GIFT OF THE DAY: Moravian Spice Cookies

Delicious, either plain or chocolate-dipped (above). Photo by Jaclyn Nussbaum | THE NIBBLE.   An elegant gift, stocking-stuffer or treat for guests (serve them with tea, coffee and/or ice cream), we love ultra-thin Moravian cookies. Beyond the luscious flavor, the thinness means fewer calories per cookie (in other words, two for the calories of one).…
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Eggnog White Russian Cocktail Recipe For The Holidays

Updated June 2026 The White Russian, a combination of coffee liqueur, vodka and heavy cream, has been popular since it appeared in 1949. Leave out the cream and you’ve got a black-coffee-colored Black Russian (usually garnished with a maraschino cherry or a lemon slice//wedge). The Black and White Russian recipes are not Russian in origin,…
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RECIPE: Irresistible Stuffing Muffins

Make stuffing muffins, or stuffins. Photo courtesy MackenzieLtd.com.   We saw these stuffing muffins (“stuffins”) in the Mackenzie Limited catalog—too late for Thanksgiving this year, but just in time for Christmas! We found a recipe from Tara Kuczykowski, who writes the food blog Unsophisticook.com. And we whipped up a batch. Add them to your Christmas…
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