RECIPES: Cranberry Cheesecake

We [heart] cheesecake. Every October, we switch to pumpkin cheesecake in its many forms. But as soon as the Thanksgiving leftovers are gone, we start baking cranberry cheesecake recipes. Because cheesecake is such a rich and heavy dessert, we usually don’t serve it following a big dinner, but as a “tea time” snack (and honestly,…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Garnish Desserts With Brittle

If someone gives you brittle—or you’re inspired to make your own—use some of it to garnish desserts. Just a few small pieces make almost any dessert even more festive. If you already have “brittle crumbs” at the bottom of the box, so much the better. MAKE BRITTLE For the holidays, this spicy pumpkin seed brittle…
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GIFTS: Gourmet Food

We taste thousands of products a year, and a few always stand out as “great for the holiday gift list.” Here’s the first of this year’s gourmet food gift lists. We also have a chocolate gift list, a stocking stuffer gift list, and others to come (spirits, food books and more). CARNIVORE CLUB: THE BEST…
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FOOD FUN: Ice Cream Christmas Tree Ornaments

How clever is the Breyers Ice Cream employee who turned ice cream into Christmas tree ornaments? You can do it too, or hand it over to the tweens and teens to make with their friends. Breyers used a 1.5 quart container of their Homemade Vanilla Ice Cream. You can, of course, use holiday flavors: candy…
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RECIPE: Gingerbread Cookie Dip & Spread

[1] Yummy and easy dip for cookies, fruit and more (photo © QVC). [2] You can served ginger cookies, ginger snaps, or your cookie of choice. Here’s the recipe for these ginger cookies (photo © Plugrá).   OMG, we haven’t even finished Thanksgiving leftovers but the countdown to Christmas is ON! If you’re too busy…
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