Beyond The Holidays: Uses For Nutmeg & Nutmeg History

Nutmeg is one of the so-called warm or sweet spices, delivering a subtle blend of sweet and spicy notes. Nutmeg grows on trees but it’s not a tree nut. Rather, it’s the seed of a fruit of an evergreen tree. If you have a nut allergy, fear not. While it’s a year-round asset in your…
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Milkboy Swiss Chocolate Drink: Premium Cocoa Mix

[1] Canisters of Milkboy Swiss Chocolate Drink (photos #1 and #3 © Milkboy). [2] A seasonal spin (photo © Williams Sonoma). [3] Milkboy is one of our favorite chocolate bar brands.   Today’s product is a premium cocoa powder mix. There’s a difference between cocoa and hot chocolate: The former is made from cocoa powder…
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Hanukkah Cocktail Recipe (Or Is that Chanukah?): A Blue Daiquiri

[1] Blue Winter Daiquiri, the perfect color for Hanukkah, rimmed with decorating sugar (both photos © Kōloa Rum). [2] Kōloa white rum is one of seven rum expressions, plus three bottled rum cocktails.   Spell it Hanukkah or Chanukah, the Festival of Lights began last night. You don’t have to be Jewish to enjoy this…
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Gourmet Hanukkah Chocolate From L.A. Burdick

[1] The medium Hanukkah Chocolate Assortment: 30 pieces of deliciousness (all photos © Burdick Chocolate). [2] You can repurpose the empty box for jewelry, keepsakes, office supplies—or use it to package another gift. [3] Some of the bonbons. [4] Close up on the menorah bonbon. [5] The large box, 50 bonbons.   L.A. Burdick is…
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RECIPE: Potato Latkes Filled with Salmon & Cream Cheese

What’s for brunch during Hanukkah, the Jewish Festival Of Lights? Latkes! Latke is the Yiddish word for a pancake made from grated potatoes. Some call it a potato pancake; but “latke” is original word*. The name comes from the East Slavic oladka, “small fried pancake.” That in turn derives from Hellenistic Greek for olive oil.…
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