What's Cooking: New Brighton smoothies & shakes; Beaver Valley Mall gets sweets shop
(What's Cooking is a twice-a-month look at what's new in the Beaver Valley dining and drinks scenes.)
Treasure Box Nutrition and Treats opened in New Brighton.
Located at 904 Third Ave., the storefront shop sells smoothies, milkshakes, fresh juices, and grab-and-go food and desserts.
"The response has been amazing. Having healthy food options alongside sweet treats is really taking off," Treasure Box owner Langdon McComas said. "The real fruit smoothies and salad cups are getting great feedback while the ice cream and milkshakes are a hit with kids. The support from the community by and large has been wonderful. Soon we’ll introduce products from local sourced vendors as well. Things are just going up from here."
Treasure Box will post its daily grab & go options on social media, where the full menu also is available.
That menu includes 16-ounce and 24-ounce smoothies ($7 and $9, respectively) in flavors like Goldenberry (pineapple, peach, mango, banana, mixed berries and collagen) Green Pearl (apple, banana, mango, kale, super greens and protein) and Hidden Gem (banana, peanut butter, chocolate protein powder, espresso and chocolate chips.)
Milkshakes cost $5 for 16-ounce, $7 for 24-ounce, and come in 24 varieties, ranging from standards like chocolate, vanilla, strawberry and cookies & cream, to more creative fare like raspberry amaretto, strawberry pretzel salad and peanut butter & jelly.
From acacia bowls and oatmeal to ice cream cones (waffle- or cake-style); or lattes, plus fresh-squeezed lemonade and limeade, Treasure Box has cravings covered.
One of last week's freshly prepared grab-and-go's was a gluten free pasta salad with rice noodles, lemon lime juice, avocado oil, rice vinegar, tomatoes, onions, cilantro and jalapeños.
Business hours are 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays.
"We’ll soon have a grand opening event to really kick things off," said McCombs, also owner of Quality Time & Carry Out family restaurant next door.
Beaver Valley Mall gets sweeter
Sugar Mama's Sweets plans to open Memorial Day at the Beaver Valley Mall.
Sugar Mama's will sell rolled ice cream, fried ice cream, carnival drinks and specialty drinks.
More: The Scoop: Popular places to get ice cream in the Beaver Valley
Pickled pizza
If Peter Piper were around today, he'd have probably preferred to pick a peck of pickled pizzas.
Pizza Joe's would take care of him, with the regional chain announcing last week the return of its pickle pizzas − in Real Dill and Chicken Dill-ight varieties − plus Pickle Stix, a new version of the pizzerias' trademark dip-n-stix adorned with pickles.
The pickle pizzas will be on the menu into September.
Scott Tady is entertainment editor at The Times and easy to reach at stady@timesonline.com.
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