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Sugar Wish: a last-minute gift that’s super sweet

I love candy. But being a bit of a candy connoisseur, I’m very particular about my sugar. Personally, I like a combination of sweet and sour, with just the right amount of gummy. But it’s hard to know what will delight someone’s particular sweet...

Coffee gifts? Don’t mind if I do. Give, I mean.

by Eva Glettner | Food + Recipes

I admit it. I used to settle for a cup of coffee from just about anywhere, then quickly douse it with milk and sweetener. Then I had a proper cup of joe, which was like the pigeon describing a hot dog to the duck in Mo Willem’s beloved The Pigeon Finds a Hot...

Cinnamon candies! Pear + clove candies! Bergamot candies! Papabubble…you’re killing me

by Liz Gumbinner | Food + Recipes

While there’s no shortage of ideas for food gifts around the holidays (we even have six of them you can make yourself, in our Holiday Gift Guide), here’s one more I absolutely adore. But no, you can’t make them yourself. And that’s okay. If...

Gourmet Spotting: Great taste, in the mail

by Delilah S. Dawson | Food + Recipes

Need a quick hostess gift that doesn’t require wrapping? We think a gourmet box for foodies is always in good taste. Especially when it gives back a little too. Yes, we already delivered a spiffy round-up of amazing gift subscription services for adults, but we...

Mmmmmmmarshmallows!

by Liz Gumbinner | Food + Recipes

I have this inkling that gourmet marshmallows just may be the new macaron (which was the new whoopie pie which was the new cupcake). And when you see the flavors like the ones from Wondermade, you are going to agree with me completely. Wondermade Marshmallows are no...

With this dulce de leche, life just got a whole lot sweeter

by Stacie Billis | Food + Recipes

If you’ve never tried authentic dulce de leche–an addictive sauce made by slowly cooking milk with sugar–you’re in for a serious treat. However if you’re already familiar with this caramel-like nectar of the gods, then you’re in for...

A new monthly gourmet subscription box with lots of reasons to love it.

by Liz Gumbinner | Food + Recipes

While monthly subscription boxes are all the rage now, from beauty products to craft kits, I have to say I still have a thing for the gourmet boxes. With a culinary school grad in the house, we tend to have more kinds of salt than most people have shoes, and I’m...

Made with love: 6 easy DIY food gifts for Mother’s Day

by Stacie Billis | Food + Recipes

Food gifts for Mother’s Day can be absolutely amazing, especially when they’re handmade with love. Add a heartfelt note, and a scribbly piece of art, and you’ve got a gift that’ll make at least this mama even more excited than a pair of Jimmy...

7 Great Mothers Day brunch recipes–even for those too busy to make Mothers Day brunch

by Stacie Billis | Food + Recipes

Mothers Day brunch is one of my favorite traditions. However ever since having kids, Mother’s Day poses a conundrum. I want it to be my day, which means not doing anything for anybody, but I also want to treat my own mama, and that requires some effort.The...

Chews wisely with Good Karmal.

by Delilah S. Dawson | Food + Recipes

“Creativity takes courage.” You know who said that? The wrapper around the piece of caramel I just ate. (And, yeah, Henri Matisse.) There’s something super sweet about candy that talks back, spreading a positive and uplifting message. And believe me...