Clif Family Wine Jelly, With Fine Wine You Can Taste & Smell

We have always enjoyed a nice jar of wine jelly, but no matter which brand we tried, we were always left with the thought: Shouldn’t “wine jelly” taste more like wine? After 20-some years since tasting our first wine jelly, our question has been answered by Clif Family, and it’s no surprise why: Clif Family…
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Sfoglini Pasta, Premium Artisan Pasta From The Hudson Valley

  With National Pasta Day on October 17th, our Top Pick Of The Week is Sfoglini Pasta, a brand of fine artisan pasta that’s Italian in heritage but all-American, made in the Hudson Valley of New York State with the finest organic golden semolina* and three specialty grains from North American farms: einkorn, hemp, and…
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Oleamea USDA-Certified Organic Extra Virgin Olive Oil From Turkey

[1] The two styles of Oleamea organic extra virgin olive oil made from Turkish Memecik olives (all photos © Oleamea). [2] While this salad looks summery, the ingredients are available even in the cold winter months. Top greens with citrus slices, avocado slices, cherry tomatoes, and sliced mini cucumbers. Add sliced mozzarella or fresh goat…
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Painterland Sisters Skyr Yogurt For National Greek Yogurt Day

[1] A bowl of skyr with fresh fruit is a protein-packed breakfast or lunch (photos #1, #2, #3, #6, and #7© Painterland Farms). [2] In a store’s yogurt section. [3] Close-up on a cup. [4] Compare the thickness of skyr on top, versus Greek yogurt on the bottom (photo © Cook’s Science). [5] A bowl…
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Silver Hills Bakery & The Delight & Benefit Of Sprouted Bread

Sprouted bread is typically a product sold in natural food stores. In our little municipality—the island of Manhattan—the supermarkets are very small and you have to go to a natural foods store to find anything sprouted. Fortunately, we have more than a few Whole Foods Markets which carry sprouted breads (check both the fresh bread…
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