Category: Holidays & Occasions

Maple-Glazed Popcorn With Pecans For National Maple Syrup Day

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December 17th is National Maple Syrup Day, one of the year’s two maple syrup holidays—not to overlook the dozens of holidays for pancakes, waffles, and other foods that wouldn’t be the same without maple syrup. To celebrate, we made maple-glazed popcorn, with this delicious recipe from Runamok, one of the finest maple syrups (and great…
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Gingerbread Popcorn Snack Mix For Home Or Gifts

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[1] Gingerbread Popcorn Snack Mix (photo © The Popcorn Board). [2] These charming jars are inexpensive on Amazon (photo © Amzcku). [3] The candied pecan recipe is below (Abacus Photo). [4] Buy a package of gingersnaps (photo © Nathan Dumlao | Unsplash). [5] There’s no substitute for freshly-grated nutmeg (photo © SCYM | Pixabay).  …
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Eggnog & Toffee Cookies Recipe & Gift For National Cookie Day

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December 4th is National Cookie Day, and McCormick® has teamed up with Milk Bar® and its award-winning chef, Christina Tosi, to create a special cookie recipe for the holiday season. Milk Bar, with six locations in New York City plus bakeries in Chicago, D.C., Las Vegas, and Los Angeles, also ships nationwide. The limited-edition Eggnog…
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Gift Of The Day: Tea Advent Calendar From Adagio Teas

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The Adagio Teas Advent Calendar is a tea lover’s delight: a delightful concept. For tea enthusiasts who love exploring new flavors, this calendar offers the perfect way to count down to the holidays. Each day reveals a different tea flavor behind one of 24 doors (photo #5), turning a daily tea ritual into a voyage…
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The Truth About The Pilgrims’ First Pumpkin Pie: It Was Different

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[1] Pumpkin custard, a.k.a. pumpkin pie filling, baked in a pumpkin. The recipe is below (Gemini Photo). [2] According to Tasting History, the first pumpkin pie—called pumpion pie—looked more like this. Here’s a recipe from 1670, interpreted for the modern table by Tasting History With Max Miller (photo © Tasting History | You Tube). [3]…
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