Inspired Holidays from Vons
categories: cocktail recipes, food and drinks, get inspired, holiday ideasI stumbled on some wonderful holiday inspiration in the most unexpected place the other day – my grocery store’s website! I was trying to figure out if something I needed was sold at a regular grocery store, so I went to the VONS website, spotted a little section called “Inspired Holidays“, clicked on it, and was greeted by a bunch of fantastic (and doable!) holiday projects and recipes! Here are a few favorites:
{pictured above} adorable Joyful Orange Bowls, Fragrant Cloved Oranges, and Holiday “Sushi” Candy (made from powdered donuts, twinkies, fruit roll-ups, jelly fish, etc.)
{pictured above} Festive Candy Ornaments and Fa-la-la-la Fruit Bouquet
{clockwise from top left} Festive holiday cocktails: Hot Gingered Pear-Wine Cider, Sparkling Cranberry Punch, Pomegranate Margaritas, and Candy Cane Hot Chocolate (yum!). Visit the Vons Holiday section and click on “Wine & Spirits” to get the full recipes!
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this is great! the motherload of holiday inspiration!
Dec 18, 2007 at 11:19 am -
The joyful orange bowls are TOO CUTE!
Dec 18, 2007 at 3:36 pm -
The candy sushi is darling! My niece will love that project! (and I’ll be destined to remain the favorite auntie!)
Dec 18, 2007 at 4:24 pm -
Oh goodness! I am having a brunch at my house on Saturday, and am totally going to try to make the fruit bouquet!!
Dec 19, 2007 at 10:19 am -
the candy cane hot chocolate looks DE-LISH!
Dec 19, 2007 at 11:12 am -
i loved the candied sushi, however, i book marked the page and now it comes up to a different webpage, any idea of the how i can get the recipe or ingredients again
Jan 12, 2008 at 5:03 pm -
hi magazine favs –
What a bummer that they took the holiday site down! I can’t believe it’s not archived somewhere on the vons.com site – I looked but can’t find it. The old URL looks like it forwards to the website of the company that had designed the holiday site for them.
Anyways, I WAS able to find a cached page on google. The images aren’t there, but the text still is, thank goodness! Here’s what it said:
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HOLIDAY “SUSHI” CANDY
* Bakery pound cake
* Powdered mini donuts
* Marshmallows
* Fruit Streamers
* Fruit Roll-Ups
* Safeway Fruit Snacks
* Swedish FishCut pound cake and mini donuts into sushi-sized pieces. Separate Streamers and make into a “roll.”
Wrap with Fruit Roll-Ups. Top with Fruit Snacks and Swedish Fish.
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Hope that helps!
Jan 12, 2008 at 5:29 pm -
oh – and you might also like these sushi shaped cookies
Jan 12, 2008 at 5:31 pm
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Thanks a million, I checked out your website too! It looks great!
Jan 12, 2008 at 7:43 pm
