You say you don't have a sweet tooth and yet you begin your day with sweetened cereal, sweetened milk or tea, coffee, a cup of fruit yoghurt and finally end your day with a 'sinful' dessert. Sugar gives you energy and pleasure, but how much is enough? Unless you know the source of 'sneaky' sugars, you will end up consuming a loadful of sugar, which will be detrimental to your health. In addition to this, you don't realise how much hidden sugar you have gorged on during the day - sweets,...

Food booths, along with merchandise and commercial booths, will be open. The carnival, midway food and merchandise booths, as well as the First State Bank hospitality tent, will open for the day at 10:30 a. All dishes must be prepared in advance and have sweet corn as an ingredient. It's "Kids Day" at the fest, the midways will open and the carnival will offer an armband special from noon to 4 p. For a listing of events and times, visit www.sweetcornfestival.com or, for a free brochure,...

Among the new products customers can expect to see are fresh, Connecticut caught fish, freshly baked artisan breads and kosher and organic certified oils and vinegars. Golovin said the selection will include at least six different types of breads, including rye, European style white bread, sourdough, an Italian semolina bread, a holiday bread with fruits and nuts and several types of flat breads. Golovin said the company moved its bread making operations to Plainville after buying a 1914...

Summer s A-listers think corn, tomatoes, striped bass, peaches, and chile peppers have arrived at the Greenmarket en masse. The market has some great cherry tomatoes already, if you re inclined toward a succotash (widely available) They look like small green tomatoes in papery husks, and their tart green flesh, studded with tiny seeds, makes a brighter tasting salsa verde than anything you can buy premade ($2. Also consider buying up bunches for bouquets the tightly clustered, pointed...

Harvesting of minor quantities of tomatoes began last week and fair quantities should be available in local markets this week, Kuperus said. But the weather cooperated, producing an excellent crop this year, agriculture officials say. The crops were planted a week or two later this year due to cool and wet spring planting conditions. Just the right mixture of sun, moisture and warm temperatures are leading to what promises to be a good season for summer produce, he said. When choosing...