Fishs Eddy Needs Your Support

Happy October everyone! Can you believe it's October already. Even with my daily schedule consisting of highlights Wegmans and local shopping, the days have been going by pretty fast. I hope you are all doing well, staying healthy and wearing your mask. I have a mask collection at this point, maybe I should post which ones I have found are the best. 

Our post today, which is Not A Sponsored Post, is about a wonderful home wares shop called Fishs Eddy.  They have been in business since 1986, and are fantastic for fun gift giving ideas or to treat yourself. I recently read that they were hurting with COVID-19 as one of their main customers are tourists as well as local restaurants. I would hate to see a place like this close, they have such quirky items you will not find elsewhere. They do have a website, and I would highly suggest you take a look and maybe start Christmas shopping. The quality of their products is wonderful, and it is actually nicer to purchase online and have the items shipped than carry around the city all day. 

Here are some photos of the fun items they have available from my visits to the store. I am sure you can call them as well if you are looking for something that may not be in the online shop. 

Fishs Eddy 

889 Broadway at 19th Street

Hours 

Mon.-Sat. 10am to 6pm

Tues. - CLOSED 

Sun. - 11am to 6pm 

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Holiday Chocolate at Michel Cluizel Chocolat

One of my favorite chocolate shops is Michel Cluizel on Madison Avenue for wonderful holiday chocolates for gifts or yourself. They have the most amazing chocolates and gift ideas for those who find chocolate an obsession! I popped in during the holidays to enjoy their hot chocolate, and I must say, it hit the spot. This location on Madison Avenue tends to not be full of tourists which I love and has small tables to sit and enjoy your chocolate fix. You can find coffee here as well as other fantastic desserts and it is just a small walk from my favorite Morgan Library and Museum. If you have not visited here yet, please add to your "to do" list. It will not disappoint.  

I love how colorful the chocolates are!  

These bars were almost to pretty to eat. What a lovely hostess gift or to add to a card for a friend for a small but tasty treat!  

Is your mouth watering yet ? 

Chocolat Michel Cluizel
199 Madison Ave, corner of East 35th Street
New York, NY 10036
Store Hours:
Monday - Friday: 8:00 am - 7:00 pm
Saturday & Sunday: 12:00 pm - 7:00 pm

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My 10 Favorite Museum Gift Shops

I cannot tell you enough how much I love museum gift shops. You find some of the most unique items in these shops, and lucky for us, NYC has some fantastic museums. These are the 10 which I feel you should visit when in the city, and if looking for a gift for someone, you will probably find that special gift in one of these shops. I love original gift giving, I hate giving the same old stuff everyone else has, we want original, artisan items. You can also shop at many of these wonderful places without paying the fee to enter the museum if you are just looking to shop their products. The best thing as well is most of them have online shops so you can shop from your own couch, and have it shipped to you or direct to your favorite person!

In no particular order:

1. Brooklyn Museum
2. Metropolitan Museum of Art
3. MAD Museum
4. Cooper Hewitt 
5. MOMA
6. Neue Galerie
7. The Frick
8. Rubin Museum of Art
9. Museum of the City of NY
10. The Morgan Library and Museum 

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Salon du Chocolat New York 2019

I was thrilled when I heard the Salon du Chocolat was coming back to New York this year. I had attended for a few years when they were in the city, including their last in 2011 along with the amazing fashion show. This is a great even for the chocolate lovers, lots of chocolate to taste, purchase, demos on how to bake with chocolate and the fashion show. Admission is $25 for Adult in advance, $35 at the door and for Children 6-12 $10, under 6 years old free. 

Here are some of my photos from the past shows, including the amazing fashion show, where all clothes were made from chocolate. 

Salon Du Chocolat 
Saturday, November 16, 2019 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Sunday, November 17, 2019 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM

Jacob K. Javits Convention Center
655 W 34th St, New York, NY 10001

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Bumbleberry Farms Honey Cream Spreads

Honey Cream Spread - sounds quite luxurious, doesn't it ? I am a HUGE fan of honey and making it into a spread just makes it even better. I was thrilled when Bumbleberry Farms contacted me to try their new line of honey cream spreads. The lovely flavors are Lover's Sea Salt Caramel, Squirrel Crazy, Sticky Buns Cinnamon and Molten Lava Spiced Chocolate. 

The average worker honeybee makes just 1/12 of a teaspoon of honey in her lifetime. This means it takes 1,152 honeybees to fill a one pound jar of honey! Honey is also one of the foods that never spoils and was actually found in the pyramids in Egypt. 

Bumbleberry Farms is a small operation based in Pennsylvania's Laurel Mountains, and everything is crafted in small batches. 

These spreads are great on just about EVERYTHING or on a spoon right out of the jar! Scones, oatmeal, toast, pancakes, yogurt, muffins, baking are some of the uses for these creams. 

You can even melt the honey cream to add to coffee drinks or smoothies! I love the fact that even though they store in the fridge once opened, they are still spreadable very easily. 

Here is a fantastic recipe from their website for Pork Chops with the Maple Cream as a glaze: 

Ingredients
Pork Chops:

4 bone-in, center cut pork chop

Olive oil

Salt and pepper, to taste

Maple Balsamic Glaze:

1/4 cup Squirrel Crazy Maple Cream

3-4 tbsp balsamic vinegar

2 tbsp vegetable stock

1 clove garlic, minced

1 sprig fresh rosemary

1 sprig thyme

Salt and pepper, to taste

Instructions
For the glaze:

In a small saucepan, combine all of the glaze ingredients. Heat over medium-low heat until it reaches a low boil (just be cautious, the cream has sugar in it, so be sure it doesn't burn). Cook until the sauce reduces slightly and then set aside.

For the pork chops:

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Dry the pork chops with a paper towel and then season with olive oil, salt and pepper. Place a drizzle of oil in an oven proof skillet and heat to medium-high. Place the pork chops in the skillet and sear them for 2-3 minutes. Brush them with the glaze.

Flip the pork chops over and brush the other side with the glaze. Transfer the pork chops to the oven and bake for 5-8 minutes, or until a thermometer reads 140 degrees.

Drizzle a bit more glaze to serve.

These would make a great gift for Mom for Mother's Day or any foodie lover in your life. I love unique items and especially small businesses - these are available online at Bumbleberry Farms 

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Disclosure: I was provided the honey creams from Bumbleberry Farms for this feature. There has been no monetary compensation for this post. I only recommend products that I feel will be of interest to my readers, and that I am truly impressed by. All opinions are my own. Thank you!! 

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