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Pampered Chef Delightful Desserts


Posted by Kristen Doyle on Paper Palate
This may astound some of you, but I don’t own a lot of cookbooks. I have my handful of favorites, but for the most part collect recipes through blogs, online recipe sites, and cooking magazines. I have to really love a cookbook to buy it, and although I am […]

Let’s Get DIRTY!


Posted by Larry Gaian on Get Your Grill On

A few weeks ago a fellow member of the BBQ Brethren asked on the forum if any one had ever tried Todd’s Dirt. They wanted to know if someone could make any type of recommendation. No one could. After visiting Todd’s website and reading about Dirt I […]

Five Healthy Things You Should Do This Weekend


Posted by Sarah Caron on Fit Fare
It’s a long weekend for many of us here in the United States. And Labor Day often means parades, barbecues and some close of summer merriment.
But before you slather the mustard on that wiener, here are five healthy things you should do this weekend.

Drink your eight glasses of water […]

Say Yes to Dessert: Kiwifruit Sorbet


Posted by Sandy Smith on Kids Cuisine

It occurs to me that kiwifruit have a lot in common with kittens. Small, fuzzy, beloved by children — they’re edible cuteness (um, kiwis, that is, not kittens). Interestingly, kiwifruit are actually berries, hence their other handle, the “Chinese gooseberry.”
In our family, we like to eat our kiwifruit raw - in thick slices or […]

New Cooking Show Coming to Lifetime


Posted by Colleen Fischer on Edible TV
Soon Lifetime will start offering suggestions for menus to fuel that body that looks good naked with the introduction of a cooking show.
“Mom’s Cooking” is part of the network for women’s first-ever set of original, unscripted daytime shows, according to Reuters and the Hollywood Reporter. On the show, moms […]

The Road to a Half Marathon


Posted by Patricia DiGiacomo Eddy on Fit Fare
My name is Patricia and I’m a runner.
I remember the day I first typed that in a message to a friend of mine. I’d just gotten up early and gone for a run and I was sitting at my desk at work and realized I STILL had the […]

Forbes on Misleading Food Labels


Posted by Laura Troyer on Growers & Grocers.
Food nutrition labels can be tedious to read when you’re in a hurry at the supermarket, but looking for a few keywords — “whole grain,” “excellent source of fiber” — on food labels will get you through in a pinch, right? Not so, says Forbes writer Allison Van […]

NEW: Mutineer Magazine


Posted by Andrew Barrow on The Spirit World.
Available now is Mutineer Magazine, a new beverage magazine out of Los Angeles. Now me not being in LA might beg the question how I can review a limited distribution magazine; ’cause friendly readers they sent me a copy!
Issue 1 is $2.99. The rather trendy editor writes that […]

I Like Fish… I Like Tacos…


Posted by Wayne Nelson on Get Your Grill On.
…so it only makes sense that I like fish tacos. I had my first ones at a roadside joint in Texas, the type of place that only locals went to, and most of the food was purchased to-go. The fish was fresh from the Gulf of Mexico […]

Rachael Ray’s Furi Knives


Posted by Madeline Miller on The Cook’s Kitchen
It’s easy to get excited about the Share Our Strength knife trio endorsed by Rachael Ray. First, a portion of the proceeds from the set benefit a great cause - Share Our Strength, which is devoted to fighting childhood hunger in America. How many knife sets can you […]