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Anyone who loves caramels and a little heat will shout yippee! after one bite of Buckin’ HOT Habanero Caramels from Cowgirl Chocolates. One of the most memorable caramels we’ve ever had (our first bite was back in 2007), they sizzle without taking out your taste buds. A wonderful combination of chewy, buttery caramel and habanero…
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Crab balls are delicious with beer, wine and sparkling wine. Photo courtesy Jakes Crab Shack. In 2002, chef Chris Brandl opened a restaurant on the New Jersey shore. The cuisine is fine American fare, including wild boar chops, grilled chicken Caesar salad and his signature crab cakes. The demand for crab cakes resulted in…
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Here’s an easy and festive way to garnish holiday drinks: with small candy canes. Peppermint lovers can add a hint of mint to their libations. The mint flavor works with many cocktails, soft drinks, tea, coffee and hot chocolate. We hang them on a Vodka Martini, Chocolate Martini, Espresso Martini, Cosmopolitan, Irish Coffee, Mojito and…
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Delicious, either plain or chocolate-dipped (above). Photo by Jaclyn Nussbaum | THE NIBBLE. An elegant gift, stocking-stuffer or treat for guests (serve them with tea, coffee and/or ice cream), we love ultra-thin Moravian cookies. Beyond the luscious flavor, the thinness means fewer calories per cookie (in other words, two for the calories of one).…
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The White Russian, a combination of coffee liqueur, vodka and heavy cream, has been popular since it appeared in 1949. Leave out the cream and you’ve got a coffee-colored Black Russian. The recipes* are not Russian in origin, but were named in the spirit of the primary ingredient, vodka. *For a Black Russian, mix 1…
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