Hotter Than Hell Chocolate Chilies For Halloween & Beyond

[1] Your first challenge: Open the locked box (photos #1 and #2 © M. Cacao). [2] Dare you eat all eight? Or, invite a friend to compete: The box has two of each chile. [3] Dante’s Inferno inspired this collection (photo © CGR Publishing).   “Abandon all hope, ye who enter here,” says M. Cacao…
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TOP PICK: Cambio Coffee, Organic & In Recyclable Aluminum K-Cups

[1] Cambio’s aluminum K-Cup: totally recyclable for the same price as plastic (photos #1, #2, and #4 © Cambio Roasters). [2] Aluminum pods are airtight. Unlike with plastic pods, the flavor and aroma won’t evaporate six months after they’re packed.. [3] The result: a rich, aromatic cup of coffee (photo courtesy SXC). [4] There are…
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Delicious Korean Dumplings (Vegan!) Shipped To Your Door

We have a quarterly tradition called Dumpling Night. Four times a year, we gather a group of dumpling lovers and order our favorite dumplings from four nearby Asian restaurants—Chinese (potstickers, shu mai, wontons), Japanese (gyoza*), Korean (mandoo/mandu), Thai (gyoza), and when we can get them, Vietnamese (hoanh thanh, Vietnam’s interpretation of the Cantonese wonton). Thanks…
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Sophistiplate’s Beautiful, Disposable Paper Plates & Flatware

How did the most beautiful disposable paper plates, made by Sophistiplate, come to be? As a foodie family, Gary and Dan Seehoff love to entertain and set a beautiful table for family and friends. But post Thanksgiving dinner 2015, they found themselves doing the dishes for days on end. They vowed to go disposable the…
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Drink More Water & Tastier Water, Sparkling Or Still, With True Citrus

  [1] Flavor your water with (from the top) True Lime, True Grapefruit, True Lemon, and True Orange (all photos © True Citrus). [2] One packet equals one wedge of citrus. [3] No fresh lime for your Margarita? No problem! [4] Try a blindfold test: sparkling water with a squeeze of fresh grapefruit, and sparkling…
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