HALLOWEEN: Chocolate Covered Orange Peel

For a sophisticated Halloween treat, consider dark chocolate covered orange peels from Lake Champlain Chocolates of Vermont. Chocolate-covered orange peel is one of our favorite chocolate treats. You bite into the refreshing taste of citrus, covered in rich dark chocolate. Fresh Valencia orange peels are sliced and candied before they are dipped into the chocolate,…
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FOOD FUN: Healthy Halloween Snacks

Boo! Chocolate-covered bananas on a stick (photo © Nature Box).   Here are two fun Halloween snacks from NaturesBox.com, an online subscription service that delivers nutritionist-approved snacks to consumers’ doors each month. These are healthful snacks. If you want to be a wee bit wicked, substitute white chocolate (melted) for the vanilla yogurt. Beyond Halloween:…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Broccoli Salad

Broccoli and beet salad. Photo courtesy LoveBeets.com.   “Salad” isn’t limited to leafy greens. Even in the vegetable community, there are salads aplenty made from other veggies—cabbage, carrots, green beans and potatoes, for example. Broccoli salad deserves more attention. It’s rich in powerful, cancer-fighting antioxidants, phytonutrients and carotenoids, which are missing in any significant level…
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COCKTAIL: The Petrossian Fleur De Vers

Petrossian’s magnificent Fleur de Vers: suitable for a coronation or a special event for us commoners. Photo by Kimberly Craven | Petrossian.   Thank goodness the Petrossian brothers, Melkoum and Mouchegh, moved to France from Iran in 1917, when their studies were interrupted by the Russian Revolution. Unable to gain entrance to French medical and…
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PRODUCT: Blake’s All Natural Comfort Food

Lobster mac and cheese: elegant comfort food. Photo courtesy Blake’s All Natural.   Comfort food: does the term need an explanation? Those favorite foods from childhood, rich with nostalgia (and often, rich in calories), are so satisfying. For a brief period of time, they can make you feel that all’s well with the world. Apple…
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