For those who enjoy both baking and eating macarons, Silpat has a kit for you to make them at home. The French-made Silpat Macaron Essentials Kit includes: a Siplat macron mat, 12-inch piping bag, two plastic piping tips, three 3/4-ounce food coloring gels (red, green, yellow), candy thermometer, pastry brush, dough scraper and a USB drive of recipes from pastry chef Francois Payard.
Hood introduced two Cottage Cheese product, with Cucumber and Dill and with Garden Vegetables. Cottage cheese is high in protein and calcium and it can be used as an ingredient, topping or dip. A half cup contains: 120 calories, 3 grams saturated fat (of 5 grams total) and 13 grams protein.
The first Moka Express aluminum stovetop coffee maker was released almost 80 years ago by Alfonso Bialetti. The design is featured in the Museum of Modern Art. For the holiday season, the Moka Express is available in four colors: red, orange, blue and purple. A unique hostess gift for under $50.
The gluten free company, Gratify Foods, introduced holiday pretzels. The varieties include White Chocolate Peppermint Twists, Peanut Butter Twists, Dark Chocolate Peppermint Twists, Dark Chocolate Twists and Everything Thins. Eight pretzels contain: 150-210 calories, 5-7 grams saturated fat (of 10-12 grams total), and 13-17 grams sugar. Kristina Day, special gluten-free correspondent — The flavored pretzel variations are rich and tasty -- perfect for entertaining. Recommend are the Everything Thins for a cool new spin on the classical pretzel. Perfect for snacking on the run.
Thermos introduced a BPA-free Stainless King Food Jar with Spoon that keeps food hot for 7 hours and cold for 9.
Boncora Biscotti introduced their newest flavor, Triple Chocolate Biscotti, made with added chunks of Guittard chocolate then baked and dipped into Guittard milk and semisweet chocolate. Five percent of each purchase goes to Pets Lifeline Sonoma, a nonprofit organization that feeds and rehabilitates 1,000 homeless animals every year.
Samsung Chef Collection offers a large 34 cubic feet refrigerator with stainless steel interior, two compressors and three evaporators to help control the four different temperature settings. With a Soda Stream carbonator in the door, this unit offers fresh sparkling water on the door.
GimMe Organic Roasted Seaweed Snacks offers two new flavors: Teriyaki and Wasabi that are gluten free, vegan, organic and non-GMO. Seaweed is high in folate, magnesium, iron and calcium. One 5 gram package contains: 25 calories, 2 grams total fat and 30 milligrams sodium.
Chuao Chocolatier introduced four new flavored bars: Oh My S'mores, Ooh Ahh Almond, Pretzel Toffee Twirl and Sweet and Salty. Sweet and Salty contains milk chocolate and sea salt; Pretzel Toffee Twirl, pretzels covered in dark chocolate with a caramel twist; Ooh Ahh Almond, whole almonds, dark chocolate and kettle cooked sea salt; and Oh My S'mores, mini marshmallows, crushed graham crackers with milk chocolate. Two bars contain 190 to 210 calories, 6 to 9 grams saturated fat (of 11 to 15 grams total) and 15 to 21 grams sugar.
Anchor Distilling company introduced Westland American Single Malt Whiskey made with a pale barley malt and five different roasted and kilned malts. The unusual nose when swirled and flavor when sipped is present due to a Belgian yeast that creates fruity esters during the fermentation process. The whiskey is matured in new American oak casks to round out that flavor profile with hints of vanilla, caramel and coconut.
To help celebrate their 20th anniversary, Microplane introduced the Spiral Cutter with two razor barrels, one small and one big, for creating spiral cuts and ribbons from fresh zucchini, carrots, cucumbers, radishes and other veggies. Just insert the food inserted into of the barrels and twist. Dishwasher safe.
Mushashi Foods has released two new sauces: Midori Sriracha and Japanese Spicy Mayo. One teaspoon contains 10 to 30 calories, 20 to 150 milligrams sodium and 1 gram sugar.
G.H. Cretors offers two new flavors of popcorn, Simply Salted and Extra Virgin Olive Oil. Both flavors are non-GMO, free of preservatives, artificial colors and artificial flavors. Three-quarters cup contains 140-150 calories, 1 gram saturated fat (of 9 grams total), 135 milligrams sodium and 3 grams protein.
Are you a peanut butter lover? Jif introduced peanut butter on the go in two varieties: Jif To Go Dippers in Creamy Peanut Butter and Chocolate Silk — each packed with pretzels for dipping that are convenient for snacking. A 1. 5 ounce portion contains 250 calories, 3.5 grams saturated fat (of 18-20 grams total) and 5-9 grams protein.
Bush's Reduced Sodium Vegetarian Baked beans are low in sodium, meat free and Kosher certified. A half cup contains 140 calories, 410 milligrams sodium, 6 grams fiber and 6 grams protein.
I Love Snacking Oloves are snack size portions of pitted olives in four flavors: Basil and Garlic, Lemon and Rosemary, Chili and Oregano, and Chili and Garlic. One pack contains: 53 calories, 0.66 to 0.8 saturated fat (of 4.89 to 5.5 grams total), and 170 to 500 milligrams sodium.
Thermos now offers a stainless steel Stainless King Beverage Bottle that is BPA free. Just twist the stopper to pour your hot or cold beverage that will be kept that way for up to 24 hours. - bonnie: To prove to me that this new 24-hour Thermos keeps beverages hot, the publicist offered to overnight coffee to me in NYC from California. I agreed, thinking that the coffee would probably have that stale, old-coffee taste. I was so wrong! When I opened the package — filled with hot brew and mailed the night before — I got a whiff of fresh steaming hot coffee that taste as if it [...]
Larabar has released Renola, a grain-free granola bar that is non-GMO, gluten free, soy free and dairy free in three flavors: Cinnamon Nut, Cocoa Coconut and Berry. One pouch contains 200 calories, 1.5-6 grams saturated fat (of 14 -16 grams total) and 5-6 grams protein.
The Musco Family Olive company added three new single-serving Pearls to Go! The Kalamata Pitted, Pimiento-Stuffed Spanish Green, California Black Ripe and Sliced California Black Ripe are sold in a 4-pack of plastic cups. Eat one and save the rest for later. The olives range in calories from 15 (three Pimiento-Stuffed Spanish green or four California black ripe) to 45 (five Kalamata pitted).
Viking Culinary Line now offers line of carbon steel ceramic bakeware covered with Exdura Green II ceramic coating, a water-based non-stick coating. The bakeware — which has double sided silicone pads for easy handling — is free of PFOA and PTFE chemicals; it is oven safe up to 480 degrees F.
