Fruit fix
Smear some of Spoonful of Fruit's Strawberry Peach Fig (Fruit Classiques) on a croissant, or take its website's tip and go savory by serving it on lamb chops, and sink your teeth into chunky fruit blend.
Perfect pour
La Colombe's
coffee has seduced the bean-savvy with its smooth, rich brews and handsome packaging. A
12-ounce bag is about $12 at lacolombe.com
Recipe reservoir
The third edition of "The Taste of Home Cookbook" features 300 favorite recipes and more than 1,500 classics in the making, all from home chefs, plus a bonus "30 Minute Light Recipes" chapter. Buy it for $30 (on sale for $18) at amazon.com. Before blogs, this was the best way to share recipes with hundreds of chefs you'd never met.
