Walden Farms Zero Calorie Dressing, Zero Fat, Zero Carbs

Struggling through diet after diet in the 1980s, we ate a lot of salad. In those days, before the wide distribution of artisan vinegars and olive oils, we preferred “diet” salad dressings to generic oil and vinegar. The brand with the widest choice was Walden Farms: zero calories, zero carbs, zero fats. Not to mention,…
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Superseedz: Gourmet Pumpkin Seeds, Flavored & Shelled

[1] Superseedz pumpkin seeds provide flavor, nutrition, and fun (photo © Brenmarco). [2] Whether one-ounce grab-and-go or five-ounce “family” packages, (all photos that follow © Superseedz, except as noted). [3] Top your yogurt or cereal with sweet Seedz: Cinnamon & Sugar. [4] Enjoy healthy snacking with salted or spicy Seedz. [5] Add seedz to your…
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No-Bake Chocolate Rum Balls Recipe For Christmas: Gluten Free, Vegan

[1] Kōloa Kauai Cacao Rum is used to add spirit to these chocolate-coconut rum balls (photo © Kōloa Rum). [2] Dates add natural sweetness. There’s no sugar added (photo © Good Eggs). [3] Walnuts add protein (photo © Bake Your Day). [4] You can use ditched or undutched cocoa powder (photo © Silk Road Spices).…
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Seven Sisters Scones For Breakfast, Snacks & Scone Gifts

Traditional scones can be dry, crumbly, and in our opinion, more punishment than pleasure, requiring lots of butter and jam to add moisture. Yet, more modern recipes can be moist and layered with flavor. Such are Seven Sisters scones. Take a denser version of a muffin, flatten it, and you can approximate one of their…
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Sfoglini Organic Artisan Pasta Gifts & Pasta Of The Month Club

[1] Sfoglini artisan pasta makes beautiful shapes like these reginetti, ribbon-shape pasta, shown here with black truffles. It’s a gourmet’s fantasy realized (all photos © Sfoglini Pasta except as noted). [2] The Pasta-Of-The-Month Club delivers two boxes of artisan pasta each month. [3] The famous dish Cacio e Pepe, madw with trumpet pasta. Here’s the…
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