To Buy / To Try

Tate’s Bake Shop Valentine’s Day Giveaway

January 30, 2012

I had to eat some serious crow last Thursday when in an effort to procrastinate on a project I started watching episodes of Revenge on Hulu and liked it. OK. That’s not true. In reality I loved it! Ever since the series started last Fall I’ve heard nothing but good things about the soapy drama [...]

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An Erin Cooks Giveaway: The Eat Boutique New England Gift Box

December 6, 2011

Please note that this contest is now closed and the winner has been notified. Thank you for all of your nostalgic entries! Snow! Sleigh rides! Mulled wine! Not being able to feel your nose — these are all the things I’ll miss about not being able to be back in New England for Christmas this [...]

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Dean & DeLuca Gift Bows

December 2, 2011

It’s a regular Christmas miracle people! I’ve done something crafty and lived to tell the tale. I re-discovered the How About Orange homemade gift bow tutorial recently while reviewing the “Christmas” tag on my Delicious account. This was an item I’d saved way back in 2009 when I can only assume I was suffering from [...]

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My Favorite Foodie Christmas Gifts EVER

November 30, 2011

It’s officially the time of year when lists begin to take over your life. From sprawling grocery laden post-its containing oodles of eggnog and pounds of flour and butter to harried to-dos scrawled on the back of cocktail napkins reminding you to tip the concierge and get your roots touched up — these litte scraps of paper will [...]

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New and Improved Julia Child Prayer Candle

September 22, 2011

Look who just arrived in the mail today all the way from New York?! It’s Julia Child! Well Julia as imagined by the fabulous Veronica Soto of Qassa. You might remember the original incarnation of the Julia Child Prayer Candle from way back in 2009, well Julia’s got a brand new bag…or wick as the [...]

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Mountain View Farmers’ Market

July 6, 2011

I’m happy to report that my first visit to a California Farmers Market was fantastic. A few weeks ago, CK and I took a Zipcar to Mountain View to check out their Sunday market. We arrived at 9:30 AM, only 30 minutes after they opened and it was already jamming. I shudder to think about [...]

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Cuddly Cooks from the Vermont Teddy Bear Company

February 25, 2010

Last Thursday you may have read an excited tweet from me exclaiming that I was going to see where Teddy Bears were born. Of course, as we were in Vermont at the time this could only mean one thing: a visit to the Vermont Teddy Bear Company. The Vermont Teddy Bear Company has been making [...]

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A Visit to the King Arthur Baker’s Store

February 22, 2010

Truth. I may have based our entire Vermont vacation happiness on whether or not I would find Cinnamon Chips at the King Arthur Baker’s Store. Thankfully they were in stock. In addition to the delightful cinnamon variety I also couldn’t resist the opportunity to try out the bright green mint version as well as the [...]

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