Botanical Bakery

Unexpected herbs spice up a range of shortbread from the Napa Valley

After numerous compliments and requests for her lavender shortbread, Sondra Wells decided to take her craft to the next level with Botanical Bakery. Soon, she’ll even add Thai chili and gluten-free varieties to the roster of flavors of unusual, buttery Garden Shortbread cookies filled with aromatic herbs, spices, fruits and cacao nibs. Each cookie starts with three organic ingredients: hard red wheat flour (unbleached), fresh-churned, …

Poilane Biscuits

Cherry spoons and bone-shaped treats—pas pour les chiens!

On a recent visit to beloved Parisian boulangerie and patisserie Poilane , we scooped up the two newest flavors in their line of savory and sweet biscuits—cherry cookies in the shape of spoons (nicely complimenting their curry forks and shortbread spoons) and dog bones aptly called Pas Pour Les Chiens (not for dogs). The bone-shaped cookies by celebrity cartoon dogs Caperino and Peperone (little caper …

Deano’s Jalapeño Chips

A slice of spice from Vermont with bold South-of-the-Border flavor

A small Vermont-based operation with outsized creativity, Deano’s Jalapeño Chips are flavorful little slices of actual peppers—perfect for spicing up burgers, eggs, snack mixes, popcorn or even as a stand-alone snack. Founder Doehne “Deano” Duckworth, inspired by Jalapeño-flavored potato chips, decided to skip the potato altogether. Sliced paper thin, the peppers fry to a crisp before a dusting with either cheddar or ranch flavoring. Though …