PRODUCT: Sandra Lee Cocktail Time Margaritas

You could bring a bottle of wine as a house gift, or you could bring a bottle of ready-to-drink Margaritas. We really enjoyed the new Sandra Lee Cocktail Time Margaritas, in Key Lime or Strawberry. We’ll be buying more to bring to our Memorial Day hostess—and to enjoy ourselves, at home. The ready-mixed Margaritas taste…
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TOP PICK OF THE WEEK: Carla Hall Petite Cookies

Most fans of “Top Chef” Chef love Carla Hall, a finalist on her season and a subsequent Top Chef All Star, winning the “Fan Favorite” award. She went on to become a cohost on “The Chew” and to start Carla Hall Petite Cookies, an artisan cookie company that specializes in teeny cookies. A brilliant idea…
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GIFT: Cake In A Jar

When you can’t be there to bake a cake, send a cake in a jar. Jar’d Cake from one of our favorite bakers, Cake Chicago, offers four delicious varieties to send as a Mother’s Day gift, or give as party favors. Everything at Cake Chicago is made from scratch, including the raspberry conserve a nd…
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PRODUCT: Tahitian Vanilla

The United States is the largest consumer of vanilla beans, using around 1,200 tons per year. Most of them are made into vanilla extract. Most of the real vanilla extract* used in the U.S. is Bourbon† vanilla, also called Madagascar vanilla. As a Mother’s Day gift for someone who loves to make desserts, how about…
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GIFT: Sugar-Free, Gluten-Free Cheesecake

Delicious cheesecake, sugar-free and gluten-free. Photo courtesy Cinderella Cheesecake.   For a cheesecake-loving mother who has given up sugar, here’s a find: sugarless cheesecake from Cinderella Cheesecake Company. It’s sweetened with maltitol, the finest-quality sugar substitute, and has a gluten-free cinnamon cracker crust. The classic-style cheesecake recipe also includes cream cheese, eggs, sour cream, natural…
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