Popper Foods (Sushi Popper) surrounded and inspired by People who loved Sushi and especially seafood while spending his childhood in Traveling and experiencing different cultures, Lucas Furst, Evan Kaye & Chef Davin Waite’s passion for seafood began at an early age. Sushi Popper Rolls are sushi rolls in tubes that are pushed up from the bottom and eaten from the top. Exciting new rolls produced are Seared Yellow tail with fresh garlic topped with truffle oil, A Ceviche Roll with fresh coconut milk, Spicy Tuna, and Of course the Classic California Roll. No longer do you need to sit at a table with chopsticks to enjoy sushi but you can walk around and enjoy it from a Sushi Popper Roll. Everyone is excited about this new innovation in sushi. Sushi Popper rolls are available in many flavors raw and cooked. Power-Up with them at www.sushipopper.com

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Good Housekeeping The Great Christmas Cookie Swap Cookbook

Butterscotch Fingers, Chocolate Crinkles, Gingerbread Cut-Outs, Peppermint Meringues: all these Christmas cookies sound delectable, but nobody can bake dozens of recipes at the same time. The solution? A swap! All across America, families, neighbors, community, and church groups gather at Christmas cookie swaps, where each participant brings a large batch of his or her favorite recipe to share. Everyone fills a plate or tin with samplings of the tasty treats; the more people, the merrier—and the more kinds of cookies to try. It’s a fun way to enjoy a variety of Christmas tastes without doing all the work yourself—and to celebrate with those you love.

The Christmas Cookie Cookbook: All the Rules and Delicious Recipes to Start Your Own Holiday

The Christmas Cookie Cookbook is the perfect holiday present or year-round companion for new and seasoned bakers alike. Packed with tips, anecdotes, and tons of recipes, this cookbook is a must-have for anyone looking for a new holiday tradition or simply a fresh way to spread holiday cheer throughout the year. For almost twenty years, Ann Pearlman and a dozen of her friends have been in a Christmas Cookie Club founded by Marybeth Bayer. Every year at the same time, they gather at her house to exchange cookies, wine, and laughs. Now, with The Christmas Cookie Cookbook, Ann shows readers how to start a club of their own. The recipes and the inspiration are all here in one complete guide for cookie club hopefuls. With a diverse selection of not only Christmas cookies, but Chanukah and Ramadan cookies too, there’s a treat in here for everyone!

Savvy Holiday Entertaining

Savvy Holiday Entertaining gives hosts the information they need to plan ahead, get organized and prepare to have the best holiday season ever! From tips on good enough housekeeping to ideas on menu planning, gift giving and table settings, this book is full of useful holiday hints. A bonus section offers several simple holiday recipes sure to wow guests. An excerpt from the author's soon to be released holiday novel is included as well!

We have the perfect gift to give your family and friend this holiday season. Snooty Roots candle scents for the kitchen. This eco-friendly candle is made of coconut wax (and bonus! you can use the wax to moisturize and odor neutralize your dish pan hands after the candle is done). Using the technology casinos use to get rid of cigarette smoke, Chef Meg Hall developed a candle that gets rid of pesky, unpleasant cooking smells like fish, garlic, or oil. With a wood-burning wick that burns cleanly, and has a fireplace crackling sound, Chef Hall’s candles are the perfect gift for any foodie or yourself! Available in 4 soft scents: moroccan mint, french cotton, citron, and summer lawn. Link in with them at http://www.snootyroots.com/

Our staff fell in love with the Babycakes Cupcake Maker. If you like experimenting with cupcakery at home, we’ve found an appliance that makes it fast and easy. The Babycakes cupcake maker can bake eight mini cupcakes in eight minutes or less. It’s powered by 1400 watts that heat the nonstick baking plates, similar to a waffle maker. If you get a hankering for cupcakes on during this holiday, winter or hot summer day, you can bake without turning on the oven. Baking with kids is easy, too, since there’s no hot oven involved. Beyond cupcakes, the Babycakes appliance is great for baking mini muffins, scones, quiches, brownies, and other snack-sized goodies. It comes with a recipe book, decorating tips, piping bag, pastry cutting and crust forming tools, and it’s available in two frosting-inspired hues (pink or yellow). power-Up and get yours today at www.selectbrands.com

Snooty Roots, The Best Candle To Get Rid of Unpleasant Cooking Smells

The Distinction Ultimat Vodka is the world’s most distinctive vodka. Created in the birthplace of Vodka - Poland - it is the only vodka distilled from both grains and potato, a break from the traditional process of using just one or the other. The result is an unrivaled, truly distinct, ultra-pure spirit that sets the standard for ultra-premium vodkas.

The Story

Hundreds of vodkas are introduced each year, but only one – Ultimat Vodka – combines Poland’s key agricultural resources of wheat, rye and potato to produce a high-quality, truly exceptional distilled spirit. To best appreciate and understand this uniquely sophisticated ultra-premium vodka, it’s important to know the story of the land from where it comes.

The Ingredients

Since Vodka was first sipped in 15th-century Poland, it has been distilled from grains such as wheat or rye, or from potato. Ultimat Vodka is the only one that uses all three. Wheat creates a light and subtle smoothness of texture. Rye yields complexity and clarity. And potato adds richness and body. Together with a masterful distillation process, these ingredients create an incomparable experience of purity accented by a clean and refined taste.

Italy's No.1 naturally sparkling mineral water, Ferrarelle, (www.ferrarelleusa.com ) has been announced as the official water sponsor of highly renowned wine educators, the North American Sommelier Association. This collaboration with the iconic Italian water brand was the natural choice for NASA, as the experience and heritage of the highest qualified Italian wine educator recognized the advantage of offering a quality water to pair with their expertly chosen wines. With an exclusive diploma of ‘Italian Wine Specialist’ unlike any other in the United States achieving remarkable popularity amongst both industry professionals and amateur wine lovers, NASA stands to establish itself as a leading educational & networking entity in North America. Recognized internationally by the Italian Sommelier Association and the WorldWide Sommelier Association, the comprehensive wine education courses are available all over California and will expand to other cities including New York and Houston in 2012.

Ferrarelle naturally sparkling mineral water is bottled straight from the source in Riardo – near Caserta in the region of Campania – where the rich volcanic soil from the Roccamonfina volcano imparts precious minerals to the water. These minerals, known for their health benefits, aid in digestion and make Ferrarelle the natural choice of mineral water among Italians, the world's largest consumers of bottled water per capita in the world.

Since it announced nationwide distribution in July of 2011, Ferrarelle USA has participated in many prestigious wine events including Food & Wine Harvest Festival in Southhampton, NY and Vinitaly in the World Tour, 2011. Ferrarelle USA have established a relationship with Vinitaly to be the sole water sponsor of the Vinitaly World Tour. Vinitaly in the World is dedicated to educating Italian wine producers about the US market and conversely opening up the exciting Italian wine world of new wines, new vintages and other developments to US wine press and trade including importers, distributors, retailers, restaurateurs and sommeliers

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The style of Ferrarelle mineral makes it a perfect pairing to drink with wine and is a favorite of 2010 World Champion Sommelier, Luca Gardini. “Ferrarelle is an amazing water with a particular organoleptic profile that makes it different from any other mineral water, with good structure and medium sharpness,” described Mr. Gardini. “Its taste reveals a wide range of mineral and salty sensations that make it easy to drink, just like a fine wine. Ferrarelle allows you to feel all its character in its taste.”

About Ferrarelle USA

Ferrarelle USA (www.ferrarelleusa.com) is a wholly owned subsidiary of Ferrarelle SpA responsible for all sales and marketing in the US. Purchased in 2005 by Italian entrepreneur Dr. Carlo Pontecorvo, Ferrarelle SpA (www.ferrarelle.it) operates in the bottling and distribution of mineral waters. The company's brands include Ferrarelle, Nata (still, natural mineral water), Sant Agata and Boario. Ferrarelle SpA brands are exported to more than 40 countries around the world.

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To learn more about the North American Sommelier Association, visit their website: www.nasommelier.com

This year, our holiday feasts will cost more than ever, says the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Food prices jumped a whopping 4 to 5 percent in 2011 and are expected to continue climbing next year. But you can have your fruitcake and eat it, too, without breaking the bank, says Toni House, author of Savvy Shopping: How to Reduce Your Weekly Grocery Bill to $85 Per Week – or Less! (www.SaveYourMoneySaveYourFamily.com). A mom with executive-level experience in accounting and the restaurant industry, House pared the monthly grocery bill for her family of four to $250. And nobody complained.

“It takes savvy shopping,” she says. “Worried about going broke serving big holiday meals? Forget it. You can save on the Christmas trimmings and trim the 2012 household budget with planning, patience and grocery shopping ‘guardrails’ to keep your cart in line.”

House offers these tips:

1. •Be patient – wait for good deals. Save pricier purchases for double coupon days, and with the holidays coming up, save now so you can splurge a bit on the holiday meal. The more you rush, the less you save.
   

1. •Be detail-oriented. There is a lot of fine print involved in being a savvy shopper, from expiration dates to special offers to asterisks. Know exactly when a coupon expires, how much it’s for, how much more it will be worth on double coupon days and whether or not it’s worth the price in the first place.
   

1. •Plan ahead. Plan a menu for at least three meals in advance; combined with leftovers; that should give you five days or more of meals, depending on the meal. This puts you in control of your shopping list; and not the other way around. Instead of always playing catch-up, replacing what you’ve run out of, you buy only when it’s on the menu. Same goes for cereal, yogurt, bananas, fresh herbs and spices, etc.
   

1. •Instead of making expensive foods (meat) the centerpiece of each meal, design menus that use the most expensive foods less often. For instance, from now on at least twice a week, try using meat as more of a filler than a main dish. Instead of making spaghetti with meat balls, or sausage, or chicken breasts, make spaghetti with a meat sauce of ground turkey, ground sausage or ground chicken breakfast sausage.
   

1. •At the grocery store, buy ONLY what you can eat. That means no paper plates, toilet paper, plastic cups, Army men, toothbrushes, jar candles, greeting cards. Grocery store prices for non-food items are higher than you’ll pay almost anywhere else, so make a hard-and-fast rule and stick to it.
   

1. •Do use coupons, but only for products you actually need. Let’s say you just bought twice as many ho tdog buns as you needed last week and now you’ve run across a two-for-one coupon for... more hot dog buns? Do you really have room in your freezer for all those buns?
   

House’s $85-a-week budget does require tossing out some pricey products your family may have grown accustomed to (brand-name cereals, pre-packaged snack cakes) and changing the way you plan meals. But there are plenty of delicious, often healthier, and less expensive substitutes. “You are the leader of your family unit, not just at home but at the grocery store,” House says. “Your new quest to become a savvy shopper might meet with some...resistance... at first. Take the bull by the horns and lead the family in the right direction."

About Toni House

Toni House has a bachelor’s in accounting and a master’s in business administration and was most recently the senior consultant and owner of an accounting firm. How to Reduce Your Grocery Bill is her second “Savvy Shopping” book. Her first was "Save Your Money, Save Your Family." Find her money-saving blog tips at www.saveyourmoneysaveyourfamily.com