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New To Our Shelves: Top 10 for May 2014

The weather is warming up, so we’re enjoying new refreshing juices, smoothies, salsas and more.

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1. Udi’s Gluten Free Entrees Udi’s has done it again with their new entree meals made with gluten free and non-GMO pasta that retain texture with great taste. Just heat and serve for a delicious, convenient, gluten free meal anytime.

2. Everyone’s Hand Sanitizer Everyone’s new hand sanitizers are a natural, plant-based alternative with pure essential oils that clean your hands and refresh your senses. Available in ..read more

Wine, Spirits, & Beer

Can You Age A Beer?

At our last two tastings at Bay Area brew pubs, the topic of tasting older vintages came up. Kiley, our Craft Beer Expert, mentioned that he has stored bottles of Sierra Nevada Bigfoot. And Kasim of Palo Alto Brewing Company commented that his barley wine would taste even better after a few years of aging. We did research on aging beers since it was a new topic to many of us. The consensus among those who have written about it is ..read more

Wine, Spirits, & Beer

Artisanal Whiskey Selections

To fully enjoy the complex flavors of whiskey, first inhale the aromas with your mouth slightly open. Take a sip and hold it in your mouth a few seconds before swallowing. You’ll notice different nuances depending how you drink it – try it neat, on the rocks, or with a bit of water which can take the edge off the alcohol and make it smoother.

Gluten Free, Specialties

Gluten Free Brownie Ice Cream Bars

Stonewall Kitchen’s recipe developer is always hard at work in the kitchen testing out their products and works to create a tasty, unique recipe for each and every one. Although Stonewall Kitchen Gluten Free Brownie Mix makes a rich and chocolatey treat on its own, it also makes a great frozen dessert when paired with your favorite gluten free ice cream.

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Try this at your next dinner party – no one will notice the gluten is missing!

Bakery

Customize Brunch to Your Taste with 3 Variations on Brioche French Toast

Every brunch lover is unique, so we talked to our friends at Brioche Pasquier to dream up a few variations on French Toast that you can personalize to make your anyone’s taste buds happy.

Are you elegant and refined? You will love the Orange Zest and Honey Brioche French Toast (#2). Do you love comfort foods? Vanilla Almond (#3) is the way to go. If you have a wild side go with variation #1, cubed French toast skewered with fresh fruit ..read more

Floral

The Most Vibrant Sign of Spring: California Grown Tulips

One of our favorite spring flowers are Tulips, which are in full bloom just in time for Mother’s Day each year. Our selection of tulips is grown by Sun Valley Floral Farms in Northern California, just as Mother Nature intended – in soil, after going through a nice, cold “winter.” The premium bulbs used by Sun Valley’s growers (Lane, Tim & Tanner) produce sturdy tulips with vibrant-colored large buds, intense dark-green foliage and a long vase life.

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Buster Posey’s Secret Weapon: BODYARMOR

The baseball season is long and grueling, and in order to perform at his best on the field each day, Buster Posey takes his training and nutrition seriously. Buster was introduced to BODYARMOR sports drink a couple of years ago and has since made it a key part of his daily routine. He joins an impressive roster of young, superstar athletes including Andrew Luck, Mike Trout, LeSean McCoy, Rob Gronkowski, James Harden and Kevin Love.

BODYARMOR is an upgraded sports drink ..read more

Recipes, Wine, Spirits, & Beer

Carl’s Cadillac Margarita

Carl created this recipe because the margaritas we’ve had in many bars add too much sugar or sweet & sour mix. This covers the flavor of the alcohol and makes the drink too sweet for our taste. There are other tequilas and orange liquors to choose from, but Milagro Tequila and Cointreau Orange Liquor are our favorites.

A word of warning: Don’t drink too many – these are pretty powerful!

Floral

California “Snowballs” in Spring?! Viburnum is a green-to-white blooming sensation

Viburnum season is one of the most exciting floral events of spring. Our friends at Sun Valley are known for many year-round offerings (such as Tulips, Lilies and Irises), but the Viburnum season comes and goes quickly. The pick started at Sun Valley’s farm in Willow Creek at the end of March, and will last only into early May. The northern California farm’s mountain canyon locale provides a unique micro-climate that produces a fantastic spring show starring this award-winning flower.

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Mollie Stone’s next private barrel selection from Four Roses just arrived

Four Roses makes a range of special limited releases as well as their standing specialties. Like many high-end Bourbon distillers, they make a single barrel version that varies from cask to cask. But Four Roses takes it a monumental level further by actually varying the recipe used to produce the Bourbon, with startling differing results. The ten different recipes Four Roses uses are described as follows on their web site:

Four Roses is the only Bourbon distillery that combines five proprietary ..read more