Bite of the Best

New Amana Jot: Something You Can Draw On - February 19, 2008

Post your messages to the family on the refrigerator — but not on paper held in place with a magnet. Instead — if you have a new Amana Jot with its dry-erase finish on the door panel — just write …

A Yogurt Especially for Expectant and New Moms - January 1, 2008

Expectant mother? The folks at Stonyfield Farm have developed an organic yogurt especially for you!  YoMommy includes a  blend of six live active probiotic cultures to enhance digestion and strengthen your immune system. Each 4-ounce serving provides 100 calories, 15 …

Locavore: The 2007 Word of the Year - November 13, 2007

locavore, n. a person who endeavors to eat only locally produced foods.

Do you shop at farmers’ markets, grow or pick your own vegetables and fruit and preserve it for the winter? Can you shake the hand that picked your …

Turkey Talkline Now Open For Your Questions - November 1, 2007

The Butterball Turkey-Talk Line is marking its 27th year fielding questions about cooking your holiday turkey. In November and December, some 50 home economists and other turkey experts will take calls in English and Spanish.

Call 1.800.BUTTERBALL (1-800-288-8372) from …

Global Dump Soda Campaign: 50 Countries in Discussion - October 30, 2007

If you’re a Supermarket Sampler devotee, you know how much I dislike soda. It’s just artificially flavored and colored carbonated sugar (or artificially sweetened) water. I prefer quenching my thirst with sparkling water (see Soda Club Seltzer Maker). So …

“Best American Fresh Goat Cheese”: Fresh Crottin - October 28, 2007

Vermont Butter & Cheese’s new yummy Fresh Crottin won first place at the 2007 American Cheese Society and Best of Class at the U.S. Championship Cheese contest. It’s a younger and lighter version of their Bijou that we reviewed earlier …

10th Annual World Pasta Day - October 23, 2007

“Life is a combination of magic and pasta.” –Fellini

World Pasta Day—commemorating the first World Pasta Conference held in Rome in 1995—celebrates the nutritional role pasta and the Mediterranean Diet** play in a healthy lifestyle.

Pasta—a global food found on …

Carvel’s Ice Cream Cupcake Cakes - October 16, 2007

Everybody’s rediscovering cupcakes — from fancy New York bakeries to wedding cake bakers. And now Carvel has gotten in on the trend with its ice cream cupcake cakes. Cake-and-ice cream cupcakes ($1.99) can be topped with their hard-shell chocolate coating, …

Gluten Free Oats from Bob’s Red Mill - October 15, 2007

For folks with celiac disease: Bob’s Red Mill sells Gluten Free Steel Cut Oats and Gluten Free Rolled Oats. Oats don’t contain gluten, but commercial brands can be contaminated by contact with grains that do. Bob’s works only with pedigree-seed …

Campbell Goes Pink to Fight Breast Cancer - October 7, 2007

If only Andy Warhol was here to see it: Campbell Soup will change the label of its two top-selling condensed soups from red to pink in October, to mark National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Campbell will donate $300,000 to …

Cocktail with a Cause—Absolut-Style - October 5, 2007

Absolut New Orleans, a limited-edition flavored vodka inspired by that great city, just recently debuted. This slightly fruity, somewhat peppery libation will be available only until November or until supplies run out. Absolut will donate 100% of the profits to …

Wash Away the Sodium in Beans - October 2, 2007

Now it’s been proven. A study from Bush Brothers indicates that draining and rinsing canned beans literally washes away about 40 percent of the sodium. So before adding these nutrition powerhouses to your foods, just wash away the excess sodium …

How Nutritious is Your Breakfast Cereal? - October 2, 2007

Starting this fall, Kellogg and General Mills will be posting nutrition-content logos on their cereal boxes indicating the calories, fat, salt, sugars and two other manufacturer-chosen nutrients in each serving. These logos will also indicate how these numbers fit …

Joint Health in a Glass - September 29, 2007

Baby Boomers and others with aching knees take note: Several companies are selling drinks fortified with glucosamine, a nutrient believed to promote joint health. Joint Juice Fitness contains 1500 mg of glucosamine, while Elations delivers the same plus 1200 mg …

$50,000 Grand Prize Winning Best of Beef Recipe - September 28, 2007

Christine Riccitelli of Incline Village, NV won the 27th National Beef Cook-Off® in Chicago last week with this recipe.

Interesting—isn’t it—that it’s a slow-cooking recipe, not one that’s on the table quickly?

Nuevo Chipotle Beef in Butternut Squash Boats.

Preheat …

M&M’s Razzberry Chocolate Candies - September 27, 2007

I do like M&M’s, so I was curious about their first fruit-flavored variety, Razzberry Chocolate Candies. They’re bigger than the original M&M’s, the chocolate inside the bright pink candy coating is not quite as creamy as the original, and they …