PRODUCT: Love Beets, Ready To Eat

We’re so happy with these grab-and-go infused beet snacks and easy salad or side ingredients. Photo courtesy LoveBeets.com.   Americans don’t eat enough beets. Love Beets, a packager of cooked beets in several enticing formats, wants to change that. Growing up in a beet-centric household of Russian descent, we know beets as a truly versatile…
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TOP PICK OF THE WEEK: Blue Bandana Chocolate Bars

New artisan chocolate bars. Photo courtesy Lake Champlain Chocolates.   Looking for an Easter gift for a chocolate connoisseur? Check out Blue Bandana chocolate bars from Lake Champlain Chocolates, one of our favorite producers of fine chocolate candies. Third-generation chocolatier Eric Lampman developed the bean-to-bar chocolate, using single origin cacao beans from Guatemala and Madagascar.…
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PASSOVER: Start New Traditions With These Recipes

Passover begins at sunset on Monday, March 25th and continues for seven days. Observant Jews celebrate the first two nights with seders, featuring recipes that have been in their families for generations. But how about some 21st-century Passover recipes—if not for a seder, then for the other five days? There are more than 60 modern,…
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PRODUCT: Cake Boss Cakes, At A Store Near You

From left to right: It’s My Party, Oh My Ganache! and Va Va Velvet. Photo courtesy Dawn Foods.   Fans of Buddy Valastro, TLC Channel’s Cake Boss, don’t have to pilgrimage to Carlo’s Bakery in Hoboken, New Jersey for a cake. Buddy has struck a deal to deliver cakes to stores nationwide, beginning with six…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Single Malt Marmalade, Jam With Spirits

We recently received a gift shipment of jams from Blake Hill Preserves of Grafton, Vermont, artisanal producers of chutneys, jams and marmalades. The fruits are sourced from local farms in season, when they’re perfectly ripe. Every batch is prepared by hand in a Vermont cottage kitchen. The four jars we received were equally delicious. The…
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