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We love to try new foods. Some are great. Some don’t measure up and some become staples in our kitchen. See what you think. Simply Organic recently launched Steam Gourmet, steam-in-parchment meal kits. These kits help people use a French style of cooking called “en papillote.” Each Steam Gourmet kit contains two seasoning packets and … Read More

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We love to try new foods. Some are great. Some don’t measure up and some become staples in our kitchen. See what you think. Over the past decade Americans have embraced heat as a fundamental element of food. Both of these brands help to satisfy our infatuation with heat. Henry’s Humdingers are raw honeys combined … Read More

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We love to try new foods. Some are great. Some don’t measure up and some become staples in our kitchen. See what you think. Both of these brands offer a healthy way to hydrate. 1907Water is sourced from the Kaimanawa Rangers of New Zealand where it bubbles up naturally from the ground. 1907 is the … Read More

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We enjoy trying new kitchen gadgets. Some are great. Some don’t measure up and some become staples in our kitchen. See what you think. We reviewed the iCoffee Steam Brew and thought the coffee maker was excellent. The company has recently released the iCoffee Opus single serve brewer. This single serve coffeemaker can use any … Read More

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We love to try new foods. Some are great. Some don’t measure up and some become staples in our kitchen. See what you think. Smart Soup, produced in Canada, offers 7 varieties of frozen soup. Each flavor is gluten free, vegan, and American Heart Association Certified as a heart-healthy food. Anne Chong Hill and her … Read More

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We love to try new foods. Some are great. Some don’t measure up and some become staples in our kitchen. See what you think. Over its 80 year history V8 Juice has continually enlarged and improved their juice line. Introduced in early 2015 are Veggie Blends, new to V8’s fruit and vegetable line. Veggie Blends … Read More

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We love to try new foods. Some are great. Some don’t measure up and some become staples in our kitchen. See what you think.   SustainableSeas is the value-priced tuna brand from Wild Planet Foods. The tuna are caught one fish at a time by fisheries around the world that use pole and troll fishing … Read More

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We enjoy trying new kitchen gadgets. Some are great. Some don’t measure up and some become staples in our kitchen. See what you think. These kitchen gadgets are reasonably priced and may just be the utensil you need in certain kitchen situations. The IMUSA Tortilla Warmer offers a traditional way to keep tortillas warm, soft and fresh tasting … Read More

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We love to try new foods. Some are great. Some don’t measure up and some become staples in our kitchen. See what you think. Nothin’but makes a tasty assortment of granola cookies and snack bars. Both the bars and cookies are moist and offer a good deal of chewing and satisfaction. The flavors are blended artfully to produce … Read More

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We love to try new foods. Some are great. Some don’t measure up and some become staples in our kitchen. See what you think. SooFoo is a 9-ingredient blend of rice/grains/legumes inspired by the Middle Eastern dish mujaddara. We sampled Original (unseasoned) which is a combination of long grain brown rice, brown lentils, wheat berries, oats, barley, black … Read More

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