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  • Ummm! Garcia de La Cruz – Spain’s Best Virgin Olive Oil and Food Company”

    (Gerry Furth-Sides) Smita Vasant defines savoring the taste of the wonderful dishes celebrating all the wonderful things about Garcia de la Cruz virgin olive oil, not only recognized as Spain’s best olive oil but Spain’s best food company. And well it should. It enhances while they are being prepared and it the best ...

  • In Love with Garcia de la Cruz from Soup to Nuts, and Why!

    (Gerry Furth-Sides) I was so happy to attend the Garcia de la Cruz Tribute to Spain products. Why? Garcia de la Cruz turned me into a virgin olive oil lover. Before this I only used grapeseed oil. The gift-to-go was the chance for guests and anyone in the United States to win a a gift […]...

  • New Way to Drink Your Limoncello and Eat It, Too

    (Gerry Furth-Sides) For days when you need a cookie AND a cocktail, Fabrizia has the answer. Crafted by hand in small batches , brothers Phil and Nick Mastroianni, produce their Limoncello in New Hampshire with just four simple ingredients: the zest of 100% Sicilian lemons, alcohol, sugar, and water. They revealed that exact pro...

  • How to Update the Classics with Historic Bob’s Red Mill

    (Gerry Furth-Sides) Bob’s Red Mill whole grains food company, established in 1978 in Milwaukie, Oregon by Bob and Charlee Moore, is uniquely American and a leader in its field. We love the products on their own with the classic oatmeal we tried. We love, admire and respect the company history that includes employee ow...

  • Three New Must-Try “Insider” Garlic Surprises

    (Gerry Furth-Sides) 1. Mariam’s Garlic Goodness. Mariam Elghani really wanted me to try her family recipe “toom.” So she cheerfully dropped off a bag on her LA delivery trip back to Bakersfield! We loved it so much we had to share. Mariam’s Garlic Goodness, a plant-based Lebanese garlic dip, known as “...

  • Elegant Caulipower Pasta Direct from Italy

    (Gerry Furth-Sides) It wasn’t enough that CAULIPOWER, are already the makers of America’s #1-selling cauliflower crust pizza. Just in time for Celiac Awareness Month, the brand adds a sixth grocery category with healthy, whimsical Cauliflower Pasta, to the frozen food aisle of many market.  CAULIPOWER...

  • The Ojai Pixie Fairytale Story

    (Gerry Furth-Sides) The story about Pixie’s coming to market is of fairytale nature. This spring cleaning we came upon a SPA OJAI bag with a pixie tangerine spray tucked inside fit that felt just as magical. Its fragrance was as fresh as when we first made it in the Artist Cottage Cottage, a working artist […]...

  • Must-Try Bakes with Historic Ojai Pixies

    (Gerry Furth-Sides) What can you add to Pixie tangerines that are perfect to eat on their own with their bright orange, easily separated, seedless segments? Even their size that is never over two to three inches in diameter is endearingly size.  We recommend these “must-try” bakes! We used colorful Fla...

  • Cafe Spice’s New Naan Toasties

    (Gerry Furth-Sides) Cafe Spice introduces NAAN TOASTIES in three filling flavors: Chicken Tikka, Cauli Tikka and Chicken Chutney, filling sandwiches in conveniently packaged half moon versions. They are available online and in select supermarkets. And the story is that Naan Toasties also represent the most recent shift in Americ...