chocolates, sweets & treats
WeAreNotMartha.com Comes Up with Vodka-flavored SMORES Cupcakes!!
There are a slew of flavored vodkas and other spirits. Does that bother me? As long as I can make the spirit taste good, I don’t really care. However when I find one that allows me to bake or cook with it, that spirit gets my attention and I found the rest of this post, photos and the recipe from someone else: WeAreNotMartha.com
Plan Ahead and MAKE This for Mother’s Day: Meyer Lemon Mascarpone Cheesecake Recipe Courtesy of Momma Cuisine!
Looking for something AMAZING to cook for someone special for Mother’s Day? You need to check out THIS POST because if the recipe itself doesn’t slay you, the photos will!!
It’s Time for Great Cocktails for Spring & Summer Days: Robert Lambert Shares Recipes that Feature Artisanal Ingredients! Yum!!
I adore everything on Robert Lambert’s catalog website. With such fabulous artisanal — read he makes it by hand– it’s hard to figure out sometimes what to do beyond the mundane (Marmalade on toast or on ice cream: chocolate sauce on ice cream cake or between a couple of sugar cookies) I happened to mention to Robert Lambert that I wanted to create some recipes for some of the new products and he indicated that he had come up with some delish recipes. So I am sharing them here. This gives you advance notice for Mother’s Day, Memorial Day, Father’s Day and any other celebrations– including no reason at all except you have lovely weather. Read the rest of this entry »
Lots of Holidays & Events that Need Gifts. Get the Bead on Robert Lambert Artisanal Gifts !
Thanks to Thom Rafferty for this information. He’s my go-to guy when I need something really unusual for something– whether it’s cocktails (see tomorrow for that post) and gifting as well as parties. You want to live well right? You want to enjoy the best of the best– thus you will savor the lusciousness not only of the product but the time you are spending with others as well as the time spent in preparation. Read the rest of this entry »
Nielsen-Massey Extracts Create a Sinful Tropical Dessert & Cocktails for Holiday Celebrations.
Spring holidays fall earlier this year and your day might be cooler than you would have liked! It will be here in LA, that’s for sure. Courtesy of Nieslen-Massey Extracts you can warm up the holiday meal by incorporating the bright, sunny, refreshing flavors of spring into an Easter Brunch.. This is also ideal for that perfect spring day when it’s warm & sunny as well as Mother’s Day celebrations.
Looking for a Great Easter Brunch? Hang Out at Zinc@Shades for Great Food & Fun!
It’s going to be EASTER soon and you need to make some plans PRONTO! Out here on the west coast, there are lots of places but nothing says So. California than a place near the beach! Hopefully sunny weather will make sipping champagnezinc@shade, the craft kitchen inside Manhattan Beach’s luxury boutique Shade Hotel welcomes guests and families gather for their multi-station gourmet Easter Brunch buffet feast beginning at 8 a.m. on Easter Sunday, March 31.
Everyone Wins at the Oscars Nominee Gift Bags: Swag to Console Losing Nominees!
It was the Super Bowl of Awards Season. It was Hollywood’s Biggest Night. It’s the Oscars®. While a select few will take home Oscar Gold, the night’s talented and glamorous “losers” won’t be left empty handed thanks to Distinctive Assets. The LA-based marketing firm that launched the craze of celebrity swag over 14 years ago will once again be consoling non-winning Oscar nominees with their annual Everyone Wins at the Oscars Nominee Gift Bag.







