PRODUCT: Popcorn With Canola Oil

Popcorn is even healthier with canola-based Pop Weaver. Others use partially hydrogen- ated soybean oil. Photo by Katharine Pollak | THE NIBBLE. Pop Weaver, a microwave popcorn produced by Indiana’s Weaver Popcorn Company, has replaced the oil in its popcorn with a heart-healthy canola oil blend—the first in the industry. The benefit: Omega-3, Omega-6 and…
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PRODUCT: White Chocolate Brownies

It’s not easy to find a good white chocolate brownie. Ellen’s Brownies is a motherlode, with not one, but three options: White chocolate brownie with dark and milk chocolate chips White chocolate brownie with crushed Oreos and dark and milk chocolate chips White chocolate brownie with crushed white chocolate-covered pretzels and dark and milk chocolate…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Berry Good Salad

Toss blueberries into a green salad. Add shrimp or chicken for a main course. Photo courtesy BlueberryCouncil.org. Seasonal berries are delicious tossed into green salads. Most berries pair well with a balsamic vinaigrette. Red berries look particularly fetching against the greens. The berries also pair well with cheese; add blue cheese, feta or goat cheese…
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PRODUCT: Porta Mangiare Meatball Mixes

Porta Mangiare meatball mixes are intended to recapture the flavors of Calabrese cooking as it was a century ago. They also make it easy to turn out tasty meatballs. There are currently four varieties of meatball mix: Spicy Calabrese, Traditional Calabrese, Turkey Calabrese and Gluten-Free Traditional Calabrese, which uses potato flakes instead of breadcrumbs. The…
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NEWS: Americans Are Drinking [A Bit] More

Love of beer has caused the drinking rate to edge up slightly. Photo by Odelia | CSP. The annual Gallup poll of American drinking habits, conducted last month, reveals that drinking rates have edged up slightly to a 25-year high. Beer is the beverage of choice among the largest group of drinkers, followed by wine…
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