GIFTS: Organic & Green Foods

With more and more people both going green and eating organic, our Organic & Green Holiday Gift List is one place to start for special, delicious and largely inexpensive gifts. How about a gift certificate to MojaMix, where recipients can custom-blend the organic breakfast cereal of their dreams? 479° Popcorn (that’s the temperature at which…
Continue reading “GIFTS: Organic & Green Foods”

TIP OF THE DAY: Cranberry Chocolate Chip Cookies

For a seasonal change of pace, add dried cranberries to your chocolate chip or oatmeal cookie recipe. You can find loose dried cranberries in many specialty food stores, and Ocean Spray Craisins in most supermarkets. Split the amount of chocolate chips in your recipe by half, making up the remainder with the cranberries. Do the…
Continue reading “TIP OF THE DAY: Cranberry Chocolate Chip Cookies”

ENTERTAINING: Tea & A Constant Comment Spice Cake Recipe

[1] A cup of spiced Constant Comment tea with a matching cake (photo © Bigelow Tea). [2] Add some cookies: butter, oatmeal, shortbread, spice (photo © Aimees Seavey | New England Magazine). [3] Constant Comment is also made in decaf and green tea versions (photo © Bigelow Tea). [4] Relax with a cup, anytime. No cake…
Continue reading “ENTERTAINING: Tea & A Constant Comment Spice Cake Recipe”

GIFTS: Sweet Stocking Stuffers

Among the seven sweet stocking stuffers (say that three times, fast) on our recommended gifts list are the best biscotti we’ve ever had. From Way North Foods, they’re available in holiday flavors and everyday favorites, like the Double Dark Chocolate Biscotti in the photo. Other treats on our list include our favorite gourmet granola bars,…
Continue reading “GIFTS: Sweet Stocking Stuffers”