The Flavor Of The Year For 2024 Is Ube. What Is Ube?

Experts at one of the world’s top food and beverage flavor companies have officially identified the official 2024 Flavor of the Year. It’s Ube (OO-beh). The “Flavor of the Year” was recently introduced in the 2024 Food and Beverage Flavor Trends Report, an annual publication by California-based T. Hasegawa USA, one of the world’s top…
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Elefante Green Gold Pineapple: A Better For You Food Gift

Feast your eyes on the exotic Elefante Green Gold™ pineapple, a delicious and better-for-you food gift. (Gifts include those you give to yourself.) This dazzling emerald green-skinned pineapple is taller, thinner, and larger than an average pineapple. Plus: Its soft, white flesh, very aromatic flesh has a honey-sweetness and almost no tart acidity. It boasts…
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Cheesy Apple Beer Bread Recipe For National Apple Month

[1] Cheese, appley and absolutely delicious (photos #1, #2, and #3 © Melissa Coleman | The Faux Martha). [2] Once the batter is in the pan, top it with some apple slices and thyme leaves. It’s a beautiful decoration for the loaf. [3] Warm from the oven, and ready to eat. [4] A package of…
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Apple Salad With Toasted Hazelnuts Recipe For National Apple Month

We can never get enough of a good apple salad. The recipes are crunchy, sweet-tart, and very much seasonal in the fall through the winter months. Red radicchio and orange apricots add fall colors to the mix. We have a collection of apple salad recipes below, and our featured recipe follows the next section. >…
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Blue Diamond Dark Chocolate Oven Roasted Almonds

We were invited by Blue Diamond to taste some new products: almonds (we love them) combined with chocolate. Need we say more? We often eat 23 almonds a day, the ideal daily portion recommended by the Dietary Guidelines for Americans (see photo #5). Why? We love the flavor, they’re a filling snack, and provide a…
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