Winging It! (Hunting Down the Original Buffalo Wing Recipe Sauce)

Super Bowl Sunday is a traditional day for making great finger foods to enjoy while watching the big game.  One of these classic dishes is Buffalo Chicken Wings.  One thing we at SmartShopIt continually talk about is that during events and/or seasons, certain items will go on sale.  (Like stock during Thanksgiving and Easter.)  And we should take advantage [...]

Rugelach Recipe Secrets

(This is continued from my article Cream Cheese is Not Just for Bagels)
The list of my favorite cookies is small but biting into this tender and flakey cookie has taught me that there is indeed love at first bite.  I am always an advocate of simple ingredients well prepared.  The secret is truly in the preparation and [...]

Peanut Products Recall

In a press release by the FDA, health officials are urging consumers to avoid products made with peanut butter.  This following a recent deadly outbreak of Salmonella poisoning.  “Most peanut butter sold in jars at supermarkets appears to be safe”, said Stephen Sundlof, head of the Food and Drug Administration’s food safety center.
Officials are focusing [...]

Cream Cheese is Not Just for Bagels (Cream Cheese Cookies)

My wife and I differ in one main way during the holiday season.  She goes for quantity and I go for quality.  When it comes to our cookie tray that is!  She will spend hours making a dozen different kinds of tasty morsels that now fill the freezer in a half-dozen tins.  (I’m just upset [...]