PRODUCT: Sara Snacker Lemonade Cookies

If you like Girl Scout Lemonade cookies—shortbread cookies stamped in the shape of a sliced lemon with a tangy lemon icing—we’ve got something even better for you: Sara Snacker Cookie Company, an artisan baker with nostalgic-themed cookies, makes its own, far more elegant and delicious, lemonade cookie. A round of lemony shortbread—made with real lemonade—is…
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BOOKS: Good Junk Food & Comfort Food

A great read and a permanent reference book for everyone who wants to make better food choices and teach kids how to do the same. Get your copy now.   Junk food is a pejorative term attributed to Michael Jacobson, director of the Center for Science in the Public Interest. He first used it in…
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TOP PICK OF THE WEEK: Antidote Chocolate Bars

Banana, chile and 77% cacao bar. Photo courtesy Antidote Chocolate.   People who like very dark chocolate and cacao nibs may find a surprising delight in Antidote Chocolate Bars. These innovative bars, made in Ecuador with Arriba Nacional cacao beans, are 50% conventionally roasted chocolate and 50% raw cacao nibs. The result is profound, earthy…
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GIFT OF THE DAY: Cut The Fat With A T-Fal ActiFry

Cut back on fat and still enjoy fried food.Fries for four require just one tablespoon of oil. Top of ActiFry not shown. Photo courtesy T-Fal.   If you’d like to give a “group gift” to your family, and your family adores fried foods, we recommend the T-fal ActiFry. It’s a healthy gift, because it uses…
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BOOK: Thinking About A Culinary Career?

With all the media attention on superstar chefs, prime-time cooking shows and the evolved view of a gourmet chef from a behind-the-scenes craftsman to a lauded artist, many people dream of entering the culinary field. But as with everything else, behind the perceived glamor is a lot of grunt work. The authors of the new…
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