RECIPE: The New Sausage Sandwich & A $25,000 Recipe Contest

The “new” sausage sandwiches: chicken apple sausage with pineapple salsa on a sandwich roll or ciabatta roll. Photo courtesy Mezzetta. Say “sausage sandwich” to someone, and the image that comes to mind is most likely an Italian sausage, pepper and onion sandwich on a hero roll. That’s the old sausage sandwich. The new sausage sandwich…
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TIP OF THE DAY: “Instant” Green Tea Ice Cream

Make your own green tea ice cream from vanilla. Photo © Subsociety | Dreamstime. Do you like green tea ice cream? Would you like to enjoy it at home? Green tea ice cream is one of our favorite flavors, although we rarely come across it outside of Asian restaurants. Ciao Bella Gelato sells it in…
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PRODUCT: Island Treasures Rum Cake

We taste a lot of rum cake. Some of it does not pass the taste test of a picky palate. Some lines taste artificially flavored—or don’t taste like very much at all. Island Treasures Gourmet rum cake—rum-infused pound cakes in Banana, Chocolate, Cinnamon Pecan Streusel Coconut, Lemon, Raspberry, Vanilla (Original)—is the latest we’ve tasted, and…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Summer Fruit Yogurt Parfait

Yogurt parfait with summer fruits. Photo EatCaliforniaFruit.com. You may be of the habit of enjoying yogurt with fresh strawberries and bananas. They’re great, but they’re also available and tasty year-round. Celebrate summer by switching to summer fruits: delicious peaches, plums and nectarines from California—available for the next three-to-four months. You can enjoy this recipe in…
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