Category: Great Food

TIP OF THE DAY: Hamantaschen For Purim

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Make hamentaschen this weekend. Photo courtesy Zabars.com. You don’t have to be Jewish to enjoy hamantaschen (also spelled hamentaschen), the traditional tri-corned cookie that celebrates the Jewish holiday of Purim. This year it’s celebrated from February 28th through March 1st. The story of Purim, as told in the Bible’s Book of Esther, tells of the…
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ENTERTAINING: The Cupcake Becomes Even More Fetching

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The cost of party cakes is out of control: a 1/2″ thick piece of wedding cake for $10 a slice? That’s what wedding cake specialists charge in our town. To add to the pain, hotels charge a “cake slicing fee” to cut and serve the cake. This, plus the fact that too many guests don’t…
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PRODUCT: Duncan Hines Triple Chocolate Muffin Mix

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Muffin or cake? You be the judge. Photo courtesy Duncan Hines. New! 100% Whole Grain Triple Chocolate Chunk Premium Muffin Mix. That message, on a box of Duncan Hines mix, caught our eye. Sure, we all should add more whole grain to our diets (in this case whole wheat flour replaces the white flour). But…
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PRODUCT: Beanitos Bean Chips

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Enjoy a healthy crunch. Photo by Hannah Kaminsky | THE NIBBLE. Perhaps you converted from potato chips to tortilla chips in the interest of better nutrition. And you went from fried chips to baked chips. Now, you can go one step further with Beanitos—two flavors of bean chips with more protein, Omega 3s and fiber.…
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