Shop 'Til You Drop: Stops Along the East End Bunny Trail
Get ready to shop for Easter this weekend with some old favorites! Classic candies and toys ring in the holiday, and new plants and seeds bring the season to life. Fill your Easter basket with some of these delicious treats and great deals to welcome spring.
Looking for some sweet Easter treats this week? Stop by the Love Lane Sweet Shoppe in Mattituck for holiday favorites, 6 oz. and 12 oz. chocolate rabbits, milk chocolate carrots and an Easter Treat basket complete with jellybeans and dark chocolate eggs. Want to go all out? Get yourself a Spring Colossal Basket, which includes all the confections of the Easter Treat Basket, plus chocolate dipped Peeps, sour bunnies, sugar daisies, malted milk balls and a 19-piece Godiva Spring Ballotin. For something a little different, try a jar of their Mango Habanero Fruit Spread. Visit lovelanesweets.com, or at 125 Love Lane. 631-298-2276
Sarabeth’s Kitchen is offering free shipping on orders $75 or more from now until Easter. Founder and Water Mill resident Sarabeth Levine is an award-winning pastry chef and restaurateur with her business rooted in an old family marmalade recipe. Since her first jar of jam, Sarabeth’s has expanded to a whole line of specialty jams, mixes and coffees. Preserves like Raspberry Key Lime, Strawberry Blood Orange and Blueberry Mango can jazz up any breakfast. Bring gourmet to your kitchen instantly with Sarabeth’s Perfect Pancake and Waffle Mix, or her flavored and blended coffees. Want to try Sarabeth’s recipes for yourself? Order a copy of her cookbook, Sarabeth’s Bakery: From My Hands to Yours, which features detailed instructions and recipes. Visit sarabeth.com for orders and information about Sarabeth’s Manhattan restaurant locations.
Mark your calendars for Invincible Summer Farm’s spring plant sale. On Saturday, May 7, join them at Blue Point Brewing Company in Patchogue from 1–4 p.m., or at Anne Marie’s Farm Stand in Port Jefferson from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., May 7 and May 14. Invincible Summer Farm has a stunning collection of heirloom tomatoes, peppers, eggplants and more. Fill your garden with a rainbow harvest, such as their Helsing Junction Blue Tomatoes, Purple Tomatillos and Thai White Eggplant. You can also order seeds and plants from their website,
invinciblesummerfarm.com. While you’re there, check out their weekly tomato subscription box, a great way to discover new varieties of heirloom tomatoes and other vegetables.
To celebrate spring, Stevenson’s Toys & Games in Southampton is offering free shipping on orders over $50, now through April 15. If you’re looking for something for the little ones in your life, Stevenson’s has a beautiful collection of classic toys and collectibles. Welcome in the spring with a sweet toy tea set from Reutter Porcelain, in patterns featuring fairies, Alice in Wonderland or Beatrix Potter. Buy your budding engineer the latest Nanoblock set. And, pick up an adult coloring book for a little meditation (Enchanted Forest and Secret Garden by Joanna Basford now in stock!) Stop by and pick up small Easter goodies, or a classic fine mohair teddy bear by Steiff USA. Stevenson’s Toys & Games is located at 69 Jobs Lane in Southampton, stevensonstoys.com.
Fill a fabu bag with goodies—again. Local accessories company Moreland Upcycling creates gorgeous pouches, clutches, handbags and tote bags from previously enjoyed wrappers and food bags, as shown above. Visit MorelandsUpcycling on etsy.com.
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