Category: Great Food

FOOD FUN: Re-Flavor & Re-Shape Your Food

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[1] The poke square, a creative version of the poke bowl (photo by Allison Tong for Rooh | Flavor And The Menu). [2] A more traditional poke bowl. Here’s how to customize your own from Kirbie Cravings.   Over the past few years, poke bowls have swept west from Hawaii to the East Coast. Poke…
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TOP PICK OF THE WEEK: Cheese Folios, Wraps Made From Cheese & Lactose Free!

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Once every five or ten years we see a product innovation that we would be delighted to consume regularly. Some never make it commercially. We still lament the pizza cone, made from pizza crust shaped like an ice cream cone. You could stuff with your favorite pizza ingredients—mozzarella, pepperoni, sauce, etc.—and eat your cone on…
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PRODUCT: Simple Mills Soft Baked Chocolate Chip Cookies, Gluten Free

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[1] Tender and irresistible cookies from the box. [2] A mix to bake your own (both photos courtesy Simple Mills).   In celebration of National Chocolate Chip Day, May 15th, I ventured where I would not normally go: to the land of soft-baked chocolate chip cookies. Simple Mills sent me their vegan, gluten-free and paleo-friendly…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Ways To Celebrate American Craft Beer Week

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This year, American Craft Beer Week is celebrated from May 14th through 20th. It’s about celebrating the artisan ingredients, and techniques, that make a craft beer so much more tasty and special than a mass brew. There are more than 6,000 breweries in the U.S., and 99% of them are defined by the Brewers Association…
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FOOD 101: Baking Powder History (Where Would We Be Without It?)

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[1] Fluffy biscuits need baking powder (photo of buttermilk biscuits © Robyn Mackenzie | Fotolia). [2] There would be no fluffy pancakes without baking powder. Here’s the recipe for these Banana Bread Pancakes from The Baker Chick (photo © The Baker Chick). [3] Baking powder from Clabber Girl, one of the original brands still going…
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