Rosemary Boggs
Recent Stories by Rosemary Boggs
SUPERMARKET SLEUTH: Beverage, spices fit on summer store list
posted: 05/23/2012 3:28 a.m. Discuss
Anheuser-Busch has created a drink that’s ideal for summer. The Bud Light Lime-A-Rita is a malt beverage that blends the traditional margarita flavors (minus the tequila) with a splash of Bud Light Lime. They’ll be sold in 12-packs of 8-ounce cans, 24-packs of 12-ounce bottles and single 24-ounce cans.
CHEAP EATS: Cabot pizzeria hard to find, harder to leave
posted: 05/17/2012 3:12 a.m. Discuss
Deer Creek Fire and Stone opened in December and it has already developed a good customer base.
GADGETS & GIZMOS
posted: 05/16/2012 3:25 a.m. Comments 3
If you’re like me, sometimes you purchase a product that looks great in theory, but is often more trouble than it’s worth. Whether they’re laborintensive, don’t perform as advertised or are a bother to clean up and store, the gadgets often get shoved into the backs of drawers or cupboards, only to eventually be tossed, donated or sold in a yard sale.
SUPERMARKET SLEUTH: Blue Bell unveils three new flavors
posted: 05/16/2012 3:15 a.m. Discuss
The folks at Blue Bell recently debuted a limitededition flavor, Red Velvet Cake, which is vanilla ice cream with pieces of red velvet cake and a swirl of cream cheese. While it is flavorful, it’s not as reminiscent of the actual cake as I had hoped. But you can always try it for yourself and see what you think.
SUPERMARKET SLEUTH: Frosting Creations make toppings sing
posted: 05/09/2012 3:45 a.m. Discuss
I’m not sure why no one has thought of it before, but Duncan Hines beat everyone to the punch with its newest innovation, called Frosting Creations. It’s a rather ground-breaking system that combines a specially formulated unflavored frosting base with flavoring packets that give bakers a new box of options.
SUPERMARKET SLEUTH: Wonder Bread seeks the heroes among us
posted: 05/02/2012 3:24 a.m. Discuss
For the second year in a row, Wonder Bread is partnering with the USO for the 2012 Wonder Bread Heroes program.
SUPERMARKET SLEUTH: Snacks, fish dishes, dessert hit shelves
posted: 04/25/2012 3:56 a.m. Discuss
I just wanted to give a quick shout out to the Schulze & Burch Biscuit Co. They’re the lovely folks who bought our beloved Yarnell’s and are now producing ice cream in Searcy again. The product is being sold in 56-ounce “sqrounds,” which are sort of oval shaped. The options for consumers: The Premium Red ice cream line will include butter pecan, Cookies & Cream, Death By Chocolate, Real Vanilla, Ozark Black Walnut, Rocky Road, and Homemade vanilla, chocolate and strawberry.
SUPERMARKET SLEUTH: Luden’s seeks jingle, offers soothing prize
posted: 04/18/2012 3:32 a.m. Discuss
Luden’s is an iconic company that’s famous for its line of throat drops. The company was founded in 1879 by William H. Luden, a school dropout and apprentice candy maker who started the company in his father’s former jeweler shop. I have memories of enjoying Luden’s drops as a child, whether I needed a throat drop or not.
SUPERMARKET SLEUTH: Chocolate, cream cheese add up to new Indulgence
posted: 04/11/2012 3:21 a.m. Discuss
Cream cheese? Delicious! Chocolate? Amazing! And when you put the two together you have Kraft’s new Philadelphia Cream Cheese Indulgence. The product is an amazing mixture of the two, and it comes in three flavors — milk, dark and white chocolate.
CHEAP EATS: U.S. Pizza returns to Sherwood Press 1 spot
posted: 04/05/2012 3:41 a.m. Discuss
It was a sad day in Sherwood with the death of Mike Presson, the owner of Press 1 Pizza on Arkansas 107. We wondered what would become of the little brown building perched on the side of a small hill.
