TIP OF THE DAY: Make Easy Fruit Sorbet

With all the luscious fruit coming into season, it’s time to make easy fruit sorbet. You don’t even need an ice cream maker. You can make granita in a plastic container or the bottom of a metal ice cube tray. Unlike ice cream and frozen yogurt, sorbet is dairy-free, fat-free, cholesterol-free, vegan and free of…
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PRODUCT: DoubleTree Chocolate Chip Cookies

A global cookie ambassador. Photo courtesyDoubleTree by Hilton.   This week marked the 25th anniversary of the signature chocolate chip cookie given to guests of DoubleTree hotels. DoubleTree by Hilton launched its Cookie CAREavan in New York City by giving away 50,000 free cookies. It’s the first leg of a national 50-city road tour. So…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Honey Sticks

If you like honey but are tired of cleaning up the sticky drips, try honey sticks: plastic straws filled with honey. The no-mess packaging is easy to open; the honey squeezes out with no drips. This fun and tidy way to serve honey dispenses single servings to anyone who wants some in their tea, on…
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FATHER’S DAY GIFT IDEA: Baseball Shortbread

A Fenway Park tin filled with yummybaseball shortbread. Photo courtesyCooperstown Cookie Co.   If Dad/Grandpa/Hubby likes baseball and a good shortbread cookie, there’s no better gift than the “baseball shortbread” from Cooperstown Cookie Company, located in baseball capital of Cooperstown, New York. The rich, traditional shortbread cookies are handmade in the regulation size and shape…
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