PRODUCT: Honey Maid Go Bites

Honey Maid, the brand that supplies America with graham crackers, Gramfuls sandwich cookies and Teddy Grahams, has added a new graham-inspired snack to its repertoire: Honey Maid Go Bites. They’re very crunchy little pillows, about 5/8-inch square, with a choice of chocolate or vanilla filling. On the back of the box, soccer player Alex Morgan…
Continue reading “PRODUCT: Honey Maid Go Bites”

GIFT: Port Jammers, A Should-Be Holiday Classic

Dorrie Greenspan, baker extraordinaire and cookbook author, is one of our baking heroes. We’re excited about her newly opened cookie boutiques, Beurre & Sel, in New York City. For the holidays, Dorrie has created a more sophisticated version of her popular Classic Jammers: Port Jammers, pairing Fonsecta Bin 27 ruby port with classic French sablés,*…
Continue reading “GIFT: Port Jammers, A Should-Be Holiday Classic”

TOP PICK OF THE WEEK: My Dad’s Gluten-Free Cookies

Can’t have gluten? Or, like a growing number of Americans, are you choosing to avoid it? You can still enjoy bakery-style cookies, thanks to My Dad’s gluten-free cookie line. A broad selection of tasty cookies awaits—cookies so well crafted that most people will never know they’re gluten-free. We couldn’t tell when we first tasted the…
Continue reading “TOP PICK OF THE WEEK: My Dad’s Gluten-Free Cookies”

PRODUCT: Dancing Deer Whole Grain Cookies & Brownies

Here’s the best excuse for eating cookies and brownies: They’re 100% whole grain. With their Whole Grain Collection, Dancing Deer is the first national brand to offer a line of 100% whole grain (and all-natural) baked treats. The options include three cookies and three bars: Chocolate Chip Cookies, Cranberry Orange Cookies, Totally Nuts Cookies, Chocolate…
Continue reading “PRODUCT: Dancing Deer Whole Grain Cookies & Brownies”

TIP OF THE DAY: Gingerbread, “In Season”

Often, the food holidays are established in months that make little sense—National Plum Pudding Day in February, when plum pudding is a Christmas tradition. Another example is National Gingerbread Day—which is today, June 5th. Why isn’t it in the fall, a more popular time for spice cookies; or in December, the month for making gingerbread…
Continue reading “TIP OF THE DAY: Gingerbread, “In Season””