TIP OF THE DAY: Herbs & Spices Day

Today is Herbs & Spices Day, the day to expand your repertoire beyond the familiar garlic, oregano and paprika. • Check out the fresh herbs in the produce section of your market, and make dinner tonight with something new. You can season dishes or snip herbs into your salad. • Browse the spice racks and…
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RECIPE: Have A Cow—A Black Cow (a.k.a. Root Beer Float)

[1] How now, Black Cow? Make one and find out (photo by ShagPhoto | IST). [2] Prefer a Brown Cow? Here’s the recipe from Smucker’s.   June 10th is National Black Cow Day. National Root Beer Float Day is August 6th. Two holidays for the same sweet treat: A Black Cow is another name for…
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FATHER’S DAY & GOURMET GIVEAWAY: A Box Of Swirly Buns

As we write this, we’re enjoying our fifth flavor of swirly buns from Just Buns, a homey family business that aims to provide Americans with a better breakfast pastry (using Mama’s decades-old swirly bun recipe). Send a box of the handmade, all-natural buns as a gift. Unlike the ginormous Cinnabon, here’s a more elegant bun…
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TRENDS: Store Brands

Do you buy store brands? We do. Market research firm The Nielsen Company has released new information regarding store-brand (private-label) buyers. While some people think that it is lower-income people with limited funds who buy store brands, it is actually middle-income families ($30,000 to $70,000) who are the primary store-brand shoppers. Store brands also have…
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