With the holidays right around the corner, it's time for me to start planning all the festive meals and treats for the season.

Frozen Washington red raspberries are the ultimate holiday shortcut to flavor, as they are picked at peak ripeness and frozen within hours to lock in their bright, sweet tart taste.

I love raspberries in my desserts, and boy does this cran raspberry pecan

tart sound delicious. Grown by passionate farmers in Washington State, they're frozen with care

to ensure top quality and food safety, and it always feels good to support local American

farmers. And here's the best part. They're always in season. When you buy

American grown frozen raspberries, you're getting fresh off the field flavor all year long.

You can find them at Costco, Kroger, Meyer, and Winkgo Foods. Make sure to look for product in the U.S.

on the bag. Check out True Fruit, Mars, Hyper-chilled chocolate-covered raspberries, and Smucker's

raspberry jam.

Want to learn more details on where to find American frozen red raspberries plus

recipe ideas and cooking tips?

Head to redraz.org.

That's r-a-d-R-A-Z-Z.org. You'll find participating retailers is an inspiration for

every meal, plus info on how these berries go from farm to freezer with quality you can taste.

All right, fellow romantici lovers, I've been waiting to talk about this one because it

completely took my weekend. The epic romantic fantasy finale, Dawn of Chaos and Fury by Melissa K. Rourke is finally here. And if you're

into anything book talk is raving about right now, you need this. This is the fourth and final book

in the legacy series, a dark romantasy packed with fay, dragons, shifters, vampires, witches, meddling gods, you name it.

And what I love about this world is that it's not your typical medieval fantasy backdrop.

Think high fantasy meets modern tech.

Magic everywhere.

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