TOP PICK OF THE WEEK: Essential Cane Sweet, Hot & Spicy Finishing Sugars

You don’t have to be a skilled chef to know there are secret ingredients that, with just a sprinkle or a splash, can turn an ordinary dish into something special—something that makes family and friends think that you are one step removed from entering the Top Chef competition. These bottles, jars and cans are what…
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PRODUCT: Aunt Sadie’s Kosher Chocolate

Aunt Sadie’s kosher chocolate is also kosher for Passover. Kosher for Passover chocolate used to be “the good news and the bad news.” The good news was that there was chocolate, the bad news…it wasn’t such good chocolate. With Aunt Sadie’s, the chocolate is not only good, it’s inventive and fun. There are classics like…
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TRENDS: American Drinking Habits

We’re drinking less regular soda but more diet soda, bottled water and sports drinks. Some 68% of Americans drank regular soda in 2008, down from 76% in 2003, according to market research firm Mintel. The number of diet soda drinkers rose, with 7.8 million more adults reported drinking diet soda. The greatest changes in Americans’…
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TOP PICK OF THE WEEK: Gourmet Easter Chocolate Gifts

Good things come in small rocher nests. Rochers are caramelized chocolate-covered almond slivers, formed by L.A. Burdick Handmade Chocolate into a special Easter nest filled with 8 chocolate truffles, 8 marzipan eggs and a small chocolate bunny. Charmingly gift-boxed, it’s memorable. All over America, boys and girls of all ages (yes, you!) are looking with…
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CONTEST: The Pillsbury Bakoff $1,000,000 Grand Prize Awaits

Will you win the million dollar top prize in the 2010 Pillsbury Bakeoff? Will you be one of the 100 finalists to make the trip to Orlando from April 11-13, 2010, to compete for cash and merchandise prizes totaling $1,050,200. The Grand Prize Winner and runners up will be chosen from these categories: – Breakfast…
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