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How Sweet It Is!

May 20, 13

Posted by Amy Martin in Featured, Pantry, Products

Nearly all of my favorite sweet treats come from local bakers and candy makers. From Tracy Dempsey’s award-winning desserts to Lin Sue Cooney’s Pecan Toffee, I don’t have to travel far from my backyard to get my sugar fix. Now, I have a new confectioner and sweet addition to add to that list: Millie’s Caramels. Founded by...

Giveaway: Enter to win tickets to the Ameri-CAN Canned Craft Beer Festival

May 06, 13

Posted by Amy Martin in Beer, Featured, Festivals, Giveaways

With temperatures rising around the Valley, there’s not much else that satisfies quite like a nice, cold beer. On May 18, you’ll have the opportunity to cool down with more than 60 local and national breweries and their frosty suds at the 3rd Annual Ameri-CAN Canned Craft Beer Festival in Downtown Scottsdale. HDE Agency and...

Mother’s Day Recipe: Lemon Ricotta French Toast

May 06, 13

Posted by Amy Martin in Breakfast, Featured, Holiday, Recipes

Planning to treat the mom in your house with breakfast in bed on Mother’s Day morning? Wow her with this Lemon Ricotta French Toast recipe from Perk Eatery in Scottsdale. Perk Eatery will be featured on the Food Network’s popular “Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives” in an episode airing on May 6, 2013. Visit Perk...

Recipe: Brunch cocktails with Bohemia beer

May 04, 13

Posted by Amy Martin in Beer, Cocktail, Cocktails, Featured, Recipes

With warm weather on the horizon, there’s nothing like the feeling of getting up early on a Saturday morning and enjoying brunch on the patio while it’s bright and sunny… and not too chilly or terribly hot. Mix things up a bit by adding Bohemia beer to your brunch cocktails. Its wine-like texture, slight fizziness and soft...

What’s your pan?

May 02, 13

Posted by Amy Martin in Cookware, Featured

Let’s be real. Not everybody is pro home cook and has a lavish, showroom-worthy kitchen stocked with every top-rated pot, pan and appliance imaginable. As much as we’d like to pretend it’s true, we aren’t all Giada De Laurentis’s or Gordon Ramsay’s behind pantry doors. But no matter how polished or unpolished...