Products We Love: JEM Raw, Organics

We love sharing our favorite products with you. So today I am sharing yet another tasty treat made right here in Oregon. For those of you who read my recent post about the incredible Pixie Retreat pudding cups (here) and are still cursing me because you don't live in Portland, fear not...this week's tasty treat can be shipped. 

Let me introduce you to JEM Raw Organics. JEM is dedicated to handcrafting raw, organic, gourmet, specialty foods of the highest quality and nutritional integrity using practices that promote sustainability, fair trade and health. Their premier, artisanal nut butters & spreads are free from gluten, dairy, soy and processed sugar, proving that decadent food can be enjoyed guiltlessly.

I first tried the Hazelnut Raw Cacao Sprouted Hazelnut Butter a few weeks ago, and as you can see, I ate it right out of the jar. This stuff puts Nutella to shame. 

And then earlier this week I got my hands on the Coconut Cardamom Sprouted Almond Butter which is equally as delicious....and delicious is an understatement. 

You can buy JEM products at a variety of stores in Portland including New Seasons, Food Front and Whole Foods. And if you don't live in Portland, you can order online from the JEM website! It's expensive, but worth every penny.

Products We Love

Last week I was extremely lucky to be the recipient of these fantastic and bright hair elastics/bracelets from my friend, and fellow barre3 instructor Viva. 

Before I talk about the bracelets, let me talk about Viva. I am convinced that she has super human powers. This woman has three kids, is a barre3 and yoga instructor, bakes and cooks like a professional and is always working on some sort of craft project. She tells me the way she gets all of this done is by letting the laundry pile up every now and again. :) I'm convinced there is more to it! 

Viva started making V!V wear bracelets because, like so many people with long hair, she takes her hair down and pulls it back up throughout the day, thus accumulating hair elastics on her wrist.  She wanted something that looked just as good on her wrist as it did in her hair. She wanted real jewelry, real gold or silver, to go with her other jewelry, to sparkle. She also wanted something that she could wear when doing yoga or chasing her kids around the park. With three kids, Viva, like so many of us, struggles to find that balance between functional and fashionable. 

At least now with V!V wear she has solved the dilemma for jewelry! 

Not only can you choose your elastic color, but the gold comes in "twist" or "dot". Both are equally as fabulous!

Viva has so generously offered to give C&C readers 10% off V!V wear using the code CC10OFF. The code can be used on her Etsy site for the next two weeks. Happy Shopping!