As yummy as it sounds, having leftover Halloween candy lingering around the house is just a bad idea–for your waistline and your teeth. Geniusly, a Halloween Candy Buy Back program has been developed by a group of dentists to get those spare sweets out of your house. The Halloween Candy Buy Back program purchases candy [...]

If you’re like me, you like a little something sweet after dinner or a big lunch. I typically only allow myself a little after-meal treat when I was out to dinner because keeping sweets at home just isn’t a good idea in my case (because one innocent dessert might turn into two not-so-innocent desserts…).
 

However, Jell-O has [...]

The 2009 World Series is officially upon us, and baseball fans–regardless of your team preference–should be ordering a lovely gift from the Kevin Youkilis Hits for Kids Collections by Harvard Sweet Boutique. Not only will you find delish treats that are perfect for serving at your World Series soiree, but many of the proceeds of [...]

I love pumpkin. And not just to decorate my doorstep with, alongside fall leaves and scarecrows–although I love doing that too! During the fall months, I gulp down out-of-this-world pumpkin spice lattes at Starbucks at least once a week and make batch after batch of Martha Stewart’s amazing pumpkin whoopie pies and pumpkin cookies. Last [...]

Boo! Though the kids really get all the glory (and treats) on Halloween, us grown-ups deserve a well-deserved sugar high as well. That’s where Beautiful Sweets Organic Bakery comes in. (You may have seen the products featured on The Food Network, “The Today Show” and “The Early Show.” ) This Colorado-based company offers all-natural, hand-baked, [...]

Us Arizonans are always looking for ways to cool down. Thankfully, we now have another frozen yogurt spot to add to our growing number. Red Mango, one of the most popular and fastest-growing retailers of authentic nonfat frozen yogurt, has signed a multi-unit development agreement with for 20 stores in Arizona. The first location just [...]

I love honey bees. In fact, my name means “honey bee.” Cute, huh? Well, Häagen-Dazs loves them too, which is why the company has set out to help this insect. Well, what’s seems to be the problem? Well…
According to http://www.helpthehoneybees.com/, over the last three years more than one in three honey bee colonies has died [...]

As much as I like to eat candy, I like to look at it. The colors, the shapes, seeing it stacked on store shelves and taking residence in candy bowls. And the new candy shop that made its debut last week in Downtown Phoenix, Smeeks, might just be my new guiltiest pleasure (when it comes to [...]

Arizona has proudly produced many of the chefs featured on the Food Network (Mark Tarbell, Beau MacMillan and Lee Hillson on Iron Chef American and Joe’s Farm Grill and Matt’s Big Breakfast on Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, to name a very few). This summer, two faces from the Scottsdale Culinary Institute had their moment to [...]

Chicago-based Carol’s Cookies (you can find them locally at AJ’s and Whole Foods) is celebrating its 30th anniversary–and the company has decided to honor the special occasion with a flavor competition. The competition will give fans of Carol’s Cookies to create and name the popular brand’s next flavor.

Carol’s Cookies will take suggestions for its next [...]