Here’s a fresh approach to dessert snacking that’ll resonate with the young-at-heart: Eat Pastry Cookie Dough, entirely vegan and delicious, ready to cut and bake or, as the founders of Eat Pastry suggest, eat raw. Imagine how gloriously well Eat Pastry Cookie Dough would work served with ice cream…
Eat Pastry is 100% vegan-owned and operated, with a special place in their hearts for flavour.
This month, we’re featuring Eat Pastry Vegan Chocolate Chip, and Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough.
Once again, we’re featuring infant and baby care products from Hello Bello, a company started up by a husband-and-wife team who learned to meet the challenges arising from the often surprising, and messy, experiences that come with the territory known as parenting.
The couple behind Hello Bello understand that being a parent is uniquely demanding and their mission is to bring you premium products at gentle prices.
This month, you can try Hello Bello Apple Blossom Lotion and Shampoo / Body Wash for Babies.
We’re spotlighting an organics company bringing good news for us gluten-intolerance sufferers; that eating gluten-free pasta need no longer be the letdown it once was.
Bionaturae makes good on this promise by sourcing and ingeniously combining alternative ingredients —bringing you an authentic delicious pasta experience. And Bionaturae has broadened its product palette with one of the most complementary ingredients to accompany the world’s favourite comfort food.
This month, we’re featuring Bionaturae Organic Gluten-Free Fusilli and Spaghetti; and Strained Organic Tomatoes.
John Barritt and Son, Bermuda’s foremost distributor of fine beverages, is bringing on the joyful festivities this winter with Barritt’s Stone Ginger Beer. We’ve extolled the virtues of this traditional Bermudian drink before; it’s refreshing and spicy, and wonderful in the kitchen! Google “cooking with gingerbeer” and you’ll be amazed by the diversity and wow factor of the recipes.
As our good friend Bruce Barritt says, “Bubbly, tasty, full of spice, refreshing and exciting. When it hits your tastebuds, mate, full flavour is igniting.”
The Yule Mule is a holiday variation on the popular Moscow Mule. This recipe makes 2 cocktails.
INGREDIENTS
4 fl. oz. vodka
1.5 fl. oz. fresh-squeezed lime juice (about 1 lime)
4 fl. oz. unsweetened cranberry juice
6 fl. oz. ginger beer
Cranberries, for garnish
Rosemary sprigs, for garnish
DIRECTIONS
In a cocktail shaker filled with ice, shake together the vodka, lime juice and cranberry juice.
Fill two copper mule mugs or old-fashioned glasses with ice. Strain half of the cocktail into each glass.
Top each glass with ginger beer.
Garnish with cranberries and a sprig of rosemary. Serve immediately.
A new addition to our compendium of monthly specials is the remarkable OLLY, based in Canada and the US, who apparently put good health and wellness at the centre of everything they do, which basically produces an incredibly well-thought-out range of dietary supplements. OLLY is remarkable because they are now a Public Benefit Corporation, directly serving the special needs of young people in their community.
This month, you can try OLLY Blackberry Zen Gummies for Sleep, and Berry Verbena Gummies for Stress.