Wendy Costa’s whimsical tiles are hand-painted one-of-a-kind works of art. But these works are functional, as trivets, as well as decorative, as wall art.

This ain’t your childhood caramel sauce. Goat’s milk meets sugar as they’re slowly cooked down into a tangy, earthy, oomphy sauce. Booyah.

Taza Chocolate, a Boston-based company, sources raw, organic cacao beans from a cooperative in the Dominican Republic for its superb flavored chocolate.

Taste No. 5 Umami Paste from Laura Santtini is a cook’s secret weapon. A little dab’ll do ya, adding a subtle umami hit to any dish.

Flying Pigs Farm’s leaf lard is just one of the farm’s superb pork products made from free-roaming and foraging heritage pigs.

Corny? We say not. These heart-shaped measuring spoons, each engraved with a sentiment (“a heap of happiness”), bring a smile to the cook and whimsy to a recipe.

The Grill Daddy Pro Grill Brush uses water to steam off baked-on food while two heavy-duty steel brushes make short work of grill grate clean up. David Approved.