If you love a warm cup of coffee but want to try something a little different, this Herbal Coffee is a cozy alternative made with roasted dandelion root, chicory root, and carob. Roasted dandelion and chicory roots have long been used to make coffee-like beverages. When brewed together, they create a rich, dark drink with a pleasantly roasted flavor. Carob adds a subtle natural sweetness and gives the finished drink a [...]
Candy Corn Bath Salts
If you love giving your bath a seasonal twist, these Candy Corn Bath Salts are a fun and easy way to bring a little Halloween whimsy to your self-care routine. With layers of bright yellow, orange, and white, they look just like everyone’s favorite—or most controversial—fall candy. The best part is that you don’t need a long list of ingredients or complicated equipment to make them. A little mica powder creates the [...]
Kid-Friendly Fire Cider
This kid-friendly fire cider is a milder twist on the traditional herbal vinegar tonic, made without the cayenne and horseradish that give classic fire cider its signature heat. Instead, this version combines apple cider vinegar with fresh ginger, garlic, citrus, apple, cinnamon, cloves, elderberries, and rosemary for a warming, flavorful infusion. Fire cider is a traditional folk preparation made by infusing herbs, [...]
Major food company shuts down longtime factory, eliminating nearly 100 jobs
A longtime tortilla factory in Colorado is shutting down, bringing an end to decades of food manufacturing in the Pueblo community. The closure affects 90 employees, including some who have spent more than 40 years working at the facility. Mission Foods plant closes Mission Foods is permanently closing its Pueblo, Colorado, manufacturing facility on October 13, 2026, after production at the plant stopped on August 14. [...]
Beloved 94-year-old cheese company shuts down production after financial struggles tied to COVID
A nearly century-old California food company has stopped making cheese, bringing an end to an important piece of the region’s culinary history. The family-owned business had survived decades of economic challenges, but the financial pressures of operating a small artisanal food company ultimately became too difficult to overcome. Vella Cheese ends production Vella Cheese Company, a longtime Sonoma, California, [...]
3 major restaurant bankruptcies that shook the industry in 2026
The restaurant industry has faced another difficult year so far in 2026, with rising operating costs, changing consumer habits, and lingering financial pressures pushing several restaurant operators into bankruptcy. Some of the year's biggest cases have involved chains that once appeared poised for significant growth. Salad and Go Salad and Go delivered one of the most dramatic restaurant collapses of the year. The [...]
