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Holiday mix from Nut Kreations in downtown Santa Cruz<\/p><\/div>\n

It\u2019s Day Four of Santa Cruz Restaurant Examiner\/Santa Cruz Foodie\u2019s \u201c12 Days of Christmas Giveaway.\u201d Today\u2019s prize is a bounty from three generous local businesses: Mission Hill Creamery, Nut Kreations, and Charlie Hong Kong. See end of article for prize details.<\/p>\n

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These three businesses all have great products available for stocking stuffers (and Nut Kreations has bigger items as well). Here are the details.<\/p>\n

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Organic ice cream venue Mission Hill Creamery has some fun stocking stuffers: $5 in Creamery Bucks wrapped and packaged in a sugar cone. If you haven\u2019t visited lately, new products include; Chocolate Dipped Ice Cream Bars, Rich and Thick European Sipping Chocolate, Organic Spiced Chai, Lulu Carpenter’s Artisan Roasted Coffee (whole bean coffee in 12 oz package comes with free coffee drink of choice), and a selection of cookies and other treats from the Buttery. Don\u2019t wait too long to do Xmas shopping; they\u2019ll be closing at 3pm on Christmas Eve.<\/p>\n

1101B Pacific Avenue (near Cathcart) in downtown Santa Cruz — across the street from Hoffman’s and Kianti’s, (831) 216-6421<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.missionhillcreamery.com<\/p>\n

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Nut Kreations has a new Holiday Mix that is perfect for gifts. You can put it in your own bag as a stocking stuffer, or choose to buy one of the many containers the store sells for a conveniently packaged gift. The mix ($12.99\/lb.) has Roasted Salted Cashews, Raspberry Honey Almonds, Toasted Peas, Red Dark Chocolate Cranberries, Dark Chocolate Raisins. Nut Kreations has gifts starting at $3.99. Nut assortments in clear trays range from $12-$25, while tins are available from $15-50.
\nSome of co-owner Mina Feuerhaken\u2019s favorite holiday items are:<\/p>\n