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Yesterday we discussed that cup of good cheer, mulled wine, as a traditional Christmas drink. Today we present the other drink of holiday song, the wassail bowl (pronounced WOSS-ul). Wassail is an Anglo-Saxon term meaning “good health.” During the holiday season in merrie olde [medieval] England, a host would invite friends over for a celebratory…
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Bavarian cream. Photo by Massimiliano Pieraccini | IST. November 27th is National Bavarian Cream Pie Day. Bavarian cream is a 19th century creation that seems to have gone with the wind that closed out the 20th. We rarely see it on a menu or in a bake shop. Invention of the cold molded, gelatin-based…
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So many holiday gifts are well-intentioned, but end up being things people don’t really need and don’t have space to store or display. One of our favorite gifts that’s always well-received is gourmet pasta sauce, with or without a package of gourmet pasta. Marinelli’s pasta sauce is a double winner: delicious and beautifully packaged. The…
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