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* Drogheria Infused Oils (Garber new food product review) *****
Drogheria & Alimentari are the best selling spices and aromatic herbs in grinders worldwide. And this gourmet product wins evalu8.org's top rating, five stars!
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* Epicureal.com, Qualifirst and Far-Met *****
Hard to find gourmet food item? Good news: Now you can shop online for those heretofore hard-to-find specialty food items!
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* Horizon Crystal Salt Flakes (Garber new food product review) *****
If I'm going to be using salt, I am definitely not going to skimp on quality!
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* The Grove Caribbean Lime Avocado Oil (Garber new food product review) *****
Here's a recipe using this product.
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Cachet No-sugar Belgian Chocolate Clusters (Garber review) **** 1/2
It really IS hard to believe there's no sugar added!
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Cachet Sugar-free Belgian Chocolate Orange Bar (Garber review) *****
We found this Belgian chocolate-and-orange cream bar satisfying and delicious.
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Campbell's Gardennay soups ****
"Sweet butternut squash simmered with carrots and herbs to a soft, velvety texture, and blended with a touch of cream for a rich, full flavour that you would expect only when dining out." A realistic claim?
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Coke and Pepsi battle for top sugar substitute *
Soft drink giants Coca-Cola and PepsiCo are setting their sights on producing natural sweeteners -- as concern over the calorie content and artificial ingredients in soft drinks grows.
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Ellen's Original Gourmet BBQ Sauce: Honey & Garlic (Garber review) **** 1/2
Ellen's Original Gourmet BBQ Sauce® is the first of a number of heritage recipes under development by chocolatier (really!) George Graham.
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Enterprise Paper ****
This is a great find for businesses dealing with food sampling, for restaurants looking for take-out packaging, and even for consumers wishing to find affordable picnic supplies, say for a company event.
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Food Stuff: Hickoryworks Pure Brown County Shagbark Hickory Syrup (Garber review) ****
We really liked this truly unique flavour, and will be recommending this product to our friends: Four stars.
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Food Stuff: Pappy's Chipotle sauce marinade (Garber review) ***
Here's a very good regional product (originates in Fresno, CA) that incorporates natural favourings and colour, as well as a no-MSG policy.
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Food Stuff: Trays Elegant are trés élégants (Garber review) *****
Now you can shake hands with your boss, offer a business card to a client, wave hello to a friend, wipe the mustard off your sweetheart's lip, and still enjoy your glass of wine and a bite to eat. This new, locally made product wins a five-star rating.
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Garber Gastronomic: Aux Délices de la Montagne -- inside confection-making in France *
Gilles Rongier -- whose wares I happened upon last October, when we visited France -- makes some of the very best pâtes de fruits or gélées in the world!
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Gouash -- Something new for Breakfast *
Jam in a Tube -- with Taste and Squeeze-able Convenience. What do you think, readers? Like it? Think it's weird?
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Hefty Serve 'n Store Everyday (Garber New Product Review) *****
A brilliant new idea finds its way onto Pacific Northwest grocery shelves.
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Hemp Chocolate 'Cnusper' (Garber review) ***
Here in the Pacific Northwest, we consider ourselves slightly more open-minded than some other parts of the continent, and hemp is often used for more than just rope.
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Herb's Crushed Garlic *****
Herbert Kim's special engineered process enables him to maintain garlic's flavour, aroma, texture and appearance -- all without the use of any preservatives.
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Hot Chick Spice Company's Pomegranate Mustard (Garber review) *****
This excellent new mustard has won evalu8.org's "Outstanding Condiment of 2006" Award of Distinction. Five stars.
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Imagine free-range chicken broth (Garber new food product review) **** 1/2
Another fine free-range chicken broth, this one comes to us from San Carlos, CA.
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Kiwi Pie Company ingredients list *
All the info you might need to know. Use our search button to find specific "Kiwi" reviews.
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Kiwi Pie Company's minted New Zealand lamb and butternut squash pie (Garber review) *****
Salina Beaudoin and Cliff Mytton have created a winner in this meat pie.
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Kiwi Pie Company's Pork Thai Red Curry pie (Garber review) *****
This pie just might be my favourite. . .another satisfying lunch or light dinner of the highest order.
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Knorr carrot & coriander soup (Garber new food product review) **** 1/2
I have to admit that these soups are simply excellent. They are so good, in fact, that I immediately dashed out to our neighbourhood IGA to BUY some. . .
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Knorr red pepper & tomato soup (Holly Lim new product review) ****
The only thing missing was a warm loaf of bread just out of the oven, with Italian opera music in the background!
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Kuhn Rikon kitchen paring knives (Anne Garber review) *****
A wonderful gift idea finds its way onto Pacific Northwest specialty cookery stores and cook shops. Five stars.
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Maille Moutard à la ancienne (Garber 'classic' food product review) *****
This "Old Style Whole Grain Dijon mustard from France" is our favourite for cooking, or even for slathering on the humble hot dog.
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Mum's Olive Dipper (Anne Garber review) *****
Now that's our kind of culinary accessory; something that's practical, yet pretty enough to give as a gift.
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New milk beverage provides all the great taste of 2 per cent milk without the bad fat *
Low in cholesterol and saturated fat and it is trans-fat free.
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Organic Coffee company (Garber review) ****
Suggested retail price for a two-pound bag of "Java Love" (my personal favourite -- it's a mild, "nutty" blend) is $16.95 (USD) from this site.
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Pacific free-range chicken broth (Garber new food product review) **** 1/2
This is a really flavourful, "authentic" tasting soup base, in ready-to-serve liquid format.
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Rogers' Chocolates No-sugar added chocolate truffle selection (Garber review) **** 1/2
My favourite is the dark-chocolate-enrobed orange cream.
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Rogers' Chocolates No-sugar added dark chocolate bar (Garber review) *** 1/2
I found this delicious dark chocolate bar satisfying and delicious.
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Rogers' Chocolates No-sugar added milk chocolate bar (Garber review) *** 1/2
A Rogers no-sugar-added chocolate bar is a guilt-free pleasure.
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Sarawak Black Pepper (Garber 'classic' food product review) *****
Sarawak black pepper comes from the north side of the island of Bornéo, in this province of Mayalsia. It is considered the best pepper in the world.
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Sweet As Can Bee Gourmet Soft Toffee (Garber new product review) *****
Based out of Prince George, BC, Sweet As Can Bee Gourmet Soft Toffee is a delicious nut-free soft candy made from 100 per cent natural ingredients and an old family recipe.
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The Ice Dreams lolly -- What a treat. No mess *
As the melting, messy Popsicle season begins, parents and children in Canada may be excused more than a passing envy for what a British grocery-store chain has been calling "the world's first non-drip lolly."
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Torrefazione Italia company (Garber review) *** 1/2
Torrefazione is an Italian wording, meaning "coffee roaster." Who knew?
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You Really are What you Eat: 2004 report on the Fancy Food Show in New York *
evalu8.org's Associate Editor -- Agnes Chung -- recently attended the 50th Anniversary of the Fancy Food Show in New York. Here are some of her discoveries.
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Zip Sours Cranberry, Mandarin and Ruby Red Grapefruit (Anne Garber review) *****
Each flavour is bitingly rich and tastes "real," and available flavours are -- as far as we can ascertain -- cranberry, mandarin and ruby red grapefruit.
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December 22, 2002: Krispy Kreme Kollectibles *
Think a doughnut is a dumb present? Well, think again. Krispy Kreme doughnuts -- when they're hot from the oven -- are the stuff that dreams are made of. Okay, well, maybe if those dreams feature cotton candy.
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Keep an eye on your fries *
That medium-sized serving may pack more -- or fewer -- calories than fast-food chains claim, STEPHEN STRAUSS discovers
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Quigley prepares for NEXT cough/cold season with new products *
The Quigley Corp. recently introduced a "Cold-Eeze" moisturizing nasal spray that contains its zinc gluconate ingredient as well as an aloe vera gel.
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Researchers cultivate decaf beans *
Decaf brew from a coffee plant that has been genetically modified to produce beans with very little caffeine could one day come to a coffee shop near you.
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Sleeman Original Draught (Keyes review) **** 1/2
This is a very light beer, and if the press kit is telling the truth, it's unpasteurized, which means it won’t keep forever. It will be a big hit out here, particularly with young drinkers. . .
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