There’ll be no more ruined clothes and
linens with these products. Photo by
Igor Dutina | IST.

At the end of a dinner party, our tablecloth and napkins generally have multiple stains of coffee and red wine.

We recently tested CoffeeOFF and WineOFF with great results. Huge stains disappeared two weeks after the spill.

At just $9.90 for a four-ounce bottle of each product, we’re giving them as a house gift to everyone.

• Read the full review.
• Learn more about coffee in our Gourmet Coffee Section.

Whole spices, on the other hand, retain their flavor much longer. They can be ground quickly in a spice grinder (get a coffee grinder used just for spices so coffee flavors don’t transfer) or with a simple mortar and pestle.

Think of the difference between pre-ground black pepper and fresh-ground pepper to understand the difference using whole spices can make.

For maximum flavor: Before grinding, toast whole spices in a dry skillet over low heat. Stir frequently until they begin to release their aromas. The extra flavor they’ll give you is worth the five minutes of time.

You’ll use more nutmeg when you discover
the exciting flavor of fresh-ground
nutmeg. Photo courtesy Peugeot.

• If you use nutmeg frequently, a nutmeg grinder is a wonderful convenience. It can be brought to the table like a peppermill, so diners can add a grind of fresh nutmeg to their foods. (We love it with yogurt, pancakes, meats and vegetables as well as desserts.)
• Here’s how to check spices for freshness.
• Learn about antioxidant spices—seven popular spices that fight illness and aging.

Even if you don’t win this book, you can
have 7 recipes plus tips.

In fact, we’re ready to start thinking about hot soup again.

If you win this week’s Gourmet Giveaway, you’ll have plenty of recipes for hearty bowls of flavorful homemade soup.

Three winners will receive a beautiful cookbook, Enlightened Soups: More Than 135 Light, Healthy, Delicious and Beautiful Soups in 60 Minutes or Less, by Camilla V. Saulsbury. It’s packed with tips for enlightened soupmaking. The collection includes vegetarian, meat and fish-based soups. The soups are “enlightened” because the recipes are healthier. Your family and friends will love them.

If you don’t win a book, you can still make seven delicious recipes as well as incorporate Camilla’s 10 Tips For Enlightened Soupmaking.

• Find more recipes in our Gourmet Soup Section.
• See all the different types of soup.
• Take our Soup Trivia Quiz.

Make it a healthier muffin breakfast with a yogurt muffin parfait.

• Dice or crumble the muffin—any flavor. Add some muffin to the bottom of a bowl, parfait dish, sundae dish or large rocks glass.
• Create layers with your favorite yogurt and fruit—fresh, dried or a combination of both.
• Plain Greek yogurt is a good counterpoint to the sweetness of the muffin.
• You can slice the muffin into three or four thick pieces and toast it, then dice the toasted muffin for a crunchy effect.

This simple recipe is a good use for day-old muffins that have become dry. The yogurt will remoisten the muffins.

Find more yogurt recipes in our Gourmet Yogurt Section.

Have your muffin and eat it too, with a
muffin yogurt parfait. Photo courtesy
Watermelon.org.

Perky, triangle-shaped chips are a hit. Photo
by Katharine Pollak | THE NIBBLE.

Either way, PopCorners, “the new shape of popcorn,” is sure to please, in Butter Sea Salt and White Cheddar flavors.

Air popped, the chips have the crunch of a chip with the flavor of popcorn. They’re packed in 1.1-ounce, single-portion bags.

The all-natural chips are gluten-free and certified kosher by OU.

We’re happy to crunch on a bagful anytime.

• Find out more at MedoraSnacks.com.
• See more of our favorite popcorn products and other salty snacks in our Gourmet Snacks Section.
• Check out the history of popcorn.