April 14th is National Pecan Day! Pecans are one of my favorite nuts and are popular for their buttery flavor and soft crunch. When I learned there was a National Day recognizing pecans I decided to learn some more about this delicious nut.

Pecans have a rich history in the United States. It's the only major nut tree that grows naturally in North America. The word pecan is of Native American origin that was used to describe "all nuts requiring a stone to crack.” It's history can be traced back to...

I was recently invited to my sister's house for "Girl's Bunco Night" as she desperately needed a sub. I was also asked if I would bring dessert, not just any dessert you see but rather I was told politely to bring Fairytale Brownies for dessert. Well, this made my very busy life a little easier! I walked right into our retail store which happens to be about 20 feet from my office and ordered a combination of Gourmet Chocolate Brownies, Fairytale Bars in all 4 flavors, and of course my favorite...

I can't believe t's almost Easter already (the first of two in my house - my husband is Greek, so in a few more weeks we'll celebrate Greek Easter, too)! I have to admit, Easter was always one of my favorite holidays as a kid. I loved hunting for eggs, LOVED marshmallow Peeps (still do), and I've always loved the idea of new beginnings. I also loved spring in the Midwest, as the ground thawed and little signs of new life and budding plants were everywhere. I don't get that part in Phoenix this...

Did you know that March 1 is National Peanut Butter Lover’s Day?

At Fairytale Brownies, we love peanut butter too! That’s why we’ve included peanut butter varieties of our mail order brownie and cookie gifts.

While you ponder whether you would send brownies or send cookies to the peanut butter lover in your life, here are some fun facts about peanut butter:

• The average American child will eat 1,500 peanut butter and jelly sandhiches before graduating from high school.
• Arms race! Although peanuts are...

My goal in corporate sales is to simplify gift giving. One of the simplest and BIG value features that we offer corporate customers is our FREE full-color logo gift message cards. This feature adds such an elegant touch to our gourmet gifts.

Your personalized gift message with the company's logo is the first thing recipients see when they open the gift. Then they start sampling the fudgy chocolate brownies, gourmet cookies or buttery bars and they are so happy with the gift, they call the giver...

The deadline to order brownies for Valentine's Day delivery may have passed, but it's not too late to celebrate or to buy fudgy chocolate brownies in Phoenix!

If your sweetie won't mind a belated gourmet Valentine or if you live in the Phoenix metropolitan area, head on over to brownies.com to buy brownies online or find out how to visit our retail store. We still have plenty of brownie gifts and cookie baskets to go around! 

Valentine Truffles are on sale now, both online and in our store. Get...

We love Oscar season at Fairytale Brownies. We love the glitz. We love the glamour. We love the fudgy chocolate brownies.

That’s right. We’re not opposed to sneaking out of the office with a few of our cookie gifts or fudge brownies packed away for Oscar night.

In the spirit of Oscar season, here are three of our favorite films featuring chocolate. None won Oscars, but each is fabulous.

• Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory. Yes, we’re talking about the original 1971 version. A young boy wins...

We all love to spend Valentine’s Day with someone special, but that’s not always possible.

Maybe your loved one is overseas. Maybe he or she is away at school. Or maybe it’s a long-distance thing.

Have no fear! We offer a variety of mail order brownies and other gourmet gifts that are perfect for faraway loved ones.

Here are three top-rated items from our collection of Valentine’s Day gourmet gifts:

• Valentine Keepsake Tin Dozen. Ship all 12 flavors of Fairytale Brownies in a festive tin that will...

Is Valentine's Day really creeping up on us already? I can't believe it, but I have good news! Fairytale Brownies is here to make shopping for your Valentine quick and easy.

You can now shop our gourmet brownies, bars and cookie gifts catalog at Google Catalogs, which is available on your computer, iPad or Android device.This is a great way to see what mail order brownies and cookie baskets are new and featured in our Valentine's Day catalogs, and then purchase them safely and easily at brownies.c...

If you've received our new Valentine's Day catalog or visited Fairytale Brownies on the web recently, you may have noticed our new Photo Gifts. We started with Photo Tins last fall, and got such great feedback from customers who sent them that we decided to expand the photo option to more brownie gifts this spring. Photo gifts are great for anniversary gifts, birthday gifts, Valentine gifts and anytime you want to send a truly personalized gift of mail order brownies. Ordering a photo gift is...