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Roasted Pumpkin Seeds

An Autumn treat.   ——- Carving jack-o’-lanterns is a Halloween tradition that both adults and children enjoy. It’s hard to resist an opportunity to carve a funny or scary face into a pumpkin that will soon make its way to the front porch, but there’s another irresistible element to carving pumpkins as well. Roasted pumpkin seeds make […]

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American Cheese Invented in Switzerland?

Canadian-American cheese salesman James Kraft perfected it.    ——- Although American cheese may not be part of high class charcuterie platters or coveted by French fromageries, it has its own unique place in the culinary landscape. According to the online cheese purveyor Cheese.com, American cheese is a semi-soft, processed product made from pasteurized cow’s milk and […]

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Healthy Fall Harvest

Great time for fresh fruits & vegetables.    ——- Food is a big part of fall, and farms play a significant role in seasonal celebrations. Each fall, families plan apple picking excursions with their eyes on baking homemade apple pies. And while Halloween is made even more fun when carving jack-o’-lanterns, savvy celebrants know that carving […]

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Wild Boar & Italian Cuisine

Stuffed peppers.    ——- I am not sure what could be more pleasant than an evening having a glass of wine (or two) while listening to jazz and cooking Italian cuisine. If there is something, well, I have not found it, and that is exactly what I did last weekend. With all due respect, to my […]

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Oktoberfest Beers

2024 festival ends this week.    ——- Oktoberfest is a German celebration that begins in late September and continues into the first week of October. The first Oktoberfest took place as part of the wedding reception for Bavarian Crown Prince Ludwig and Princess Therese of Saxe-Hildburghausen. It has since grown into a 16- to 18-day folk […]

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Hometown Beer Delivered to Your Front Door

Tailgate at home.    ——- With all due respect, to novelist Thomas Wolfe, you can go home again. In fact, no matter where you live, it can meet you at your front door. Craft brewers have opened the public’s eyes to a much wider array of beer styles than may be available at the local liquor […]

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“Moink” Food Box Delivered to Your Table

Family owned and grass-fed.    ——- Moink, a combination of “moo” and “oink” has continued to thrive since first appearing on Shark Tank.  It offers ethical meat boxes delivered to your doorstep.  Customized boxes include options for wild-caught salmon, grass-fed and grass-finished beef, pasture raised pork, grass-fed and grass-finished lamb, and pasture raised chicken. The company […]

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Pizza Delivered to Your Table from Italy!

The pizza is flashed-frozen and put to “sleep” using a state-of-the-art and patented cryogenic chamber!   ——- “The Sleeping Pizza” is handmade and shipped to your front door from Naples, Italy.  Sourcing only the finest, all-natural ingredients from Southern Italy with no preservatives, no additives and no GMOS, they use first-of-its-kind technology.  This is where the nickname […]

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Honolulu Cookie Company

A taste of Hawaii. ——- If you have been to Hawaii in the last 25 years, then you know of the famous Honolulu Cookie Company. Established in 1998, this company as an upstart had the foresight to trademark its pineapple-shape shortbread cookie paving the way for future success. Now with numerous locations – including Seoul, Korea […]

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How Safe is Your Drinking Water?

What chemicals are hidden in your water? ——- Survival experts note that a human can survive without food for anywhere from eight to 21 days, but only three days to a week without adequate water. Even though water is such a crucial commodity, many waterways and drinking water sources are under attack. Substances people use […]

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