PRODUCTS OF THE WEEK: Diestel Turkey Bacon, Jarlsberg Slices, Perinaise

Add a burger, lettuce and tomato to this week’s products and you can make a different type of bacon cheeseburger. Vive la différence!     1. DIESTEL UNCURED TURKEY BACON Diestel Family Ranch sells turkey in every form imaginable, from the whole turkeys and cuts to ground turkey, hot dogs and sausages. The birds are…
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PRODUCTS OF THE WEEK: Summer Snacking

For the past couple of weeks, we’ve been snacking away on Cheddies, Hint and Nature’s Bakery.     1. CHEDDIES CHEDDAR CRACKERS Cheddies were a serendipitous food find. We were at an enormous trade show—think the Disneyland of food, occupying an entire convention center. After tasting samples, for four hours straight, we could not try…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Heritage Chicken

[1] A Red Ranger chicken, a heritage cross created by Root Down Farm. Get yours from Good Eggs (photo © Good Eggs). [2] The Red Ranger chicken, ready to eat (photo © Good Eggs). [3] The Brahma breed of heritage chicken. Here’s more about it (photo © The Livestock Conservancy). [4] The Campine breed of…
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RECIPE: Mediterranean Chicken With Olives

[1] Yum, yum: Mediterranean chicken with kalamata olives (both photos courtesy DeLallo). [2] A more conventional spelling is kalamata (transliterated from the Greek alphabet). Regardless of the spelling, these extra-large, pitted kalamata/calamata olives from DeLallo are great.   June 1st was National Olive Day. This year, it fell on the weekend, when we often don’t…
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FOOD FUN: The Latest Chefs’ Burger Toppings & The Aussie Burger

As we near the end of National Hamburger Month, we report on burger trends. Forget bacon cheeseburgers, or burgers with lettuce, tomato and onion. They’re old school.     RESTAURANT TRENDS FOR BURGERS According to a survey by Flavor & The Menu, here are the hot-growth burger toppings at better restaurants: Sriracha sauce +221% Jam…
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