Back to Work Pick-me-up! Hot Chocolate Hacks

As many folks have recently completed a time of holiday celebration and (hopefully) rest, you may find yourself back to work and immediately feeling overwhelmed upon return.  The inbox is full to the brim, multiple people to call back, and a long task list to finally tackle after putting them off until your return.  You might walk in to work refreshed, only to want to go back to vacation halfway through the day.

Pause!!

Don’t fret ya’ll!  Put off all your “edible themed” new year’s resolutions for one more day.  Warm up with a fun cup of hot chocolate, and pretend, just for a moment that you are still enjoying time off.  This may seem cheesy, but you know you want to!  (And for the record it’s not cheesy, it’s chocolatey)hotchocolatefinal

I think the salted almond cup sounds delicious.  I would also like to try the mint chip affagoto 🙂

Posted by Amy DeCaussin

Original post by Sarah Karnasiewicz of Real Simple Magazine
Illustration by onethread design

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16 Unbelievable Facts about Cheese

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infographic by CapePortfolios.

As we get closer to the holidays, a fun infographic about our favorite foods seems fitting!

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4th Annual Roosevelt Row Chile Pepper Festival – Local Fun

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Head on out to Roosevelt Row in downtown Phoenix Saturday September 26th.  The Chili Pepper Festival is an event that is centered around food and music.  Local chefs and restaurant owners will participate in the Chile Pepper Challenge.  Activities include onsite chile roasting, cooking demos, live music, salsa dancing, activities for kids, a talent show hosted by Lawn Gnome Publishing, a Beer Garden presented by Deschutes Brewery AND a gourmet margarita station by 3 Amigos Tequila will all be on the menu! Announcement of the Festival’s best chile pepper dish winners and crowning of the year’s Chile Pepper Champion will culminate the festivities.

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Admission is FREE with your RSVP.  You can preorder tickets here: www.chilepepperfest.com

All proceeds from the Chile Pepper Festival go towards supporting Roosevelt Row Community Development Corperation, an organization committed to building a vibrant, dense, diverse, walkable and bikeable urban arts district in downtown Phoenix, and to the Roosevelt Growhouse, an urban agriculture and education program where teens and community members work side-by-side to learn the importance of healthy living, while actively building their community together.

WHERE: Downtown Phoenix Public Market

721 N Central Ave, Phoenix, AZ 85004

WHEN: Saturday, September 26th  4:00pm-11:00pm

Click here to find out more: www.chilepepperfestival.com

Twitter & Instagram: @PHXChileFest
Facebook: www.facebook.com/ChilePepperFestival

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