PRODUCT: Holiday Coffee Creamers From Baileys

You can make your home-brewed coffee as special as going out for holiday coffee flavors. Just stir in some Baileys coffee creamers in holiday flavors. This year’s seasonal flavors are: Pumpkin Spice Red Velvet Cupcake White Chocolate Peppermint Bark   They join the other flavors, including year-round classics and seasonal specialties: Brown Butter Pecan, Caramel,…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Candy Cane Ice Cream

Candy cane ice cream. If you want it to be pink, add red food color. Photo courtesy Williams-Sonoma.   One thing we love about the holidays is candy cane ice cream, also known as peppermint stick ice cream. The difference between it and the peppermint ice cream available year-round is the inclusion of crushed peppermint…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Feast Of The Seven Fishes

Seven courses mean smaller portions, like this taste of grilled octopus. Photo courtesy Scrapetta | Beverly Hills.   You’ve still got plenty of time to plan a Feast of the Seven Fishes for Christmas Eve. Known as Esta dei Sette Pesci in Italy, the tradition was brought to the U.S. by Italian immigrants. Some background:…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Christmas Tree Napkin Fold

A few decades back when napkin folds were a staple of fancy entertaining, we bought a book on the topic and created everything from fans to fleurs-de-lis. If you’re not familiar with the art of napkin folding, here are 27 basic napkin folds and many more types of napkin folding on Pinterest. Napkin folding may…
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FOOD FUN: Snowman Latte

Frosty the Snowman in his latte debut. Photo courtesy Caffebene USA.   Turn your latte into a Snowman Latte with the instructions below from Caffebene, the world’s second largest coffeehouse franchise. Laila Ghambari, Director of Coffee at Cherry Street Coffee House in Seattle—the home of American latte art. Here are her tips: The micro-foam is…
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