TIP OF THE DAY: Ruby Chocolate & Bahlsen’s “Cookies For A Cause”

[1] Ruby chocolate joins the familiar dark, milk and white varieties (photos 1-3 © Barry Callebaut). [2] Make confections and desserts with ruby chocolate, from bonbons to mousse. [3] Ruby chocolate ice cream. [4] From Bahlsen: Choco Leibniz presents Ruby Cacao (photos 4-5 courtesy Foodschau | Facebook). [5] The top and bottom of Bahlsen’s ruby…
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TOP PICK OF THE WEEK: Lactaid Ice Cream

July is National Ice Cream Month, a time for celebration among ice cream lovers. But not for every one of us. According to research studies, 30 to 50 million Americans are lactose intolerant. Some have been that way since childhood; some lose the ability to digest lactose as adults. Says HealthDay.com, “The condition is so…
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TOP PICK OF THE WEEK: Old-Style Chocolate & New Learning Opportunities

A sip into the past. A cup of drinking chocolate with two chocolate sticks. Photo courtesy American Heritage Chocolate.   Turn the clock back 400 years. You’re in colonial America. You can’t have a chocolate bar, because solid chocolate bars have not been invented.* But you can have a cup of luscious hot chocolate. In…
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NEWS: Certified Humane® Products Now Available In All 50 States

What is Certified Humane, and why should you care? Certified Humane is the seal of compliance bestowed by Humane Farm Animal Care (HFAC), the leading non-profit certification organization dedicated to improving the lives of farm animals. The program aims to improve the lives of farm animals by driving consumer demand for kinder and more responsible…
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