FOOD TIP OF THE DAY: Spritz Your Dressings / Mist Your Salads

There are stainless-steel misters and acrylic or glass misters like this one, that enable you to see your oil or vinaigrette.   Even big companies are jumping on the bandwagon now, with prepackaged spray dressings. But we have been spraying olive oil and vinaigrettes from non-aerosol, refillable spray bottles for years before. The idea was…
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FREEBIE: Steamy Chefs Calendar & Recipes

Glad SimplyCooking Microwave Steaming Bags invited consumers to vote for “America’s Steamiest Chef” last year, and the result is Glad’s Steamy Chefs Calendar. There are two pinup photos of the five steamy chefs (if white chef coats count as pinup wear), plus two recipes from each of the steamy chefs.– Govind Armstrong makes a truly…
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PRODUCT REVIEW: San Marzano Tomatoes

The best tomatoes you can buy—so good you can eat them from the can.   The San Marzano is an heirloom variety of plum tomato, originally planted in the town of the same name at the base of Mount Vesuvius, near Naples. The volcanic soil and sunny climate grow tomatoes that are among the most…
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FOOD TIP OF THE DAY: Flavored Mustards

Flavored mustards can transform a dish, adding almost no calories but intense notes of tarragon, basil, Roquefort or lemon to your sandwich, vinaigrette, potato salad or charcuterie. Or create a delicious crust on beef, chicken, fish, lamb or pork. Think of classic Dijon as vanilla, and start to expand your mustard horizons. We love the…
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PRODUCT REVIEW: Three Steamed Vegetable Splendors

Delicious Birds Eye Steamfresh veggies steam fast, with no pots to clean.   Most people we know want to eat healthier and lose weight. Everyone wants to fight childhood obesity. Yet, when you suggest eating lots of healthy, low-calorie, steamed vegetables, there are more excuses than Brussels sprouts. Major food companies have listened, and have…
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