PRODUCTS: Fiordifrutta Sugar-Free Jam

That spoonful of jelly, jam or preserves can be up to 70% sugar and so sweet that the first thing you taste is table sugar, not fruit. If you’re trying to cut back on sugar, switching jam and preserves is one place to start. The producers of the Fiordifrutta (“flower of the fruit”) line of…
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GOURMET GIVEAWAY #1: Jif Peanut Butter Gift Basket & Calphalon Gourmet Roaster

Cook with it, spread it on bread, eat it from the jar with a spoon. Photo courtesy Jif. Do you have a great peanut butter recipe idea that you think is good enough to win a contest? You still have time to enter your original recipe in the Jif Holiday Spread Recipe Contest to win…
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GOURMET GIVEAWAY #2 ~ House Of Balsamic Vinegar Jellies

One reader will be the envy of gourmet friends if he or she wins this elegant prize from House of Balsamic. The balsamic jellies from House Of Balsamic are quite delicate. This week’s winner will receive three jellies: Fragolina, an ideal topping for fresh cheeses, crackers or fresh fruit Prelibato, delicious paired with hard and…
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GOURMET GIVEAWAY #2: Smucker’s Orchard’s Finest Preserves

Do you love trying new fruit-flavored spreads on toast or PB&J sandwiches? Do you like to fill layer cakes with preserves? Do you like adding preserves to your barbecue sauce, or using it to make a pan reduction sauce for meat and poultry?* Regardless of how you enjoy your preserves, you’ll be enjoying more flavors…
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HALLOWEEN: Pumpkin Jam & Cheese

Lightly-sweetened jams make delicious cheese garnishes. Photo courtesy Artisanal Cheese. What do your foodie friends want for Halloween? Portuguese pumpkin jam is a delicate, autumn-spiced cheese condiment. It’s a colorful addition to any cheese platter and pairs especially well with aged sheep’s milk cheeses. Artisanal Cheese sells an artisanally-produced pumpkin jam, made in small batches…
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