVita breakfast biscuits, a nutritious alternative to cereal and bread products. They’re whole grain, calorie-friendly, and have been designed to release sustained energy. We highly recommended them. We didn’t foresee then that these nutritious, slightly sweet, crunchy and flavorful biscuits would become our favorite grab-and-go breakfast and…
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