November is National Bread Month and we admit: We’d rather have great bread than a steak! We received an email from nutritionist Dietitian Desiree Nielsen about healthier bread options, and we’re passing them on to you. Bread often gets a bad rap with fingers pointing to it for empty calories, refined carbs, diet-unfriendly and more. […]
Bourbon or American whiskey lover? Check! Football lover? Score, with both of these premium whiskies. They’re presented in a handblown, limited-edition glass decanter that’s the shape of an official football—right down to the laces in the glass design and the pigskin-replica stopper. The exceptionally smooth, premium Bourbon from Canton Distillery, has won three packaging […]
[1] Sherry, a fortified wine, can also be used in cocktails (photo © Davio’s | New York City). [2] Fino Sherry is delicious with seafood, cooked or raw (photos #2, #3, #5, #6, #7, #8 © Consejo Regulador de las Denominaciones de Origen “Jerez-Xérès-Sherry”). [3] Some sherries pair beautifully with Japanese and Korean food. […]
[1] A classic nachos recipe has (photo © Hannah Kaminsky | Bittersweet Blog). [2] Carnitas nachos include shredded pork shoulder (photo © Good Eggs). [3] Fully loaded nachos. Here’s the recipe (photo © Matt Robinson | Real Food By Dad). November 6th is National Nachos Day, and we’ve got some fun nachos […]
[1] A delicious strata for breakfast, brunch, or lunch (photos #1 and #2 © California Figs). [2] You can use any dried figs you like, but purple figs will show up best in the strata. [3] Fresh Italian hot sausage. You can use hot or mild sausage in the recipe (photo © Fresh Direct). [4] […]
Our Top Pick Of The Week, the RIND brand of dried fruit snacks. has a charming backstory. It was created by the great-grandson of a health food pioneer. In the 1920s, RIND founder Matt Weiss’s great-grandmother, Helen Seitner, opened a natural foods store in Flint, Michigan. Talk about being ahead of her time! The […]
[1] The pièce de resistance of sides: honey roasted squash with honey ricotta and spiced granola (photo © National Honey Board | photo by Carlos Garcia | food styling by Peg Blackley & Bree Williams). [2] Acorn squash. You can toast the seeds for a snack or garnish—on salads, breakfast cereal, grains, etc.—see the […]
[1] Instead of sugar, try maple syrup on your oatmeal. Here, there’s also a sprinkling of almonds for more protein—and crunch and flavor (photo © Wesual | Unsplash). [2] Food fun: oatmeal topped with peanut butter—more protein—and jelly (photo © Simply Quinoa). [3] Oatmeal can also be a savory dish, for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. […]
[1] Turn meatloaf into Feetloaf (all photos © Hannah Kaminsky | Bittersweet Blog). [2] Perhaps you can borrow a knife from Michael Myers. [3] Sliced, plated, and ready to eat. This is one of the best Halloween dinners ever. “Feetloaf,” designed by Hannah Kaminsky, turns meatloaf into food fun. In fact, her recipe is […]
Tay Tea offers some of the finest loose tea blends we’ve had. And they’re having a “fall sale” on their chai teas, through November 5th. Tay Tea invites you to “steep, sip, and settle into fall.” The options include two black tea-based chai blends and two caffeine-free rooibos blends. Each is custom-blended by master tea […]