Lightning Fast Creamy Sausage Tortellini

Rate & Comment by Heidi Larsen Published: Sep 16, 2026 Plump cheese tortellini are bathed in a creamy Italian sausage sauce in this fast and easy recipe. With just 7 main ingredients (plus spices!), family-friendly dinners don’t get easier than this. Because You Can Never Have Enough Pasta Recipes, Right? Quick, easy, and pretty dang … Read more

Chicken Rollatini with Prosciutto and Cheese

Google Add Us as a Google Trusted Source This post may contain affiliate links. Read my disclosure policy. This baked Chicken Rollatini with Prosciutto and Cheese is stuffed with provolone and red onion, then coated in lemony breadcrumbs and baked until golden. Save this easy chicken dinner for a night when you’re bored … Read more

The case for fortified foods

KANSAS CITY — Here’s hardly a controversial statement: Iron, calcium and folic acid, along with other vitamins and minerals, are healthy additions to consumers’ diets. Processing may place these nutrients into bread, milk and other food items, giving the food industry a strong case in defending itself from negative comments about heavily processed food, which … Read more

Taste, texture and technology trend at IFT FIRST

KANSAS CITY — Manufacturers are navigating a rapidly changing marketplace shaped by evolving consumer expectations on health, nutrition and pleasure. At IFT FIRST 2026, the Institute of Technologists’ annual meeting and expo that recently took place in Chicago, suppliers exhibited solutions to assist in formulating products that today’s consumers want. Demand is growing for products … Read more

Krusteaz focuses on fundamentals to fuel growth

SEATTLE — After nearly 100 years, The Krusteaz Co. is continuing to create sustained momentum in the baking mix category and beyond through a focused approach to its fundamental categories and long-term licensing partnerships. The company began in 1932 as a manufacturer of just-add-water pie crusts, operating as Continental Mills, Inc. from its founding until September … Read more

Accelerating innovation with virtual twins

PARIS — Staying relevant in today’s fast-moving marketplace is difficult for many companies, but product development could become easier using virtual twins. Consumer packaged goods (CPG) companies wanting to reduce formulation time, test products and revise packaging are using predictive modeling to develop prototypes that might otherwise take years. “If you set these models up … Read more

8 Supplements to Be Careful With if You Have Crohn’s Disease

3. Magnesium It’s not uncommon to be deficient in magnesium when you have Crohn’s. [8]  But like vitamin C, magnesium can upset your GI tract and may add to all-too-familiar symptoms like diarrhea and nausea. [9] The effect is more common with certain types of magnesium, like magnesium citrate and oxide. Magnesium glycinate, on the … Read more

Homemade Spaghetti Tacos (Like iCarly!)

37 Comments by Heidi Larsen Updated: Aug 11, 2025 Homemade spaghetti with meat sauce is stuffed into toasted hard taco shells to create the ultimate kids’ dinner. These spaghetti tacos were a favorite of my daughter’s when she went through her iCarly phase! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ “My kids have been after me to make Spaghetti Tacos because … Read more

10 Delicious Coffee Desserts Always Worth Ordering

Gorchittza2012/Getty Images Coffee and dessert form a delicious flavor combination that rivals the best of them. We don’t have to tell any coffee or sweet treat lovers that. With this in mind, knowing which classic options feature both elements is the only way to ensure you can … Read more