TIP OF THE DAY: Flavored Mustards For Taste & Dieting

Roquefort mustard Laurent du Clos is one of our passions. For New Year’s dieters: Flavored mustards can transform a dish, adding almost no calories but intense notes of tarragon, basil, Roquefort or lemon to your sandwich, vinaigrette, potato salad or charcuterie. Or create a delicious crust on chicken, fish, beef, lamb or pork. Think of…
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CONTEST: Do You Have A Great Strawberry Recipe?

Florida winter strawberries. Photo courtesy Florida Strawberry Growers Association. Home cooks and culinary professionals can compete for cash in the first “Florida Strawberries—A Taste of Summer All Winter Long Recipe Contest,” sponsored by the Florida Strawberry Growers Association and “Taste of the South Magazine.” The entry categories are Starters or Salsas; Salads; Sweets and Best…
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TIP OF THE DAY: A Sweeter Hostess Gift

Happy Thanksgiving! If you’re a guest at Thanksgiving dinner today, you’ve most likely picked up a gift for your host or hostess. But for future dinner parties, find out if anyone on the guest list is on a sugar-restricted diet. Then, let other guests bring the traditional bottle of wine. You can help out the…
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PRODUCT: French Meadow Bakery Gluten Free Bread

French Meadow Bakery’s Whole Grain Bread, Sandwich Bread and Italian Rolls. Photo by Hannah Kaminsky | THE NIBBLE. French Meadow Bakery makes certified organic and gluten-free products that are casein-free, lactose-free and peanut-free, as well as kosher (parve). We recently tasted a selection of company’s gluten-free line of breads and cakes. When we taste gluten-free…
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PRODUCT: Harry & David Royal Riviera Pears

Twice the size of a typical Anjou, Bartlett or Bosc pear, one juicy Royal Riviera pear is at least two fruit servings. Photo by Hannah Kaminsky | THE NIBBLE. We taste so many refined carbs in the course of our work day that we were thrilled to receive a gift box of Harry & David’s…
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