RECIPE: Cherry Martini, a “Healthy” Cherry Cocktail

There are cocktails that are not good for you—ones that include heavy cream, simple syrup and other syrups, carbonated soft drinks and even butter. Now, we’re promised a good-for-you solution: a cherry cocktail not only packed with antioxidants, but with anti-hangover properties. According to nutritionist Dr. Christine Greene, tart cherry juice “contains a special class…
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GIFT OF THE DAY: Chocolate Snowmen

White chocolate snowmen filled with dark chocolate ganache. Photo courtesy L.A. Burdick. There is simply no better combination of adorable and delicious this Christmas, than this nonet (that’s a group of nine) of chocolate snowmen from L.A. Burdick. We’ve been in love with Larry Burdick’s handmade chocolate mice and penguins for years. With centers of…
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RECIPE: Celebrate Hanukkah With Latkes

Hanukkah, the Jewish Festival Of Lights, begins at sundown today. In addition to lighting the ceremonial candelabra, the menorah, there are favorite holiday foods. Our personal favorite is the potato latke, or pancake, made from grated potatoes and onion, bound with eggs and fried. You don’t have to be Jewish to love a latke (pronounced…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Christmas Coffee

Christmas blend coffee, for home and gifting. Photo courtesy Starbucks. You make holiday recipes, decorate the house and play holiday music. Why not serve holiday coffee? To add something special to your daily routine, switch your regular coffee for Christmas Blend or other seasonal coffee (Pumpkin Spice, for example). Barnie’s has Santa’s White Christmas in…
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COOKING VIDEO: Make Raspberry Chocolate Almond Crostata

  What’s a crostata, you ask? It’s Italian for a pie or tart with a rustic-style crust. Invented by some clever baker before the advent of the pie pan, the filling is placed in the center of a circle of dough. The edges of the dough are folded up and over the filling to hold…
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