Thank You Food Gifts

Bringing the right dessert to a Super Bowl party will determine whether you get to lounge on the cushy couch in front of the big screen, or have to weave your body from side to side in a folding chair behind a 6'5" guy named "Buck" who won't sit still.

You know there will be plenty of football-shaped cakes and chocolate chip cookies at the party and they'll be quite tasty. But what if you brought fudge brownies from Fairytale Brownies instead? That spot on the couch will have your name on it!

I'm trying to decide what form my gourmet brownie dessert will take.

I might buy a couple of cut-and-serve 1 lb. Brownie Trays (sold at all AJ's Fine Foods in Arizona) and frost one of them with fudge frosting or maybe cream cheese frosting. The other brownie tray will be for the purists who just like their brownies naked, thank you.

If I decide to spend a little time in the kitchen, I might layer some brownies, pudding, fruit and whipped cream to create a delicious trifle. Maybe I'll use Toffee Crunch brownies, and instead of fruit, I'll throw some chocolate chips in between the layers. Would it still be called a trifle? Whatever. If the fruit is that important, I'll decorate with it on the trifle top... and add some chocolate sauce and chopped nuts, too!

Getting people to talk about and eat your dessert is key. While they're "oohing" and "aahing," you'll be lounging ON THE COUCH where you deserve to be because you brought Fairytale Brownies.

Trust me. I know. I've sat behind Buck before.

It's Super Bowl week and Fairytale Brownies is excited to be a part of some of the activities.

First, we want to thank Kurt Warner for being a Fairytale Brownies Fan. He sent congratulations brownies to Saints coach Sean Payton after the team won against the Cardinals in the NFC divisional playoffs, and then sent another brownie box to him after the Saints beat the Vikings. Thank you, Kurt, for spreading the brownie love!

This year also marks the third year that Fairytale Brownies will participate in the Taste of the NFL. This food and wine tasting extravaganza is held the night before the Super Bowl in the host city. A top chef from each of the 31 NFL cities is pared with an alumnus or current player from each team. Arizona's representatives are Chef Eddie Matney from Eddie's House, and Arizona Cardinals tight end Ben Patrick. The event raises awareness and dollars for hunger relief organizations involved in tackling hunger in America. Our brownies will be served to the volunteers and the VIPs at the event.




A new event for us is the Pro Players & Wives Clubhouse, hosted by the Professional Sports Wives Association. Held at the Hyatt Regency Downtown Miami on Friday and Saturday, the soiree is for pro players and adult family members to meet, eat lunch, receive gifts and resources, be pampered, reunite and shop. Our Magic Morsels will be a part of the food station and Sprites will be inside the goody bags. This event will raise funds for local and national charities.

What is Local Food?
Local food (also known as regional food, food patriotism or local food movement) is a "collaborative effort to build a more locally-based, self-reliant food economy--one in which sustainable food production, processing, distribution, and consumption is integrated to enhance the economic, environmental and social health of a particular place." It is considered to be a part of the broader sustainability movement and the advancement of local purchasing and local economies, a preference to buy locally-produced goods and services. Those who prefer to eat locally grown/produced food, sometimes call themselves "localvores" or "locavores."

Tempe Farmers Market
805 S. Farmer Ave
Tempe
480.557.9970

*ebt-friendly
*member of Local First Arizona
*look for the big red "t" on the Southeast corner of Farmer and University

Here are some of the local vendors who sell there including Fairytale Brownies:
http://www.tempefarmersmarket.com/tempe_farmers_market_vendors.html. Fairytale Brownies available at Tempe Farmers Market Now!!!

 

We know there are those of you out there who strongly believe that pie is the next big thing, and we see the signs, sure, but we're also betting on the brownie.

On a recent trip to ABC Baking in Phoenix, we couldn't help but notice the prominent display of brownie-making and decorating supplies, and did you know Wilton has its own Brownie Fun! book?

Hmmmm. And what about that brownie-cutting pan on late night TV? 

Locally we're still seeing a lot of love for the cupcake, but we forgot all about Sprinkles earlier this week, when a big box of Fairytale Brownies landed at New Times.

Now, this is a band of bakers with some history. The company started in the Valley in 1992, using a 50-year-old recipe someone's grandma graciously offered up (or perhaps not -- we don't know that part of the story) and Fairytale Brownies has been around ever since. You can find the brownies in some specialty shops, or order them online.

We groaned when we saw that box. So much for New Year's resolutions. But the FB folks (hmm, that could get confusing) graciously accomodated us with a box of individually wrapped, bite-sized morsels -- just 100 calories for an "original" brownie, rather than double that for one of their traditional-sized treats.

And they taste just as good as we remember. Perhaps a trend is reborn.

Happy New Year - which means New Year resolutions, i.e. watch the diet.

I know, I know as I have some myself. But we all need to indulge a little, too.

So, I’m so excited to share the many new retailers that now have Fairytale Brownies, Sprites or Morsels.

Add Fairytale Brownies to your “must buy” list while shopping at the new Scottsdale Oakville Grocery. Just moved into Scottsdale Quarter by H & M. Fairytale’s Sprites and Magic Morsels are available to purchase and can be found near the registers at the front of the store. Foodies like us just wrote a blog:

http://www.foodieslikeusblog.com/culinary-adventures/oakville-grocery-local-international-and-napa-valley-specialties-for-every-foodie/

Our delicious Belgian dark chocolate treats can also be found at Phoenix Urban Grocery and Wine Bar downtown, Tempe Farmer’s Market in the freezer case and Luci’s Healthy Marketplace and Coffee Bar in central Phoenix.

Shoppers can choose from a variety of flavors – Original, Caramel, Chocolate Chip, Cream Cheese, Peanut Butter, Toffee Crunch and Walnut.

Other retail locations in the Phoenix area include all of AJ’s Fine Foods, Duck & Decanter and Whole Foods. – Click here for our complete retail list –

OK... My birthday is in a couple days. And as self serving as it may sound, while truly, from my heart, promoting one of the best brownie companies I have found to date. That’s why I love the name of this company...FAIRYTALE BROWNIES. But the ending is like that of Cinderella. Dreams do come true at this company. The happy ending IS incredible brownies that will delight the child (young or older!) in all of us. Another incredible, awesome gift for any brownie lover (and personally I, too, would love this, love the reusable box they come in), on your list, for any occasion. Even as a great HOSTESS gift or a thank you gift.

Now after all is said and done, how can you not run to your phone or to their site and order one or two of these awesome special today?! They can stay about a week in the refrigerator (I dare you to try and keep them that long) or a bit longer in the freezer. They freeze great as they are individually wrapped. Just take them out and put them on a plate, still in wrapper, while they thaw. They are also a great treat or surprise to put in a loved ones lunch. But, to be frank, they are truly so rich and fudgy, if you are looking at calories, what I suggest is cutting in half (what they call SPRITE size Brownies), and wrap up individually to put in that loved ones lunch. I also have cut them in 4 and put a bite size piece on each dessert plate with a sorbet or French vanilla frozen yogurt.

Another wonderful option with this company is that you can choose your own flavors for an additional cost of $3.95. For example if you love Toffee, Caramel, Raspberry, Cheesecake, or Original Plain, (my personal faves), you can choose to have your assortment be just those flavors. If you are having a corporate function, they have large bulk boxes, or for a more elaborate social event, they do corporate logos on the boxes, via box sleeves or ribbons of any size. You can go to their site, and see an example of how beautiful the corporate boxes can look! So if you are in a firm that gives employee gifts, or has social events, you may want to forward this blog review to them.

And last but, not least, please take a few minutes to head over to Facebook and join them as a Facebook Friend. If you do, please tell them I referred you, or let me know you joined them on Facebook. If they receive only about 60 or 70 more fans, they will have a drawing for some brownies! (And to be clear, this is an awesome product and awesome company and I would have made the same blog statements with or without this Facebook friend contest!!)

Oh and one more thing I have to share, FAIRYTALE BROWNIES ships to our service men and women! Please let them know about anyone in the armed forces you wish to purchase and ship to and ask them about any special shipping discounts for armed forces shipments! You can also buy in bulk to ship to a bunch of service people! Their customer service is more than happy to help you make the best choices for your purchases and shipments. Did you know that FAIRYTALE BROWNIES is no newcomer?? Even FOOD NETWORK has found out about them! So let's help spread the word about a great company, with a great product and special caring people! So settle back please and take a quick look at a little of Fairytale Brownie History! (It’s about a 4 minute video from Food Networks program..."UNWRAPPED" from April of this year.) FAIRYTALE BROWNIES.... "UNWRAPPED" If you liked this blog post, please do me a favor and leave a comment, here or on their site at Facebook. Maybe they will see the review and decide to award one of my readers with their own Fairytale Brownies to try! You never know! Blessed and Prosperous New Year to all of you!

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