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Here are a couple of lei that are more heat stable than the Kukui Nut Candy Lei that I showed you last week. They’d hold up much better than the chocolate truffles at a graduation ceremony, or outdoors. These are just a couple of playful ideas&#8...

Mango Hi-Chew + Yogurt Candy = Mango Lassi Strawberry Hi-Chew + Yogurt Candy = Strawberry Smoothie Hi-Chews are chewy Japanese candies that are just like Starburst candies. They’re so popular now that I found a 100 piece multiflavor (mango, straw...

What do you do when you are getting ready to celebrate National Chocolate Chip Day and your best friend calls you and needs a huge favor? Well of course you drop everything to help her, as she would for you! … Continue reading →

{This post is sponsored by International Delight.} Amaretto Coffee Creamer No Bake Cookies are perfect when you’re craving cookies on a hot day. These No Bake Cookies are filled with almond flavor and Amaretto Coffee Cream...

Now that the weather is getting warmer, all I want is fresh salads and fruits and vegetables. Isn’t it funny how that happens as soon as we say goodbye to winter? This simple fruit salad is beautiful, refreshing, and so easy to make. I like a fruit salad, but I think that they...

A roundup of recipes from Sacramento Connect bloggers for National Chocolate Chip Cookie Day.

I have a problem. It’s this recipe I invented for cookie dough. It’s addictive and I have had it, ahem… for breakfast the past two three days. But only a little bit at a time, with fruit. I swear. Can’t. Stop. Eating it. You don’t bake it. You just eat it. You know, like...

Whether we are aware of it or not, we all practice our own food philosophies. Some of us are more stringent than others living committed vegan, vegetarian, or all organic lifestyles. A few of us are fueled by sugar, willing

Pasta With Chickpeas, Celery and Parsley. Serves 4 Spring is the perfect time to make this dish; it's when locally grown celery shows up at farmers markets. Regardless of the season, use the freshest celery you can find – and don't be sh...

Parsley and Butter Lettuce With Grapefruit-Shallot DressingServes 6 Butter lettuces are a great match for this tart dressing, but anything in the chicory family – escarole, curly endive, frisée – would also pair well. If y...