Don’t
think you’re taking the easy way out by shopping for Mother’s Day baskets at
GourmetGIftbaskets.com. It will take some shopping and clicking around to
decide if she’s a Rose, Spa or gift tower kind of mom. (Pause here to say grads
are covered at this site, too). I watched a mom open a slatted gift crate,
unlocking rose, chocolate, cheese and crackers. The red Mother’s Day bow was an
added perk. Wow, hope she shares!
So.
Many. Ideas. For. Mom:
Some
new, and usual, suspects are below:
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Keto Mom: ChocZero is dark chocolate Keto bark that personal trainers and
health professionals are getting behind. I’m hoarding my samples of dark and
milk low carb blocks that are attractively and individually wrapped into 40 and
50 calorie servings. It tastes very rich to me, and ChocZero sugar free maple
is labeled as the thickest sugar-free syrup on the market with ingredients you
can trust. I’m glad industry is keeping up with this trend.
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Classic Mom: A waft of chocolate aroma puffed out of the bag of American
Heritage Chocolate bag as I opened it to sift a small amount of finely grated
dark chocolate with a hit of vanilla, orange and cinnamon onto green apples and
yogurt. Just a tad elevated this simple breakfast into a gourmet treat. Oh,
it’s good. Later KVLU’s classical music played as I dunked a bar of the same
blend into coffee. How relaxing. The company’s other offering incude milk
chocolate gourmet hot cocoa mix. It’s a Mars Wrigley Confectionery offering
that connects you to their refresher course: “With its origins in the Americas over 3,500 years ago, chocolate has
been woven throughout the fabric of culture for millennia. Inspiring creativity
and a catalyst for making new family traditions, chocolate’s timeless story is
one that spans cultures, peoples, rituals and experiences. If love makes the
world go ‘round, chocolate makes it richer.” Agree with that? My yogurt
breakfast was richer, as was the rest of the day.
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Lookin’ good Mom: ‘ME’ Lazy Daze Buttercream is a color from the upper crust
Dermelect Spring Classics Collection of nail polishes inspired by Pantone’s
seasonal palette. If you stroke some of this uplifting color on before you go
about your motherly business, know that the peptide-infused color treatment
strengthens weak, brittle nails, is water and detergent resistant and it
otherwise “fancy” for mom. Wear it while you bake with the offerings from
above! The “buttercream” name reminds me of some amazing homemade cakes I’ve
enjoyed, though I was reminded by makers that this one is to wear, not eat. Demerlect
has some products sold exclusively at Ulta.com. Iconic is a more nude/pink
shade I’m enjoying form Demerlect Cosmeceuticals; 4-in-1 Snmooth Lip Solution,
combining lumnouse properties of lipstick, lipstain, lip balm and lip gloss all
in one. Colors are from sheer to red. Indulge mom, or yourself.
Darragh
Doiron is a Port Arthur area foodie who doesn’t mind getting spoiled around
Mother’s Day. Reach her at www.darraghcastillo@icloud.com
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