The Cupcake Tower holds cupcakes; this
reversible Cake Pops tower holds both.
Photo courtesy The Cupcake Tower.

Keep an eye out and you can find a few great presentation pieces that aren’t too expensive, or are on sale. (We do our best hunting on closeout tables in top department stores.)

The right presentation piece can make everyday foods look better, and special foods will look spectacular.

For example, for $65.00 you can buy a Cupcake Tower (the Cake Pop Tower in the photo is $89.00 and reversible—a solid side for cupcakes and a side with holes for cake pops).

If that’s not in your budget, consider co-buying it with a friend.

You can change the color scheme with dozens of elastic ribbon choices that cover the edges of each tier—orange and black for Halloween, for example.

And since it’s made of component parts, one or all of the tiers can be passed around, like trays. Plus, the bases that support the tiers come apart, so the unit doesn’t require a lot of storage space. Learn more at TheCupcakeTower.com.

The Cupcake Tower, too, can be used for more than just cupcakes.

 
How else would you use the Cupcake Tower?

Hungry for a piece of cake? Check out our Cake Glossary.

Called “the world’s first all-natural performance enhancing meat snack” by its producer, the 100% beef Perky Jerky is caffeinated.

More specifically, guarana, a natural energy booster with about twice the caffeine content of a coffee bean, is infused into the meat. You can have a protein snack and stay awake. No energy drink is required. (In fact, have a double dose of guarana at your own risk).

Just tear open a portion-controlled package of Perky Jerky and enjoy a flavorful snack full of nourishment and energy.

By the way, the jerky is tender and flavorful, as well as energizing!

And now there’s Turkey Perky Jerky.

You can buy Perky Jerky online, at Amazon.com or PerkyJerky.com.

Or head over to Corner Store, Home Depot, Mapco, Publix, Target, 7-Eleven or other retailers. There’s a store locator on the website.
 
Find more of our favorite snacks.
  

According to a national survey conducted by LivingSocial.com, we’re not the carnivores that we were a generation ago. In those days, before global cuisines and health foods (even yogurt) were widely available in the U.S., most people would have seen themselves as meat lovers.

Nowadays, when asked to choose (multiple categories could be selected), responders revealed themselves to be: