I’ve been waiting for this website to be a little further along in its development before I shared it with you (there were only three food artisans featured on the site when it first launched very recently). With a still growing array of food merchants now featured on the site, I can no longer wait…

Foodzie.com is an online marketplace, like Etsy, but in this case showcasing delights of the edible kind. Foodzie focuses on gourmet and organic health foods, allowing small producers to set up storefronts to display and sell their products.  Food producers are featured through their own web pages that provide all the information (ingredient, allergens, …) that you would want to know. And also like its artsy counterpart, Foodzie provides the background story of the vendors.

We can now shop and enjoy rare and exclusive finds from food artisans that we would otherwise never had known about. Here are some of my favorite Foodzie finds:

Western Sage Cheddar by Bravo Farms - Traver, California.
A white cheddar flavored with sage! I’ve never had that before but I can imagine it in a second melted, on a roasted vegetable panini! Bravo Farms uses

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Launched just this past October by notable editor Tina Brown, The Daily Beast is my favorite new way to get my news fix. It is a news aggregator, but this one uniquely presents cheeky and clever editorial summaries on the top news stories and issues.

I get my Daily Beast through a daily email that covers top & breaking stories (which is all I need to get my news - under 3 minutes, thankyouverymuch). When you have time, it’s worth clicking through and reading other stories and articles from The Daily Beast’s fabulous and diverse array of contributors. My favorite of the moment is the irreverent Laura Bennett (Project Runway Finalist) for her outrageous but unerring editorials. Oh, and Christopher Buckley is a good read too, bien sur.

Now you know my secret for being such a brilliant conversationalist. Ladeehdah.

I’m never taking it off… I was the lucky recipient of this great wrap jacket, a gift from my husband at Christmas. I love the lasting power of all my lululemon pieces, but I not sure how long this one will last as I plan on wearing it non-stop. It’s warm and stretchy and cozy and the funky collar buttons up or down in sometimes very sculptural manners. Comfy AND fun!

See it online here. If you are considering it, move quickly, because I was told that this is the hottest item of the season. Although, if such a popular item, it might just become an instant LLL classic and be brought back next season. We can only hope.

I bought this product at Whole Foods the other day, really prompted by having seen the really fun retro-coll website that the company created for the Batter Blaster Pancake & Waffle Mix. I wanted to test whether its product was as cool as its website. It is.

The Batter Blaster did not disappoint. Really easy to make: shake & point & shoot & flip. The pancakes

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My family will be feasting on special treats and elaborate meals over the next few days. thought that it was high time that I start thinking of those who will not have such an opportunity. At this time of year or any other…

So, I’m thankful to have just learned about the Three Square agency (as in three square meals a day, get it?). The Three Square Food Bank is a national model project based right here in the Las Vegas Valley. Their mission: “To provide wholesome food for hungry people, while passionately pursuing a hunger free community”.  This is combined with a vision that no one in our community should be hungry.

It’s hard to believe that in the land of excess that is Las Vegas, four out of ten students (117,000 school children) are hungry and 210,000 men, women and children living in poverty and struggle to put food on their table.

I donated. Had I known of this organization earlier, I would also have put ThreeSquare.org on my volunteering list during the holiday break. I will have to find an opportunity to do so in the spring.

If you are looking for an agency in your area, check out the Feeding America website. I think that they need our help now more than ever.

In gratitude for all that I have, I wish you and your loved ones a very Merry Christmas, or whatever you are celebrating this season. Cheers!!!