Category: Snacks

TIP OF THE DAY: 20 Uses For Pumpkin Seeds (And Other Winter Squash Seeds)

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If you’re carving a jack-o-lantern, you may elect to discard everything inside. Separating the pumpkin seeds (pepitas in Spanish) from the sticky fibers may seem more trouble than it’s worth. In our childhood, we could spend an hour meticulously separating those seeds from the jumbo pumpkin, just for the joy of making homemade pumpkin seeds…
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TRIVIA: For National Popcorn Month

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For National Popcorn Month, here’s some trivia from The Popcorn Factory, based on a survey conducted online by Toluna Quick Surveys: Favorite Flavor: Caramel corn is favored 2:1 over the second most popular flavor, cheese. If you add in the Butter Almond Toffee flavor (caramel and almonds), its 3:1. Here are the stats: Caramel 19.82%,…
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TOP PICK OF THE WEEK: CrunchDaddy Popcorn

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Back in 2012, we reviewed a startup company with 10 flavors of savory or caramel corn: CrunchDaddy Popcorn. You know it’s not just good: In the ubiquitous world of popcorn, their business just keeps growing. The company has expanded distribution, evolved their product flavors and traded most of the original brown kraft paper bags for…
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TIP: How To Remove That Burnt Popcorn Smell

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October is National Popcorn Poppin’ Month. We love popcorn, a whole grain snack that’s low in calories when seasoned simply with spices and herbs. You can also use your FDA-sanctioned two daily tablespoons of heart-healthy olive oil. But chief among our kitchen foibles is burnt microwaved popcorn. It not only imparts a horrendous lingering odor;…
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RECIPE: Blueberry Trail Mix

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A snack of different names: blueberry trail mix, snack mix, party mix. Photo courtesy U.S. Highbush Blueberry Counci.   Are you astonished by the sudden jump in price of fresh blueberries? That’s because blueberry season is over. But there is a substitute: dried blueberries. Use them in and on: Bundt and pound cakes, cookies, muffins…
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