TIP OF THE DAY: Crafts Easter Basket

This lovely “nest” basket from Williams-Sonoma is crafted out of oak moss, lavender, pink globes, white ammobium and oregano. It’s filled with 24 “robin’s eggs” that have champagne, amaretto and kirsch-flavored chocolate centers. It makes a charming centerpiece, not just for Easter but year-round. If you can’t get to a Williams-Sonoma store, head to your…
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PRODUCT: Monterey Jack From Tillamook Cheese

Our two-pound loaf disappeared in a week.Photo courtesy Tillamook Cheese.   April is National Grilled Cheese Month (Grilled Cheese Sandwich Day was April 12th). Here’s a wonderful everyday cheese to head up the celebration: Tillamook’s Monterey Jack cheese, voted America’s Best Monterey Jack Cheese at the 2011 United States Champion Cheese Contest. (The company’s Colby…
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TIP OF THE DAY: 7 Healthy Nuts

Of all the healthy nuts, walnuts are thehealthiest. Photo by J. Eltovski | Morguefile.   Last week we discussed why pistachio nuts are good for you. Pistachios are just one of seven healthy nuts recommended by the USDA for daily snacking. The “Magnificent Seven” healthy nuts include: Almonds Hazelnuts Peanuts Pecans Pine nuts Pistachios Walnuts…
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TOP PICK OF THE WEEK: Biscoff Spread

First there was peanut butter, a creamy spread made from ground peanuts. Then there was Nutella, a brand-name spread of chocolate and ground hazelnuts. Completing the trio is biscoff spread, relatively new to the U.S. It was invented in 2007 on a Belgian reality tv show. When it was introduced commercially, it sold out in…
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