BOOK: Craft Beer World

A gift for beer lovers. Photo courtesy Dog ‘N’ Bone.   Looking for a gift for your Memorial Day hosts, or for Father’s Day? Instead of a bottle of wine, how about some craft beer? Package the beer with a copy of Craft Beer World by Mark Dredge With the explosion in the popularity of…
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PRODUCT: Functional Coffee K-Cups In Delicious Dark Roast

Functional foods are everyday foods and beverages enhanced with supplements that have a helpful effect on the body. Beyond normal satiation and nutrition, they do something really good for the body (that is to say, they have a specific “function”). Beyond slaking an athlete’s thirst, for example, sports drinks restore electrolytes, carbohydrates and other nutrients…
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GIFT: Grilling Vegetables Basket

Are you guesting on Memorial Day or holding your own shindig? If it’s the former, and you don’t have an assigned dish to bring, here’s a fresh idea: Instead of a bottle of wine or a pan of brownies, how about a basket of freshly picked vegetables? Your hosts will have something to grill and…
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FOOD FUN: Chocolate Fried Egg

What would you do with a chocolate fried egg? Serve it for breakfast, with a cup of hot chocolate? Give it as stocking stuffer or Mother’s Day party favor? Enjoy it all by yourself? Whatever your choice, this little treat from Maggie Louise Confections is sure to please. The chocolatier notes: “The Cordelia is a…
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GIFT: Bird’s Nest Cheesecake

This cheesecake gift from Harry & David is inspired by the chirping birds of spring, who decorate the top with a “nest” of premium chocolate shavings that holds a few bright blue candy almond robin’s eggs. The creamy cheesecakes also feature a chocolate cookie crust and a chocolate ganache layer on top. The two New…
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