Category: Great Food

TOP PICK OF THE WEEK: Gourmet Chocolates

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Just in time for Easter and Mother’s Day, we have seven artisan chocolatiers for you to meet. Producing gourmet chocolates by hand, these dedicated artists make their chocolate into literal eye candy, as each creates distinctive looks and shapes for their bonbons. Filled with creamy chocolate ganache in many flavors—plus some salted caramels—these chocolates will…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Eat More Heart-Healthy Pistachio Nuts

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[1] Snack and garnish away: Pistachios may have fewer calories than previously thought (photo © Paolo Zanin | SXC).   If you enjoy snacking on nuts, you may wish to focus on pistachio nuts. New research shows that they are a weight-wise snack. A USDA study presented on Monday shows that pistachio nuts, already one…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Easter Buffet

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Ham spiral-sliced for a buffet. Photo courtesyCherry Marketing Institute.   If you typically have a sit-down Easter dinner, think about having a buffet this year. Setting everything out at once and letting people serve themselves gives you more time to spend with your guests. It also enables you to accommodate more guests than your dining…
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PASSOVER: New Kosher-For-Passover Foods

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The Jewish holiday of Passover begins Monday evening, the 18th of April, and continues for seven days. It commemorates the liberation of the Israelites from enslavement in Egypt, which many scholars agree took place in 1476 BCE. Moses led his people to Canaan, and God parted the Red Sea so the Israelites could escape from…
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