TOP PICK OF THE WEEK: Creminelli Artisan Salami & Sausage

[1] Is there any salami more wonderful than truffle salami? Nope! (photos © Creminelli Fine Meats). [2] How about sopressata?   Shoppers at Seattle’s Pike Place Market already know how special Creminelli salami and sausages are. They are carried by fine food stores nationwide, although not necessarily identified as Creminelli. It’s time for the rest…
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PRODUCT: WannaHavaCookie Gourmet Whoopie Pies

With 15 different cake and filling combinations to choose from, it’s impossible not to love these whoopie pies. The whoopie pie, actually a sandwich cookie, is attributed to an unknown Pennsylvania Amish woman, who first conceived of sandwiching two round, mound-shaped pieces of chocolate cake with vanilla frosting. As the story is variously told, the…
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PRODUCT: Amella Artisan Caramels

Amella’s Black Forest Caramel: chocolate caramel with cherries, creamy white icing and shaved chocolate—just like a Black Forest cake. Amella Cocoa Butter Caramels are lip-smackingly good, made with butter, cream and real fruits and vegetables. Vegetables? Yes, in the Carrot Cake caramel. Aside from carrots, the twist that makes these different from other gourmet caramels…
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Tillen Farms Natural Maraschino Cherries (Or Make Your Own)

The maraschino cherry is no longer a bad-tasting joke. Tillen Farms has created a delicious, all natural maraschino cherry—no artificial colors or flavors, no sulfites or preservatives, no high fructose corn syrup but real cane sugar. And to think: America has been feeding these “standard” maraschino cherries to kids, who gobble up all that bad…
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