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Clone Brews 2nd Edition

With 50 new recipes in the second edition of Clone Brews, it’s must have for the home brewer.  Retail $18.95 (Amazon sells it for $12.20)

“Brewing home versions of popular commercial beers has never been simpler or more fun than it is with the 200 recipes in CloneBrews. Home brewers will find everything they need to brew up a batch of their own clone of Magic Hat #9, Ithaca Brown Ale, Moose Drool, or Samuel Adams Boston Ale. And with 200 possibilities to choose from, home brewers will find the perfect taste for every mood and every season.

Tested and retested, tasted and retasted, Tess and Mark Szamatulskis recipes are the product of 20 years spent running a successful homebrew supply shop and working with customers to create perfect beer clones. They deliver the flavors that home brewers want, described in clear recipes that every brewer will want to make.”

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Honey Stinger

Lance Armstrong recently became an investor in Honey Stinger honey-based nutritional foods.  Founded in 2002 and based in Steamboat Springs, Colorado, Honey Stinger products uses no refined sugars, syrups, or sugar alcohols.  The peanut butter and honey energy bar is my favorite on the trail.  GO LANCE!  The Tour de France starts this Saturday, July 3rd.

honeystinger.com

Star Wars Cookie Cutters

Williams-Sonoma just released these exclusive cookie cutters.  A Darth Vader ice cream sandwich sounds delicious right about now, or Yoda s’mores for the next camping trip.  Retail $19.95

  • Equipped with a spring-loaded stamp, the cutters are as swift and precise as lightsabers – and a lot easier to work with.
  • Use the edges to shape your cookie, then gently press the stamp into the dough to create imprinted detailing.
  • After baking, bring your cookie heroes and villains to life with decorations – and let the adventure begin.
  • Set of four includes Darth Vader™, Yoda™, Boba Fett™ and stormtrooper™
  • williams-sonoma.com

    Monogrammed Steak Brand

    Some people are very serious about their BBQ, enough to consider it a work of art.  What better way to sign your masterpiece than by branding it with your initials before serving?  These iron brands are hand forged by a Texas rancher to your specification, single, double, or triple letters.  Retail $39.95

    williams-sonoma.com

    Teroforma Whiskey Lovers Set

    The set includes two mouth-blown Awa tumblers and six whiskey stones.  Ice cubes are fine-and-dandy, but as they melt your whiskey gets watery.  Whiskey stones were developed by soapstone workers in Vermont, they’ll never melt and are reusable.  Cheers to the good life and Happy St. Patrick’s Day!  Retail $60

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    Food Revolution on ABC

    We posted Jamie Oliver’s book back in October.  If you had a chance to skim through his book, you’d know that he’s on a quest to bring all of us back into the kitchen in order to eat healthy.  Well, the man’s so serious that he’s bringing his quest to your tv screen.

    Take a sneak peek and find out whether kids can tell the difference between a tomato and a potato — seriously.

    Series premiere on March 26th 9/8c

    Shamrock Cookie Cutter

    St. Paddy’s Day is right around the corner. This cookie cutter measures 4 ¼ inches at the widest.  Retail $5.95

    spoonsisters.com

    Blomus BBQ To Go

    Designed by Henrik Pederen for Blomus, the BBQ To Go measures 7.3″ x 16″ x 13.4″.  The coated steel will provide years of service.  Hibachi!  Retail $102.50, pre-order available

    unicahome.com

    Arrogant Frog

    Hailing from south of France, Arrogant Frog has become one of the the country’s biggest wine exports by doing a little soul searching.  The owner, Jean-Claude Mas, realized that in order to reclaim his country’s success in markets such as Britain and the US, he needed to re-brand his country’s “arrogant” image.  Hence, the ironic name and the $10 price tag.

    Grab a bottle of the Ribet Red (Cabernet Sauvignon – Merlot) this weekend.  You may find only one bottle left just as I did.  Retail $10 and under

    “Old World Wine with New World Attitude”

    arrogantfrog.fr

    Pizza Greenbox

    It’s about time pizza boxes developed into something more useful.  The Greenbox, manufactured from 100% recyclable materials, breaks apart into four serving plates and a mini storage box for leftovers.  Encourage your local pizzeria to start using these.

    greenboxny.com

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