PRODUCT: The Most Fun Cupcakes

The picnic food we want most: a Cupcake Picnic Pack from YummyCupcakes.com. Be still our foolish heart: One of our favorite cupcake bakeries, Yummy Cupcakes in Santa Monica, California, has developed the cutest trio of cupcakes ever: the Cupcake Picnic Pack. The corn on the cob cupcake is the company’s delicious buttered popcorn cupcake, cleverly…
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GOURMET GIVEAWAY: Dole Salad Kits

We loved the Southwest Salad and all the others we tasted. Find our more at Dole.com. For the times when you just want a big, healthy salad but don’t have the energy or desire to do all the slicing and chopping, this week’s Gourmet Giveaway prize is for you. Dole Salad Kits are a combination…
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PRODUCT: BLBL Super Tuscan Wine (Grab It If You Can)

What did Blake Leonard serve on July 4th? Most likely, her delicious new red wine, an Italian and French varietal blend known as a Super Tuscan. Blake Leonard and Beatrice Landini (who lives in Tuscany and doesn’t celebrate American independence) introduced their first bottling, BLBL, a few weeks ago. The two partners, who first met…
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PRODUCT: Flings Trash Containers

Fill with recyclables or other trash, pull the drawstring and it’s ready for the trash hauler. If you celebrated July 4th at a cookout or other party, you no doubt participated in filling a trash bag with your share of recyclables. Flings Pop-up Recycle Bins are an attractive and environmentally-friendly solution for collecting indoor or…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Lower Calorie Ice Cream

Ice cream and “pie” unite in one container. Photo by Katharine Polllak | THE NIBBLE. It’s National Ice Cream Month. We’re a major celebrant: Ice cream is one of our favorite foods. Alas, we like to eat lots of ice cream. Looking at the calorie counts of superpremium ice cream brands is an eye-opening experience.…
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