More than three hundred years after the Coombs family started sugaring, seventh generation maple farmer Arnold Coombs and Coombs Family Farms are still going strong. Coombs Family Farms produces great tasting 100% pure organic maple syrup harvested sustainably from trees nurtured without the use of pesticides.
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The folks at True Lemon sent each member of Virtual Potluck a set of their products for us to sample. I was hesitant at first, living in Florida, citrus capital, but decided to give it a try as my readers live all over the world, and many don’t always have access to to fresh local produce.
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There is so much activity this time of year – remodeling, re-opening, new restaurants, new staff! Local Catch Bar & Grill had their “soft” opening Tuesday, and the grand opening will be today! I am hearing a lot of good food news! They are located in Santa Rosa Beach at the old Salty Dog Location,…
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This week our Virtual Potluck crew was asked to review new Kashi products. The fine folks at Kashi sent me three varieties to try. I could just eat it, or create a recipe with it. I decided on the latter, and chose to eat it! When I have cereal, I prefer it in a bowl with…
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Virtual Potluck was recently given the opportunity to review a new product by Paleo People, and we were each sent four bags of their granola. I was skeptical about how good a granola could be with no grains and being gluten free, but once I opened the first bag I was a believer. The Banana…
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Not long ago I was admiring The Bonne Femme Cookbook by author Wini Moranville, when I was approached to review a copy by the good folks at The Harvard Common Press. Thrilled, I jumped at the chance, as I heard such wonderful news traveling through the airwaves about the content, and I love Provence as…
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Grown-up milkshakes are all the rage today, and restaurants are serving them up with style. Leave out the kick for the kids to enjoy, but do serve this shake with a side of thick sliced bacon on a stick, if adding the bourbon. Don’t think about the nutritional aspects, just blend and savor. Bourbon…
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We are rounding the corner in week three of the four-week ‘Healthy New Year’ promotion that Virtual Potluck has been challenged with by California Olive Ranch and Bob’s Red Mill, our terrific sponsors! Each week, we are cooking up fresh and healthy recipes to share with our readers using a whole grain from Bob’s Red Mill with the delicious…
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We’re entering the second week of The Virtual Potluck ‘Tasty and Healthy New Year Challenge’ sponsored by Bob’s Red Mill and California Olive Ranch, and if you missed last weeks recipe, you will want to click here to get it! Each week in the month of January, all twelve bloggers are giving away BRM and COR products, so you have 48…
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Now could not be a better time to take the ‘Tasty and Healthy New Year Challenge’, and to reevaluate the brands you are using in your kitchen. California Olive Ranch (COR) and Bob’s Red Mill (BRM) have teamed up with our Virtual Potluck, to bring you the healthiest and most delicious recipes possible, along with fabulous…
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I was recently contacted by a company called Amelia’s Spicing Pecans, a product line from a small company located in Birmingham, Alabama. I am partial to Birmingham, since I have family there, and my husband was born and raised there as well. Good food certainly comes from in and around Birmingham, so the pecans just…
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Nothing says New Year’s Eve in the food world like enjoying a few briny bivalves, and we have an abundance of the oyster beauties here on the Gulf Coast. From New Orleans to Apalachicola, I have eaten my share of oysters dressed in a variety of fashions. At this time of year, one of my…
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