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Archives for the ‘Food & Wine Products’ Category

Greenie Tots

By Melissa • Mar 3rd, 2010 • Category: Food & Wine Products

We all know that feeding children can be a challenge. (My mother-in-law says that my husband went through a phase as a child where he refused to eat anything green. And I know just about every parent has had a similar story.) However, Greenie Tots offers a line of organic fare–for children ages 6 months [...]



Skinny Water

By Melissa • Jan 22nd, 2010 • Category: Food & Wine Products

I suppose that any drink that’s good enough for Fergie, Kirsten Bell, Nicollette Sheridan and Anna Kournikova is good enough for me. And if it has zero calories, zilch sugars and nil sodium–even better. Skinny Water bottled beverages are enhanced waters that start with super-purified water and adds a unique combination of electrolytes (calcium and potassium) [...]



Pork on a Fork

By Melissa • Jan 13th, 2010 • Category: Food & Wine Products

Not only can I not get enough of this local company’s clever name–Pork on a Fork–but I can’t get enough of its farm-fresh goods either. Pork on a Fork was formed by Nebraska’s Wes Hansen and Justin Erickson, who were raised on hog farms (so they should know a thing or two about pork, right?). And [...]



Vino Cotto Sweet Cooked Wine Syrup

By Melissa • Dec 31st, 2009 • Category: Food & Wine Products

I am always looking for something to jazz up my cooking routine–from the simple things like making a cheese plate more special to ways to spruce up meat and seafood dishes (come to think of it, what a great New Year’s resolution!) I think I have found just the thing: Vino Cotto sweet cooked wine syrup, by Montillo [...]



Gift Guide for Gourmands

By Melissa • Dec 15th, 2009 • Category: Food & Wine Products

When it comes to holiday gift gifting, something delicious it always a safe bet. Even those who don’t usually indulge in delicious calorie-ridden treasures during the majority of the year allow themselves something a bit decadent come holiday time. So, I took it upon myself to provide you with some awesome eats–which may involve chocolate, cookies [...]



Spoonful of Comfort

By Melissa • Dec 14th, 2009 • Category: Food & Wine Products

It’s nearly impossible not to get through the winter with at least a case of the sniffles. Spoonful of Comfort has developed a genius–and darn delicious–way to send your get well wishes to your family and friends. Spoonful of Comfort’s old-fashioned, homemade chicken soup that can be sent to an ailing loved one anywhere in [...]



WhiteAugust Tea Company’s “Home for the Holidays”

By Melissa • Dec 7th, 2009 • Category: Food & Wine Products

Eggnog and hot cocoa aren’t the only drinks that can help you ring in the holiday season. Phoenix’s WhiteAugust Tea Company (which opened in Phoenix earlier this year) is offering a new seasonal blend of loose leaf tea, “Home for the Holidays.” This very merry blend is a gingerbread flavored Rooibos with hints of orange [...]



FoodTee.com

By Melissa • Dec 2nd, 2009 • Category: Food & Wine Products

Now that December has arrived, it’s time to stop talking about stuffing the turkey and start talking about stuffing our stockings. One of my picks for an adorable gift for your favorite foodie friend is a shirt from FoodTee.com. The company sells more than 20 healthy, food-inspired designs and they grace everything from sweatshirts, long-sleeved [...]



Los Sombreros Holiday Tamales

By Melissa • Nov 26th, 2009 • Category: Food & Wine Products

First of all, Happy Thanksgiving! I know that today is all about the turkey and pumpkin pie. However, Scottsdale’s Los Sombreros has another delicious thing to think about: their yummy holiday tamales, which are now available for purchase. Since 1994, the Valley’s finest holiday tamales are hand-crafted by Los Sombreros owner Azucena Tovar and her [...]



New Tea Supports Breast Cancer Awareness

By Melissa • Oct 20th, 2009 • Category: Food & Wine Products

A new flavor of iced tea has joined the fight against breast cancer, both by raising money for awareness and research and by providing healthful benefits to its drinkers. Revolution Tea, a 10-year-old premium beverage company, has released its newest flavor of tea to its 3D line, 3D Pink Grapefruit, just in time for breast [...]