"A moment on the lips.  A lifetime on the hips.", is the old saying so if you are going to take the plunge into sweet decadence there is a better way.  When you change some of the ingredients it is easier for your body to process.  Alternative Baking Company is seeking to fill a void for vegans and vegan friendly alternatives and they are doing a fine job it hitting one cafe at a time.

If you are looking for an entertaining coffee table book sure to spark conversation then run don't walk to buy Why He's My Ex.  It is a brilliant book by Krishna Devine & Jessica G Hill.  If you are not a reader then never fear,  this is a book of one liners which represent stories of why some guy whether husband or boyfriend is an ex. The average woman will LOL within reading the first 3 pages.

Take your pick, Elizabeth Knight has a number of great books on tea and the most fabulous tea you may ever taste called Friendship Blend. I strongly suggest you purchase the tea. It is rich in flavor, full body and the aroma is absolutely heavenly. Guests will think you are baking something.

The folks of Don Francisco provided MCCN with a wide variety of their flavors of Coffee.  Here is my review.  I try to offer insight on the experience of trying it black and then with cream in most cases. 

The battle for late-night supremacy now moves to the ice-cream aisle. On the heels of Stephen Colbert's "AmeriCone Dream" comes a new late-night funnyman-inspired ice cream flavor from Ben & Jerry's. That's right; in conjunction with the two-year anniversary of SNL alum Jimmy Fallon taking over Conan O'Brien's NBC post at Late Night, Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield have created "Late Night Snack," a premium ice cream complete with Fallon's mug on the lid. Here's how it rates: