Baked Apple Rose Recipe For Kentucky Derby & Mother’s Day

[1] Baked apple roses (photo and recipe © Hannah Kaminsky | Bittersweet Blog). [2] Fuji apples (photo © Good Eggs). [3] Beet juice—a delicious drink by itself (photo © Knudsen). [4] The recipe uses maple syrup instead of refined sugar (photo © Rent Mother Nature).   Whether you’re watching the Run For The Roses* or…
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Elephant Tea Gift Canister With Earl Grey Tea For Mother’s Day

Here’s a lovely tea gift from Williamson Tea: a metal tea canister beautifully designed with an elephant decked out in paisley. Inside: 40 premium Earl Grey teabags. The tea is grown exclusively on Williamson’s Kaimosi tea farm in Kenya. The farm sits beside the Kakamega Forest, a subtropical rainforest. This fresh, bright, and fragrant black…
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Coconut Margarita Recipe For Cinco De Mayo & Mother’s Day

[1] A coconut “Margarita” with a shredded coconut rim (both photos © Koloa Rum). [2] Bottles of Kōloa Coconut Rum. The brand also makes Kauaʻi White, Gold, Dark, Reserve Cask Strength Single-Barrel Aged Hawaiian Rum, Cacao, Coffee, and Spice rums. All are wonderful for home or gifting.   There are many ways to tweak a…
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Food Fun: Breakfast In Bed Ice Cream From Baskin-Robbins

Just in time for Mother’s Day, Baskin-Robbins has introduced a brand-new Flavor of the Month, and a fun one at that: Breakfast in Bed. It combines buttermilk pancake- and maple syrup-flavored ice creams, fluffy pancake pieces, and a blueberry compote swirl (photo #1). It’s a good excuse to have ice cream for breakfast. Along with…
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Strawberry White Chocolate Popcorn Recipe For National Strawberry Month

[1] Strawberry White Chocolate Popcorn. The recipe is below (photo © recipe © Popcorn Board). [2] Freeze-dried strawberry halves. We got them on Amazon (photo © Natierra Nature). [3] Guittard white chocolate chips (photo © Webstaurant Store). [4] You can pop the corn from scratch, or buy a large bag of already-popped-corn (photo © Charles…
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