Month: December 2016

TIP OF THE DAY: A Perfect Christmas Cocktail (& A Chanukah Cocktail, Too)

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For your holiday celebrations, we propose a perfect Christmas cocktail: It’s sparkling. I can be red and green. It’s easy to make. There’s a mocktail variation.   A conventional Mimosa combines sparkling wine and orange juice (see the Mimosa history, below). Substitute cranberry juice and you’ve got the holiday version. (For a Chanukah version, use…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Cotton Candy Cocktail

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[1] Top a cocktail or mocktail with cotton candy (photo Jeff Green | Barbara Kraft | Arizona Biltmore). [2] Soft drinks, shakes, and so forth can get the cotton candy treatment (photo courtesy Aww Sam). [3] Spun sugar, the predecessor of cotton candy (photo courtesy Food Network).   December 7th is National Cotton Candy Day.…
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GIFT OF THE DAY: Cheese Grotto

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If someone on your gift list is very serious about cheese (such a person is a turophile, Greek for cheese lover), consider the Cheese Grotto. Think of it as a cheese humidor, to protect precious cheeses instead of cigars. Everything old is new again. Cheese Grotto is based on a very old design, used to…
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