Peet’s Coffee has a delicious new blend of coffee called Uzuri from East Africa.
Already well known for its quality blends, Peet’s introduces Uzuri African Blend-a coffee bold beyond flavor. Uzuri, meaning “excellent and beautiful” in Swahili, was named by the Kenyan, Tanzanian and Rwandan farmers who grow the beans.
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Soirée is a glass globe that fits into the tops of wine bottles that acts as a decanter. When the wine is poured, it swirls through the globe before it goes into the wine glass.
I had the pleasure of trying out the Soirée thanks to Marshall Coffy, the Sales [...] Continue Reading…
A while back I was fortunate to receive some CoverMate® Food Covers in the mail to try out.
They’re springy plastic covers that fit over plates and bowls. They could probably also double as shower caps (though I did not test this theory).
The Variety Pack is a handy assortment of [...] Continue Reading…
Just received a review copy of Baked Explorations in the mail. Am drooling over the cover already.
Check out the book trailer!
Apparently tomorrow is National Coffee Day!
As someone who enjoys coffee each day, I figured I’d share this press release from Melitta including some tips on coffee storage and preparation.
Melitta Celebrates National Coffee Day on September 29
Coffee powerhouse offers 10 tips for brewing the perfect cup of coffee
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The summer I was 12 years old, my friend Emily and I attended a hard-core canoeing camp in the Boundary Waters Canoe Wilderness Area of northern Minnesota.
It was on this trip that I learned an incredible fact about camping: that it makes all food taste amazing, regardless of its [...] Continue Reading…
The following recipe for Butternut Squash and Apple Soup is just one of many delicious entries in a new cookbook of recipes using apples by Philip & Lauren Rubin called The Comfort of Apples: Modern Recipes for an Old-Fashioned Favorite.
This recipe was sweeter and richer-tasting than my usual butternut [...] Continue Reading…
At Whole Foods recently I saw these chutneys on discount due to be discontinued. The average shopper may be dissuaded by this fact, but I am not the average shopper. Plus, I love chutneys. And discounts.
Geeta’s Pineapple Chutney is sweet and mellow. My only complaint is that the cloves [...] Continue Reading…
I’d heard so many times about how nutritious wheatgrass juice was, but I’d never tried it. So when AgroLabs contacted me about sending a couple of Wheatgrass BOOST shots my way, I didn’t hesitate. “Hit me up,” I said.
When it was time to try one, though, my confidence waned. [...] Continue Reading…