FOOD FUN: Turkey Ice Cream Cake

Order a turkey ice cream cake with your favorite B-R flavor. At rear, the turtle pie. Photo courtesy Baskin-Robbins.   If you loved the idea of yesterday’s turkey cake but find the idea of actually baking one to be daunting—we’re with you! Instead, you and your guests can gobble up this ready-made ice cream turkey…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Pumpkin Cake (Actually A Roulade)

We come from a family of bakers and cooks. Our earliest memories are of pie crusts crimped, brownie batter mixed, cheesecakes released from their spring forms. At age 10, we saw our first roulade, as Aunt Leonore was rolling up a whipped cream-filled walnut roll for Thanksgiving. (Traditionalists, don’t worry: It was one of a…
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RECIPE: Kentucky Mule Cocktail

We saw this Kentucky Mule at Del Frisco’s Steakhouse and thought: what a nice harvest color for Thanksgiving cocktail. Then we went back to research the drink. A Moscow Mule is a more familiar drink: vodka, ginger beer and lime, often served in a copper mug. The Kentucky Mule substitutes bourbon for the vodka and…
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RECIPE: White Chocolate Pecan Tart

This Thanksgiving, consider switching the conventional pecan pie for something more festive: a white chocolate and cranberry pecan tart. The recipe, from Pillsbury, has a firm filling, is made in a tart pan. What’s the difference between a pie and a tart? There are several; you’ll find them at the end of this article. The…
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TIP: Easy Coffee Dessert (Adults Only)

Years ago, at our first visit to The French Laundry in Napa Valley, we ordered a dessert called Coffee and Donuts. What we got: coffee mousse served in a coffee cup, topped with real milk foam and served with a side of beignets, deep fried choux paste (think small fritters). It was a delicious and…
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