PRODUCT: Electric Rice Cooker

The more sophisticated rice cookers double as slow cookers. Photo courtesy Blendworx.   An electric rice cooker can make fluffy, light, perfect rice every time, without the stove top mess-ups that some people encounter when trying to cook rice. You don’t have to lower the flame and watch that the water doesn’t boil over. Just…
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RECIPE: Roasted Beets & Carrots

Roasted beets and carrots: colorful, healthful, tasty. Photo courtesy Love Beets.   We love this dish for the harvest season. It evokes the Halloween and the harvest moon. And root vegetables are good for you as well as pretty. They’re filled with antioxidants, fiber and vitamins. While we love all of the beautiful varieties of…
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FOOD HOLIDAY: National Vodka Day

Crystal Head vodka gets our vote for “best packaging.” Photo courtesy Crystal Head.   In June 2013, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a nationwide law banning distribution of “propaganda of non-traditional sexual relations” among minors. While ostensibly seeking to protect minors (irony: it’s teens who are in most need of information about gender preference)—the statute…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Caramel Apple Bar With Lots Of Toppings

How do you roll (your apple, that is)? Photo courtesy Kimberly Reiner | The Sugar Mommas.   For a family treat or Halloween entertaining, how about a caramel apple bar? Unlike the crackling-hard red candy apple coating, caramel coating remains pliant and you can press in candies and other garnishes. Start with this recipe for…
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Popcorn Trivia For National Popcorn Poppin’ Month

[1] Sophisticated: lemon-dill popcorn. Here’s the recipe (photos #1, #3, #4 © The Popcorn Board). [2] For the purist: plain popcorn with butter or flavored oil (photo © Charles Deluvio | Unsplash). [3] Seasonal: white chocolate peppermint popcorn. Here’s the recipe. [4] Hot stuff: cheesy jalapeño popcorn. Here’s the recipe.   For more than 30…
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