TIP OF THE DAY: Know The Dirty Dozen & The Clean 15

This innocent-looking, low-calorie, fiber- filled vegetable is #1 on the Dirty Dozen list. Buy organic celery. Photo courtesy BaldorFoods.com. Can you name the most pesticide-laden fruits and vegetables? If not, you’re probably ingesting more pesticide residue than you’d like. The Environmental Working Group has found that people who eat five fruits and vegetables a day…
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TOP PICK OF THE WEEK: Tony Boffa’s Famous Home Made Tomato Sauce

There’s lots of tomato sauce on the shelves, but look at the ingredients panel: Most of it is chock full of sugar/HFCS and salt. Antonio Boffa emigrated from Italy after World War II, opened a restaurant in 1951 and made his sauces the old-fashioned way: with the best ingredients, bursting with flavor, without need for…
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RECIPE: Graduation Cookies

These cookies are too cool for school! Photo © Land O Lakes. Who wouldn’t want to take a bite of these diploma cookies—perfect to serve at a graduation party or to bring as a gift for the new graduate. What’s especially nifty about these cookies is that they double as fortune cookies. You can use…
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GOURMET GIVEAWAY #2: Aequare Fine Chocolates

Pretty patterns abound with Aequare Fine Chocolates. Photo by Emily Chang | THE NIBBLE. Ecuadorian cacao is prized worldwide for its full body, floral aroma and deep chocolate flavor. If you win this week’s chocolate Gourmet Giveaway from Aequare Fine Chocolates, you’ll have an opportunity to taste the company’s line of artisan bonbons and chocolate…
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