TIP OF THE DAY: Instant Holiday Ice Cream

Turn any flavor into “Christmas” ice cream with red and green sanding sugar. If you want to save calories, check out Halo Top: our favorite of the low-calorie ice creams with just 240 calories for the entire pint. And it has extra protein—really! Here’s our review (photo courtesy Halo Top),   When you hear “Christmas…
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TOP PICK OF THE WEEK: Aldi For Christmas Entertaining

Recently, we went to our neighborhood specialty food store to buy appetizers for a get together with wine. Sure, the cheeses we picked were $25 a pound; our favorite crackers from La Panzanella and Raincoast Crisps aren’t inexpensive. And we do tend to buy too much. But when the cashier said, “$146.76 please,” we were…
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GIFT OF THE DAY: Gourmet Dinners From Babeth’s Feast

One of the many dinner combinations you can order from Babeth’s Feast.   What to get for the fine food lover who doesn’t cook? As long as someone has an oven and knows how to turn it on, we suggest a gift of Babeth’s Feast. There are more than 300 dishes, flash frozen, that heat…
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