SEASONAL GARNISH: Fall Harvest Soup Topper Recipe

[1] Soup with a fall popcorn garnish (both photos © Popcorn Board). [2] Add the garnish to chili and more.   Here’s a fun garnish for fall: for soups, vegetables, grains, proteins, even plain yogurt. Combine seasoned popcorn (recipe below) with dried cranberries and pepitas, and top with fried sage leaves (here’s the recipe—it’s worth…
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PRODUCTS OF THE WEEK: Ready To Eat Quinoa, Yemeni Spices & Reduced-Sugar Dried Berries

Our three products of the week support new year’s resolutions for better eating. Valentine’s Day is less than a month away, but in the interim, consider:     1. ANCIENT HARVEST: MICROWAVEABLE HEAT-AND-EAT QUINOA January 16th is National Quinoa Day, so it follows that we’re starting out with this trending grain. Many people we know…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Indian Spice Blends

[1] Amchoor, an ingredient of chaat masala. A fruity spice powder made from dried unripe green mangoes, it adds citrusy notes (photo courtesy La Boite NYC). [2] Asafoetida, the dried gum of the taproot of an herb, is ground into a powder (photo courtesy Jain Dry Fruits). [3] Black rock salt, another ingredient in chaat…
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GIFT PICK: Pre-Brew Coffee Spices From Simply Organic

[1] Add a spoon of coffee spices to your ground coffee to brew a flavored pot. [2] Four flavors complement light through dark roast coffees. Both photos courtesy Simply Organic.   Sometimes you feel like having plain coffee, sometimes you like a hit of flavor. Simply Organic has developed Pre-Brew Coffee Spices for you. Add…
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PRODUCTS: New Flavors From McCormick Global Spices, Nielsen-Massey & Pereg

[1] Not just any roast chicken: It’s crisp, pan-roasted Peruvian chicken made with McCormick’s new Peruvian spice blend (photos #1 and #2 courtesy McCormick). [2] Harissa, one of five of the new Global Spices from McCormick. [3] Add a lemon lift to all of your baked goods with this new flavor from Nielsen-Massey. [4] One…
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