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Moms are easy to please, when it comes to presents, that is. So stick with what you know she’ll love: Chocolate–the rich tasting morsels that are a beauty to behold, and healthful too, of course.

NLC_MothersDayMother’s Day Gifts from Norman Love Confections

Fine chocolate, by definition, is a limited edition product considering it’s pure, fresh ingredients and short shelf life. But, chocolate artisan Norman Love has crafted something that will go even faster than usual, his multi-hued, eight decadent flavored heart-shaped gems are available only through May 11. To keep her actual heart really happy, go with the 70 percent Dark Complexite flavor for its high polyphenol content, made from the blend of nine select cocoa beans roasted to perfection and conveying the hints of fruit, floral, and spice.


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Vienna Coffee & Hachez Chocolate Cups
No need to fuss with a big breakfast in bed. Just lay out a few handcrafted chocolate cups (individually filled with fruits, nuts, apricot-figs, and plum-elderberry) and pair with a cup of full-bodied Kenya Estate coffee roast with its rich flavor and seductive aroma and she will be in heaven.


Double Chocolate Brownie MixDouble Chocolate Brownie Mix

Mom might even agree that baking from scratch isn’t the most efficient way to spend your gift-giving energy. But she’ll be convinced otherwise when you bake a batch of these rich and fudge-y, easy-to-prepare brownies from the  Organic Double Chocolate Brownie Mix  by the the Alchemy Spice Company , especially considering that they are made from fair-trade ingredients–chocolate liquor, organic unbleached flour and organic vanilla.

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Not just a chocolate lover you say, then pamper her with a delightfully tranquil gift of assorted dreamy caramels and a scented soy candle, from Das Foods. The Pink Pamper Box features four of their best selling Fleur De Sel caramels: Classic with Lavendar, Chocolate & Toasted Walnuts, Candied Ginger and Pistachio, and Orange and Honey and comes with a unique vanilla- lavender soy candle.  Elegant pink and brown, bow-tied, box included with a handwritten note as well.



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POP-UP

August 24, 2009

We knew there had to be another good reason to pair previews with popcorn. Lead researcher Joe Vinson, a chemist at the University of Scranton in Pennsylvania, recently reported that popcorn leads the snack list with the highest level of antioxidants (cell protectors). Few products beat the stuff at the concession stand, but [...]

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A JULIA CATERED WILD WEST WEEKEND

August 5, 2009

SWEAT

It’s not easy finding an excuse to zip up our cowboy boots in this town. But at Smart Workout’s Wild West dance class, you’ll kick up your spurs, bust out line moves and get away with saying, “Y’all” with Johnny Cash and Keith Urban howling in the back.
Wild West at Smart Workout, 124 E. 40th [...]

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