Thursday, May 2, 2013
Find vegan, gluten-free and non-dairy treats, organic chocolate, cupcakes, scones, smoothies and more at the new Not Your Sugar Mamas shop on Winter Street next to Humphrey's.
It's all about the cacao at Not Your Sugar Mamas, the chocolate and confection company founded two years ago on the Vineyard by Bennett Coffey and Kyleen Keenan and newly open in Edgartown. Coffey and Keenan say they use cacao in all their products because of its Not Your Sugar Mamas treats are also made without refined sugars, gluten or dairy products and are virtually all vegan with the exception of some chocolate bars that contain honey, Keenan said. Many of the cacao products are raw foods and Not Your Sugar Mamas is the only organic chocolate maker on the Cape and Islands, she added. The treats are made in the kitchen at Not Your Sugar Mamas' first shop in Vineyard Haven, established last June and now open seven days a week from 8:30 …
Saturday, March 30, 2013
Candy? Flowers? Wind-up bunnies? Fill your Easter basket with Martha's Vineyard treats, and check out our mini-video from Alley's.
If you don't have your Easter basket together yet, no worries: Martha's Vineyard florists, confectioners, gift shops and even supermarkets are full of festive wares. If time is tight, Alley's General Store in West Tisbury is a one-stop shop for all kinds of Easter candy, from Mega Bunny Noses to Fluffy Stuff Bunny Tails, plus plastic eggs, clip-on bunny ears and wind-up "Pop-over" bunnies (see our video). For Easter lilies and arrangements galore, options include MV Florist & Gifts, Vineyard Gardens, Heather Gardens and Donaroma, where you can have your photo taken with an inanimate but festive and definitely not scary Easter Bunny (see our photo). Marshmallow Peeps and Cadbury eggs are everywhere, but local chocolatiers New Moon Magick …
Sunday, March 24, 2013
Church services from Aquinnah to Edgartown, and free chocolates in Oak Bluffs, this Palm Sunday.
Palm Sunday services 2013 After church, how about some free chocolate treats ? New Moon Magick & Enchanted Chocolates is holding a Palm Sunday Spring Open House starting at 11 a.m. at 4 Chapman Ave, Oak Bluffs. For more events today, please see our listings. Are your Martha's Vineyard events posted in our listings? Don't miss the chance to reach thousands of readers on our home page and through our daily newsletter: List your events for free at marthasvineyard.patch.com/events/new. You can even login via Facebook. Stay Patched in! Follow Martha's Vineyard Patch on Twitter | Like Martha's Vineyard Patch on Facebook | Sign up for the daily email with links to the latest news | Got something to say? Start a blog and share your views.
Thursday, February 14, 2013
Valentine’s Day is here and so is our round-up of Island specials, deals and even a free Vineyard Vines Valentine you can download and print. Got more V-Day tips for Martha’s Vineyard lovers? Tell us in the comments.
Has Valentine's Day 2013 taken you by surprise? Or have you been looking for just the right way to celebrate? Here are some last-minute suggestions from Island businesses on Facebook: Gifts and cards Flowers Sweets Dinners and experiences D.I.Y. Do you have another last-minute Vineyard Valentine idea to suggest? Tell us in the comments. You may also be interested in: Stay Patched in! Follow Martha's Vineyard Patch on Twitter | Like Martha's Vineyard Patch on Facebook | Sign up for the daily email with links to the latest news | Got something to say? Start a blog and share your views.
Wednesday, February 13, 2013
What off-season? Chilmark Chocolates is open through Feb. 17 and Menemsha Fish Market is selling and serving seafood daily.
Fish for Tuesday You've got to hand it to Stanley Larsen. Even in the depths of a Martha's Vineyard winter, he's kept the doors open at Menemsha Fish Market (formerly Poole's), selling seafood and a surprisingly diverse menu of carry-out meals. At lunchtime Tuesday, people lined up for fish sandwiches — freshly steamed, your choice from the day's catch of salmon, cod or whatever's freshest, served on a bun— lobster quesadillas and the market's signature hot lobster rolls. Ask for it by name Linda Thompson of Chilmark drove to the fish market for a delicacy that isn't on the fish market's menu. Thompson calls it "Half and Half," a straightforward name for her preferred 50-50 mixture of Larsen's clam chowder and his lobster bisque. Combining…
Wednesday, June 27, 2012
Not Your Sugar Mamas Opens New Store at the Tisbury Marketplace.
Not Your Sugar Mamas has taken their raw chocolate business and made it brick and mortar. This week, Not Your Sugar Mamas opened their own store in Tisbury Marketplace next door to Rocco's Pizzeria. Ths store not only sells their amazing raw chocolate, but also organic coffee, herbal energy beverages, and other chocolate healty-for-you treats. The founders of Not Your Sugar Mamas, Bennett Coffey and Kyleen Keenan, explained that their chocolate is, "Dairy free and gluten free as well as free of refined sugar." Along with chocolate bars they also sell brownies and cookies. And a hot chocolate at Not Your Sugar Mamas means customers have a choice of organic or hemp milk and organic coconut palm sugar. One of the most unique beverages that …
Friday, February 10, 2012
There are major nutritional differences between different types of chocolates
Chocolate is a staple of Valentine's Day, and for good reason. It's a sinfully sweet treat, of course, but it also contains flavonoids, a type of antioxidant that has been shown to have health benefits for the very target of Cupid's arrow—the heart. But not all chocolate products are created equal: they can vary wildly in flavonoid content, fat and calories, and quality of ingredients. So how can you be sure you're expressing your love with the most healthful chocolate option? According to dietitian Gloria Tsang, many products you might find in the chocolates section of your grocery store or gift shop have much more sugar and fat than real chocolate. "It's always a good idea to stick to real chocolate rather than candies and bars with …
Hellie Neumann
7:49 am on Monday, May 6, 2013
Chocolate CUPCAKES!!!!! i gained 3 pounds last week, couldn't stop eating them. It was a good trade off though. more ›