TIP OF THE DAY: Mascarpone For Dessert

Earlier this year we wrote about a rich and elegant dessert that couldn’t be easier: biscotti served with mascarpone. With lush summer fruit abounding, switch it up. Serve berries or sliced fruit with mascarpone. You can serve the fruit simply on a plate, topped with mascarpone and a mint leaf for garnish. Or, get festive…
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PRODUCT: Sonoma Farm Asiago & Parmesan Dip

With this versatile spread, you can transform an otherwise bland food. Photo by Emily Chang | THE NIBBLE. Sonoma Farm makes Mediterranean-influenced artisan products in small batches. Their olive oils and vinegars were a Top Pick Of The Week. Recently, we tried other products and found the Asiago & Parmesan Dip to be another winner.…
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PRODUCT: Emmi Grapefruit Yogurt

For 170 calories, this grapefruit yogurt is a real treat. Photo courtesy EmmiUSA.com Emmi makes lowfat* yogurt in more than 10 flavors, but the most captivating to us is Pink Grapefruit. *1.5% milkfat First, it’s unusual to come across a grapefuit-flavored yogurt. Second, in Emmi’s hands, the yogurt is velvety and pudding-like with bits of…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Farmhouse Cheddar

One of our favorite farmhouse Cheddars, award-winning Fiscalini Farmstead bandage- wrapped raw-milk Cheddar. Americans love Cheddar. Connoisseurs of fine cheese have discovered farmhouse Cheddar, an artisan product made by hand in small batches. Americans tend to pair fine Cheddars with apples and grapes. But these complex, full-flavored cheeses go well with a wide range of…
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FATHER’S DAY: Last-Minute Gift Certificate

You can print out or email a cheese gift certificate at any time on Father’s Day. Photo courtesy ArtisanalCheese.com. Uh-oh: Still don’t have a gift for Father’s Day? Don’t have time to run out and buy one? Here’s a great solution from Artisanal Cheese, one of the country’s finest cheese purveyors: A gift certificate! All…
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