GOURMET GIVEAWAY: Cabot Creamery Cheddar Cheese

Taste the whole line. Photo courtesy Cabot Cheese. Say cheese! Two winners will definitely be smiling when they find out that they’ve won a Cabot Creamery Cheddar Cheese gift pack filled with cheese and related goodies. With fall in the air, many of us have comfort food on the mind. Boston chef Stephanie Sokolove specializes…
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FOOD FACTS: How To Pasteurize Eggs

If you can’t find pasteurized eggs, you can pasteurize them yourself—and still eat the cookie dough. Photo by Karen Andrews| SXC.   aw eggs are ingredients in sauces such as mayonnaise, Hollandaise sauce and Caesar salad dressing; in beverages such as egg nog and Orange Julius; in desserts such as custard-style ice cream, mousse, cold…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Use Pasteurized Eggs

With the recent salmonella outbreak, many people are avoiding eggs. Those who were fearless and enjoyed eating soft boiled eggs, raw cookie dough, brownie batter, Caesar salad and steak tartare are making different choices. Salmonella enteritidis is a dangerous bacterium that causes a number of digestive system illnesses. It can be contracted through the ingestion…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Muffin Yogurt Parfait

You know that yogurt and fruit make a healthy breakfast, but a muffin is calling your name instead. Here’s a solution: Make it a healthier muffin breakfast with a yogurt muffin parfait. Dice or crumble the muffin—any flavor. Add some muffin to the bottom of a bowl, parfait dish, sundae dish or large rocks glass.…
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PRODUCT: Chocolate Yogurt & Caramel Yogurt From Oikos

Dessert yogurt with zero fat? Sure, we’ll try that! Oikos, one of our favorite brands of yogurt (made by Stonyfield), has another winner. Its Pure Pleasure yogurts in Caramel and Chocolate will change your perception of yogurt. Both are absolutely delicious, 0% fat, certified organic, gluten free, and even OU kosher! The chocolate and caramel…
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