TIP OF THE DAY: Cinco De Mayo Food Means A Salsa Bar & Beer!

Cinco de Mayo, which commemorates an 1862 battle between the Mexicans and the French, is celebrated by more Americans than Mexicans (see the history of Cinco de Mayo). It’s easy to pull together a Cinco de Mayo celebration with prepared food (just open the bottles). Our favorite easy entertaining choice is a salsa bar with…
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MOTHER’S DAY IDEAS: Gourmet Gifts

There are just six shopping days left until Mother’s Day. Still stuck for a special gift idea? Take a look at these luscious gifts: beautiful chocolates, cakes and, for yoga moms, gingerbread cookies in yoga positions. If Mom prefers her chocolate in small bites, Intemperantia Chocolate makes petite chocolate truffles in addition to regular sizes.…
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MOTHER’S DAY GIFT IDEA: Sugar (Order Today For Standard Delivery)

If you want to send a gift to your mother, grandmother, sister, aunt or other favorite mom, today’s the last day you can order with standard five-day delivery. Tomorrow is possible, but it gets iffy to guarantee delivery by Saturday. (Mother’s Day is Sunday, May 8th.) We’d like to recommend these exquisite, hand-crafted balls of…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Rose Petal Recipes For Mother’s Day

Use candied rose petals (shown above) orfreeze-dried rose petals as an easy cake decoration. Photo courtesy ValerieConfections | Los Angeles.   You can bake a stunning Mother’s Day cake without professional cake decorating skills. Do it with flowers! Just use fresh, candied or freeze-dried rose petals to decorate the sides of the cake. It will…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Get Ready For Cinco De Mayo Food

Plan your Cinco de Mayo cuisine, starting with a breakfast of “taco eggs.” Scrambled Egg Taco: Fill a taco shell with scrambled eggs and top with salsa. Here’s a recipe that includes taco seasoning and grated Cheddar. Scrambled Egg Fajita: Roll up scrambled eggs and fajita vegetables in a tortilla for a breakfast burrito. Taco…
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