A wonderfully done cheese tray is a beautiful thing..and it doesn’t take much to take this classic to the next level. We’ll look at some of the common mistakes and how we can improve..
Dec 072007
In our search of convenience food that’s organic we ran across a box of Nature’s Path Hemp Plus Waffles..Since a review of the out of the ordinary may help our readers expand their culinary horizons we took a chance and bought a box. Here’s what we found…
We bought a box of the Nature’s Path Toaster Pastries to see if they’d measure up..here’s the highlights of what we found… USDA Organic Labeling…Good! Pretty good nutrition but God knows why all toaster pastries are such high calories (200 for these) but that’s typical for the product category. But no cholesterol. Sure beats bacon & eggs. Easy to make. Pop in the toaster on low setting. Smell awesome. Taste very, very nice…Not over the top sweet. Flavor like a home made pie crust. Hint of blueberry and great frosting flavor…And warm..Very nice treat. In [...click to contimue reading...]
One of our favorite types of commercially available organic foods are those which travel well and for the most part this means it does not require refrigeration. So we purchased some Corn Thins from the Real Foods Company (like that name).. Checking out the bag we see that they are certified organic by Australian Certified Organic. They also display the USDA Organic Label and the GMO Free Lable (indicating the product is free of genetically modified ingredients). Nice. They are described as popped corn cakes and here’s their pitch..”The great taste of golden sun-ripened corn with sesame.” OK.. And [...click to contimue reading...]
Well, football season is upon us, and in addition the normal dangers (such as body-painting yourself “to support the team”) there’s the obnoxious snack problem to deal with. You know the snacks, the junk food, the garbage that packs on the pounds and leaves you with a food hangover the next day. So in search for an alternative we picked up a bag of Snyder’s of Hanover Honey Wheat Sticks. These are Organic with the USDA Label and Certified by Pennsylvania Certified Organic. The nutrition listed on their website isn’t too bad (by the way cross referencing with the bag [...click to contimue reading...]
Jul 152007
OK I’m ready to saunter down to the old couch later today to watch the Boston Red Sox do their thing (I can practically hear a million unsubscribe clicks from Yankee Fans). I have a few organic beers, natural homemade salsa and of course the sesame & seaweed rice chips. That’s right seaweed rice chips, my food is getting stranger and stranger… I guess I’m a newbie in the world of rice chips. In fact, this bag was given to me just last night by someone trying to eat a little healthier. So being Mr. Know-it-all [...click to contimue reading...]
