PRODUCT: Planters Peanut Butter

The creamiest peanut butter ever. Photo by Jaclyn Nussbaum | THE NIBBLE.   While some school districts have banned peanut butter to protect highly allergic students, PB consumption is actually on the rise, growing at a rate of five to six percent per year. Adults are responsible for two-thirds of peanut butter consumption in the…
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COOKING VIDEO: Challah Bread Recipe

  EDITOR’S NOTE: WE REGRET THAT THE PRODUCER OF THE VIDEO HAS DISCONTINUED IT. Challah, the traditional Jewish bread, dates to ancient Israel. The word itself refers to a tithe of bread that was given to the priests, who had no income. A portion of the dough was sanctified, and the remainder was used for…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Make Fried Pickle Chips

Serve fried pickles with a beer or a Martini. Photo courtesy ILovePickles.org.   This tip was inspired by the arrival of a gift of Vlasic Farmer’s Garden Pickles. With little room in the fridge for a large bottle of pickles, we needed to use them up right away. The solution: an end-of-the-day celebration of fried…
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FOOD HOLIDAY: National Date Nut Bread Day

Whew, we got Mom’s date nut bread recipe just in time for National Date Nut Bread Day, September 8th. Imagine a fruit bread loaf packed with healthful chopped dates and walnuts, sliced and spread with cream cheese (O.K., the cream cheese is less healthful). Or update the concept with soft goat cheese, Gorgonzola Dolce (a…
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RECIPE: Grilled Portabella Mushrooms With Goat Cheese & Herbed Salad

Beautiful and delicious: grilled portabella photo and recipe courtesy PomWonderful.com.   One popular mushroom, Agaricus bisporus, is known by quite a few names. But a portabella by any other name is still one of the tastiest mushrooms around (not to mention, the largest cultivated mushroom). When young, the mushroom has a closed cap and is…
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