The second most glorified beverage on the planet, with its various alluringly green or golden hues, and hundreds, if not thousands, of delectable flavor combinations, tea is a truly magnificent treasure!

From ancient days of early Southern Ecuadorians and Mesoamericans using crushed cacao beans to innovatively treat ailments, to the sinfully decadent brownies, chewy cookies, and moist cake recipes of today, bittersweet chocolate is a healthy gem interestingly composed of high cacao percentages.

Can you guess which heavenly, airy topping was once referred to as “milk snow?”

With today being National Eggnog Day, and December being National

Eggnog Month, what better time to observe a pleasantly pleasing eggnog recipe?

Since the first recipe appeared in print during the late 1930s, date nut

bread has been a scrumptious, pleasurably dense baked goodie perfect

for enjoyable, health-conscious consumption.

An ancient Chippewa and Ottawa legend begins with NenawBozhoo, a

god angered by his people’s laziness.

Where would our culinary creations be without the added zing of the

lemon?

Lavender has been used for centuries for its therapeutic effects,

antiseptic properties, and anti-inflammatory features.

The Blondie. A buttery, chewy, richly dense golden square seeping with

remnants of vanilla and brown sugar.

The Peppermint – an old-fashioned, striped, fragrantly minty treat

we love to enjoy. This intoxicatingly fresh flavor enhances many of our

favorite sweet treats.