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Egg nog has month-long celebration status: December is National Egg Nog Month. Unfortunately, the tasty nog (a nog is a beverage made with beaten eggs) is one of the most caloric foods on earth—not due to the eggs, but to the cream. Our recent survey of five supermarket brands showed 190 to 230 calories per…
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Let Green Valley Christmas Trees take the hassle out of looking for the perfect tree. Photo courtesy Green Valley Christmas Trees. Sure, you could bundle yourself up in a parka and snow boots, trudge through the snow at a tree lot looking for the perfect Christmas tree, cut it down, drag it back to your…
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Don’t serve tap water with that single malt! Evian isn’t right, either. You need a water with character and terroir, like the Scotch. Think Cloud Juice, Gleneagles, Hildon or Oregon Rain waters. Give a bottle of each to your favorite Scotch drinker as a holiday gift. Read more about the exciting world of bottled waters,…
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Tempting but not innocent—this Mexican hot chocolate is spiked with tequila. Photo courtesy of Dove Chocolate Discoveries. If you’re having a party, serve something stronger than the Chai Hot Chocolate in the post below. How about a tequila-spiked Mexican hot chocolate, courtesy of Tequila Cazadores? First you make the hot chocolate on the stove, using…
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If you like chai and hot chocolate, try this “fusion” recipe from San Francisco chocolatier Michael Recchiuti: 1. Grate 2 ounces of a quality chocolate bar in the 40% to 50% cacao range. 2. Brew 3 ounces of chai tea for 5 minutes in a cup of boiling water. Strain into a quart vessel, pressing…
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