Sweets to savor

Handcrafted, a family-owned shop in Phoenixville that specializes in all-natural sweets, sells its Signature brownies and cookies fresh-baked or as dough: Chocolate Rubies cookies with fresh grapefruit zest; Blueberry Bliss Oatmeal; Lavender Vanilla; and Classic Chocolate Chip.

- Dianna Marder

Signature Cookies, $10.99 per pound at the Handcrafted Cookie Company, 23 S. Main St., Phoenixville, 484-921-4934 or online at www.thehandcraftedcookiecompany.com.

Dried ideas

Even dried herbs become stale, so it's best to buy in small quantities. Enter McCormick Recipe Inspirations. Each pack of premeasured spices and herbs comes with a recipe card. Try apple and sage pork chops, garlic lime fajitas, or shrimp and pasta primavera. Great for easy weekend dinners in the mountains or at the Shore.

- D.M.

McCormick Recipe Inspirations, $1.99 at area supermarkets.