Sphinx Date Ranch Wine and Shopping plus Mexican Hot Chocolate Cookies in Today's Eater's Digest

Hungry for your early morning serving of food news, with no preservatives or additives?Wine, Snacks, and ShoppingTonight, get a jump start on your Holiday shopping while tasting a variety of wine and beer from local vineyards and breweries. Starting at 5:30 p.m., Sphinx Date Ranch & Southwest Market will be...

By Shannon Armour

November 17, 2010

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Hungry for your early morning serving of food news, with no preservatives or additives?

Wine, Snacks, and Shopping
Tonight, get a jump start on your Holiday shopping while tasting a variety of wine and beer from local vineyards and breweries. Starting at 5:30 p.m., Sphinx Date Ranch & Southwest Market will be hosting a special tasting feature wine from Arizona Stronghold Winery, Kokopelli Vineyards and Dos Cabezas Wine Works plus beer samples from Sonoran Brewing Co.. Snack on samples of different salsas, nuts, cookies, desserts, and of course, dates. Gift baskets will be on display and available for purchase. Discounts on Baskets and shipping will also be available during the tasting. $5 per person with proceeds benefiting the Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Association of Arizona.

Mexican Hot Chocolate Cookies
Last night while we were out and about, we heard Christmaas music playing lightly in the background. Geez people, can't you wait till after Thanksgiving?! Anyhow, it made us think of cookies. These Mexican Hot Chocolate Cookies with just a slight hint of chipotle for an extra kick will make a nice addition to your Holiday baking list.

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