Category: Great Food
FOOD HOLIDAY: Cobbler, Crisp & Crumble ~ What’s The Difference?
There’s a group of cooked fruit desserts with crumb or pastry toppings that are similar enough to be confusing. Since today is National Cherry Cobbler Day, we’ll review the differences. BETTY or BROWN BETTY A betty is a crisp (see below) topped with buttered bread crumbs or bread pieces instead of streusel or another topping.…
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PRODUCT: Tribe Everything Hummus
If you like an everything bagel, it now has a worthy companion: an “everything” combination of seasonings atop a container of hummus. “Everything” is the first flavor in the new line of Tribe Hummus Limited Batch Editions. Tribe Everything includes roasted sesame seeds, minced garlic and onion, poppy seeds and some teeny red bits that…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Healthier Cupcakes
Healthier cupcakes cut down on the refined sugar. Photo courtesy Dole.com. In the search for healthier cakes and cupcakes, recipe developers have replaced some of the refined sugar with the natural sweetness of applesauce and bananas. Another way to eliminate calories is to cut the sugar- and fat-laden frosting. Instead, use a few chocolate…
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TOP PICK OF THE WEEK: Freekah & Snack Gifts
A “NEW” ANCIENT GRAIN Watch out, quinoa: There’s a new grain in town. Although it’s only new to America; freekeh dates to about 2300 B.C.E. As the story goes, freekeh was created by accident when a Middle Eastern village was attacked. The hostiles set the fields of young green wheat blaze. After the enemy departed,…
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