FRENCH’S® MUSTARD HOSTS THE NO MORE KIDS WITH CANCER “MUSTARD CHALLENGE” for NATIONAL MUSTARD DAY SATURDAY, AUGUST 5, (Gerry Furth-Sides, all images are courtesy of French’s Mustard Company) This year, French’s Mustard is hosting the fundraiser for “No More Kids with Cancer”. The company will...
(Gerry Furth-Sides) The story here is none other than the new Kayco’s Beetology juice line as an extraordinary, original and perfectly packaged product. Simply put, Beetology juices have to be tried to experience the essence of the beet juice flavor with none of the heaviness found in the juice of beets after co...
(Gerry Furth-Sides) Bone broth, the latest darling of the Paleo world can be attributed to its powerful health and wellness characteristics. Kettle & Fire has updated and brought the concept into the 21st century in the best way possible. I know because I am a preferred paleo myself. My mom’s family were major m...
(Gerry Furth-Sides) Icy glaciers, serene cloudless skies and a sense of the deep find their way into the wondrous new wines from the ancient regions of Valpolicella and Lugana in northern Italy. A cavernous, shadowy urban hall was the scene of a recent wine tasting in Los Angeles. But the wines carried guests away to...
(Gerry Furth-Sides) Multi-cultural gimMe Health Foods introduce Seaweed Chips with Brown Rice and Wasabi Tamari and Roasted Seaweed Snacks with Sea Salt. They are delicious right out of the bag or crumbled over salads. The healthy chips are the perfect party food on a cheese/veggie/light meat platter, and the chips pair wel...
(Gerry Furth-Sides) We literally grew up with Jarlsberg cheese. And it always comes through on taste, texture and also has a light and healthy feeling to it somehow. And such a novel distinctive, open surface with irregular ‘eyes’. This, we read, is because of its semi-soft part skim texture and uniquely mild and sligh...
TUSCANY blend, naturally, is for preparing artisan white bread, pizza crust, flatbread and more. I used the Tuscany to make flour tortillas which my own celiac sister had been craving and which were not as widely available in stores as they are now. The flour tortillas that I made were based upon a recipe from […]...
(Gerry Furth-Sides) For lovers of food with texture, such as myself, marshmallow confections such as Peeps have always been a favorite. This year my list of treats now also includes the new Melville Candy Company marshmallow lollipops. Melville Candy Company is a family owned, third generation confectionery company located in...
Jalapeño Lime, Roasted Garlic, Meyer Lemon and Blood Orange are the newest additions to the extravaGONZO Gourmet Foods unique line of culinary oils. What could be anything but heavenly with this blend of 80% extra virgin and 20% grapeseed oils, extravaGONZO? Creator Tom Stevens has also been able to fuse in ingredients in an...
(Roberta Deen) Monograno Pasta is made with 100% organic single-source ancient grains. It comes handsomely, elegantly packaged in richly textured white boxes with clear panels that allow you to view the beautiful pasta within. I admired the packaging and began to read the detailed information on the back of the boxes. //ww...
Gerry Furth-Sides 
Barbara Hansen 
Chef-owner Alain Cohen 
Roberta Deen 
Jose Martinez 
Nivedita Basu 