"GingerbreadCookies" news and stories

• Rick Nichols honors his family gingerbread man cookie cutter.
• Pork tenderloins, the kind that come in shrink-wrapped plastic tubes, are easy and versatile pieces of low fat protein that can be flavored in a number of ways.
• This week, you'll find new Oven Baked Kettle Chips, Nathan's Peanut Brittle and Flex-It measuring cups and bowls in the Market Basket.
• Craig LaBan offers his tips for how to have a bubbly New Year's Eve while sticking to a budget.
• No fireplace to warm up next to? Opt for buttered run and mulled wine for a happy alternative.
• Can a low-fat latke still be considered a latke at all?
• The Rush Hour Gourmet believes that everything tastes better with bacon.
• Reading Terminal Market's Fair Food Farmstand is planning a move from the back of the market, up to the front, into the spot recently vacated by Rick's Steaks.

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This photo, it's lovely, no? And you can totally see why I had to buy this cookie. If nothing else, there was the Weissella logo, red and German and totally appealing. Plus, I have to tell you: I adore ginger cookies of all sorts. "Soft gingerbread cookies" spoke volumes to me. And look, just look at the nice chocolate coating. The bottom of the cookie looks a little odd - almost like a thin piece of white paper on the bottom of the cookie. What is that?

Peak into my grocery bag from last night:

I went to Trader Joe's last night to get a couple of things for dinner. But there were so many good things on the new products shelf! I picked up one. Then another. And then I figured, why not? I'm doing it for you. I'll be reviewing some delicious (or maybe not so much) things including:

• Chocolate-flavored tea
• Mexican Chili from the new One Pot Sauce
• Decadent chocolate frosting
• Spiced gingerbread cookies, chocolate-covered