TIP OF THE DAY: Scream For Goat Ice Cream

We’re maaad for Delicieuse goat’s milk ice cream. Photo by Daniela Cuevas | THE NIBBLE. July is National Ice Cream month. That’s great news for most of us, but what about people who are lactose-intolerant? Pints of goat’s milk ice cream are a happy solution. Goat’s milk contains less lactose than cow’s milk, and can…
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PRODUCT: Fruit Bread In Red, White & Blue

Banana bread is one of our favorite comfort foods. It belongs in a category called fruit bread, which includes blueberry bread, zucchini bread and other dense, cake-like products baked in loaf pans. The density enables fruit bread to be used as sandwich bread—mascarpone, cream cheese or nutted cream cheese is an excellent partner (serve fingers…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Grilled Fruit

Accessories make grilled fruit easier. Thisfruit grill rack is from SurLaTable.com.   As long as the grill is hot, make grilled fruit for dessert! Ingredients Fruit (see Step 1, below) Cold water Lemon juice Spices: cinnamon stick or pumpkin pie spices (allspice, clove, ginger, nutmeg) Rum (optional) Vegetable oil spray for grill Melted butter for…
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TOP PICK OF THE WEEK: A New Maté Drink With Sencha

Many people rely on energy drinks to keep up with busy schedules. Energy drinks generally contain caffeine plus other energy enhancers such as carnitine, ginkgo biloba, ginseng, glucuronolactone, guarana, and taurine—often made palatable by a large dose of sugar. Energy and enhanced cognitive activity are benefits. But drinking too much of a typical energy drink…
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FOOD FACTS: How Much Water Do You Need To Drink?

Are you thirsty? Hot? Using a low-calorie beverage instead of food to fill you up? Jane E. Brody, health writer for the New York Times, provides a bucket full of facts in this week’s Personal Health column. Dehydration can produce symptoms from fatigue and irritability to headache and muscle cramps. How much water do you…
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