Celly Salt

Celly Salt

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Michigan hockey moms are a rare breed. Shuttling their kids year-round to and from practice and games in rinks across the U.S. and Canada. They sit in ice arenas, cheering their players on, then spend time on the road in hotel rooms while their kids rest or do homework.

But in the case of Pam Aughe, RD and Lu Cannon, sometimes they develop a line of all-purpose seasonings that have cooks shouting, “Score!”

Gabby's Garden Natural Foods

Gabby's Garden Natural Foods

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Gabrielle Kassab, the “Gabby” of Gabby’s Garden Natural Foods, is more than the namesake, she is the driving force who comes from a long line of food and restaurant entrepreneurs. In 2012 Gabby and her parents Nick and Wesson co-founded Gabby’s Garden in West Bloomfield, Michigan. They taught her not just the skills of business but the values of perseverance and passion behind the food industry.

Flavoreat Foods

Flavoreat Foods

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In Brazil, cheese bread (or cheese roll) is the go-to snack and breakfast meal. Traditional Brazilian cheese bread, called pão de queijo in Portuguese, is made by blending grated cheese into the dough and baking it. The finished product is approximately the size of a traditional dinner roll.

Thanks to Alvaro Oliveria and his wife, chef Marina Lopes, Michigan residents can enjoy this popular traditional Brazilian snack by popping frozen dough into an oven.