Artisana Nut Butters: Tiny Little Packets of Joy

Artisana Nut Butters: Tiny Little Packets of Joy...

Confession time: My name is Aubrey and I’m a nut butter addict.  Maybe I should blame my mom, who didn’t actually bake but gave me big spoonfuls of peanut butter mixed with honey and called it “dessert,” for starting my habit, but now as I approach 30 years old, I’m practically in need of an intervention.  And while that big jar of all-natural, gotta-stir it hippie peanut butter won’t...
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Groupon Groupies: Win a $25 Groupon Credit

Groupon Groupies: Win a $25 Groupon Credit...

If you are a regular reader of yay-today, you know that we are big fans of the group discount website explosion- you know, the websites that offer a big discount at businesses both local and national businesses.  It seems like a new one pops up just about every day, but some are definitely better than others.  In the past, we’ve highlighted several of the newer upstarts, but today, we’re going to share a couple...
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Hide & Seek: Canlis Offers Dinner at 1950s Prices

Hide & Seek: Canlis Offers Dinner at 1950s Pr...

Canlis is consistently rated as one of the top dining experiences in the nation.  But it certainly isn’t a place that most yay-today readers can afford to frequent- a dinner for two with wine can easily cost as much as a reasonable car payment.  But to celebrate their upcoming 60th birthday, Canlis is doing the time warp dance and giving some lucky winners the chance off of their original menu, with original, 1950s...
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myTeaShelf: Win a FREE teapot, drink better tea

myTeaShelf: Win a FREE teapot, drink better tea...

And now, your moment of zen…  At least that’s how I feel at about 3:00 every afternoon when I brew my afternoon cup o’ tea (thanks mostly to my neighboring co-worker’s amazing desktop electric tea-kettle, which allows me to avoid a trip up to the scary corporate cafeteria for my hot water needs).  I love tea for many reasons- both its curative properties (and by “curative” I often mean...
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Weekend Round-Up: Win $100 Seattle Restaurant Week Gift Certificate!

Weekend Round-Up: Win $100 Seattle Restaurant Week...

Now that we’re two weeks in to the month of October, I’m finally accepting the fact that fall is actually here.  I mean, you can’t ignore the signs- the air is decidedly crisper (no more delusions of summer left), I’ve gone into full-on panic mode re: my 2010 Halloween costume, and this Sunday marks the beginning of my favorite holiday of the year- Seattle Restaurant Week!  Okay, so that may not be a...
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