Tag Archives: Dessert

Lindt Chocolate expands Easter treat offerings for 2016

Lindt Chocolate has always been a delicious option for Easter with many fun offerings, and this year they added even more great selections—whether you’re looking to make an Easter basket for one of your kids or you want to buy … Continue reading

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Free cookies at Pacific Cookie Company in Santa Cruz for 35th anniversary

Santa Cruz’s Pacific Cookie Company is celebrating its 35th anniversary this month, and the store is offering customers free cookies plus the chance to win a dozen cookies per month for a whole year. Through Wednesday, Oct. 28, if you … Continue reading

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Santa Cruz chocolate festival with restaurants and vendors benefits UCSC scholarships

The 8th annual Santa Cruz Chocolate Festival on Sunday January 18, with lots of food and wine, benefits UCSC scholarships. The event is from 1 – 4 p.m. at the Cocoanut Grove by the Santa Cruz Boardwalk. The Santa Cruz … Continue reading

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Thanksgiving at Whole Foods Market in Capitola & Santa Cruz

The Santa Cruz and Capitola branches of Whole Foods Market are offering lots of Thanksgiving options, and even have special staff on-site that will help you with specific holiday needs. Make your Thanksgiving orders in person or online by Tuesday, … Continue reading

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Celebrate National Peanut Month with sweet recipes

One way to celebrate National Peanut Month during March: bake up a treat that includes peanut butter! Of course, there are lots and lots of recipes out there. There are some on the National Peanut Board web site, including a … Continue reading

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Celebrate National Frozen Yogurt Day Feb. 3 with free yogurt at Yogurtland

It’s National Frozen Yogurt Day on Feb. 3, 2014, and Yogurtland — including the nearby locations in Capitola and Watsonville — are giving out free yogurt! Here are the specifics: the promotion is from 4-7 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 3. … Continue reading

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Green Mountain Coffee and Lindt Sweets for Christmas Treats

There are lots of sweets and special coffees available for Christmas treats, including a few selections from Green Mountain Coffee and Lindt Chocolates. Green Mountain’s two holiday coffees are Gingerbread and Spicy Eggnog. They are both light roasts, and the … Continue reading

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Support Santa Cruz students via the ROP Culinary Holiday Bake Sale

Culinary students from the Santa County ROP (Regional Occupational Program), in local high schools, have created a bounty of goodies for a holiday bake sale. Treats are on sale through Dec. 15, 2013. There are six different items available: • … Continue reading

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Chomping Monster Cookies and other Halloween recipes

Looking for easy Halloween recipes? Here are two provided by Pillsbury, with a link to one additional recipe. I’ll publish at least one more—including a dairy-free treat from a local Santa Cruz chef—in the next few days. Chomping Monsters (see … Continue reading

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Win Whole Foods Market gift card and read about new summer upside down cake

Whole Foods Market has a new, delicious peach-blueberry upside down cake and you can win a gift card to purchase this and/or other items of your choice! Read end of article for giveaway details. Earlier this month, Whole Foods Market … Continue reading

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