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By taking two Honduran coffees Juan Evangelistas La Maravilla and Miguel Enamorados Los Robles the coffee roasters at 49th Parallel Roasters have come up with their 2012 Holiday Celebration Blend ($18).

Onions are an essential in the kitchen, theres no denying it. They are often the key ingredient to add depth to soups, stew, sauces and stocks.

When I first left home, every Christmas I would receive a much anticipated box of holiday baking from my mom. Nanaimo bars, fruit cake, fudge, and of course, shortbread were all neatly packed with care and disappeared all too quickly.

I think it was in Shoppers Drug Mart where I first saw them. Christmas decorations and other seasonal hoopla were already jazzing up the aisles before Halloween.

Pop-up shops are nothing new. A retail space thats devoted to revolving pop-up shops, however, is novel.

Suffering from skin as blah as winter weather? Internationally-lauded, Vancouver-based skincare purveyors, Skoah , has added a sugar-and-spice limited-edition holiday line to their skin care workout regimen, each product carrying the scent of warm va

A little over a decade ago I was living in Torontos Annex neighbourhood, just around the corner from a charming little watering hole called the Victory Café.

Planning a party? Trevor Burnett, Bacardi brand ambassador, has a cocktail thats easy to make and a sure hit with guests.

I met a gardener once who disliked gnome ornaments. So I was baffled when I toured her garden and spied a gnome peeking out from a thick shrub. When I enquired, she pulled the branches back and revealed three more.

Having it all may come with a price