Here’s a list of things to check out as the week between wanes.

Kitschy Gifts

The holidays are made merry by lots of gift giving. Unexpected delights this year included this coffee mug set, which we used this morning for our moka pot cups.

Pat Lafrieda Meat Purveyors

We had a beef rib roast Christmas Day from Lafrieda. It was terrific. Rhonda and I were just lamenting that we can’t find hanger steak like we used to. Lafrieda has them.

Cava Spritz

I was up reading and learned about cava:

Tahiirah Habibi, an Atlanta-based wine educator and sommelier with a penchant for bubbly, recommends cava, a diaphanous and toasty Spanish sparkling wine made from grapes like Xarel-lo, Macabeo, and Parellada. “If you want some really affordable great sparkling wine, it’s comparable to Champagne,” Habibi says. It can hover between $10 to $15, but bumping your budget a bit over $30 will net you truly exemplary cava.

I’m curious to try something other than our usual Prosecco in spritzes.