Edible Arrangements, Melt chocolate and dip strawberries – 5,000 of them – began to dawn. That’s when the first workers to Edible Arrangements in Littleton began their offensive on the eve of Valentine’s Day. The workers quickly put fruit on skewers at a station in the kitchen and directed them to another table where the sweet, colorful “flowers” were arranged in clusters. “The provisions of strawberries are the most popular,” said store manager Lori Bohn. “People like strawberries.”

Most of the hundreds of steps taken in recent days have been for orders by phone and internet, but Bohn said that the store will try to have between 30 and 50 commercially available-for last husband got me edible fruit arrangements several times in the past. It is a wonderful gift you can share with one you love. Read the rest of this entry »

This hasn’t been an especially good year for new shows, so saying that a new series is one of the best this season doesn’t set a terribly high bar.

But we’re going to go ahead and say that “The Chicago Code” is, in fact, one of the best new series to hit the air this season, and that would be true in a better year for television as well. It’s extremely well cast, uses its Windy City locations beautifully and has an energy that grabs you pretty much from the first scene. Monday nights are really, really crowded, but you need to make room for this show.

The series centers on Teresa Colvin (Jennifer Beals), the first female superintendent of the Chicago Police Department. She’s been on the job six months, and she’s made it her mission to clean up corruption and mob activity both inside and outside the department. Not surprisingly, that hasn’t made her very popular; morale is down, and she’s in danger of losing the officers she commands. Read the rest of this entry »

Whether it’s Valentines Gifts, Easter or whatever holiday, sweets always make great gifts. They can successfully go together with a good book or a nice watch. However, as simple as they may seem, sweets can also make good gifts, great gifts or excellent gifts. Let’s see how and why. Sweets are good gifts when you know your loved one likes cherry brandy candies, so you get a box. Sweets as great gifts are personalized and harder to find on the market. But what makes sweets excellent gifts? Your time, knowledge and dedication. If you want to be the death blow, prepare yourself the favorite sweets of your loved one. Personalize them as well and if you can come up with something that is not on the market, you are the one.

Strawberries are fruits most people love in various combination, with sugar, sour cream, cinnamon and so on. When they come up with chocolate as well, they’re great. Chocolate covered strawberries are fast to make and you don’t need a degree for it. Let’s see how. Read the rest of this entry »