Category: Christmas

RECIPE: Cranberry Orange Margarita For Thanksgiving & Christmas

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If you crowd prefers Margaritas to other cocktails, that’s no surprise—the Margarita has been America’s favorite cocktail for some time (source: The Beverage Information Group). For the holiday season, Sauza Tequila tweaked the recipe to create a holiday version: Cranberry Orange Margarita. Since Margaritas already include orange liqueur, they substituted cranberry juice for the lime…
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RECIPE: Crispy Sweet Potato Roast

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This roasted potato dish is similar to a Provençal tian. Even if you’re serving a traditional sweet potato dish, make these, too (photo © Carey Nershi | Reclaiming Provincial | via Vermont Creamery).   During the holiday season, one of America’s great producers of artisan butters, Vermont Creamery, creates a variation of their award winning…
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RECIPE: Maple Cheesecake

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While maple is a year-round flavor, we always enjoy it in the fall, as the leaves turn. We use it in a cup of coffee or tea instead of table sugar, we add a bit to mashed sweet potatoes, we drizzle it over baked squash and vanilla ice cream. And then, there’s cheesecake. This recipe,…
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FALL COCKTAIL: Pear & Rosemary Martini

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Pear and rosemary add fall flavors to a Martini. Photo courtesy Belvedere Vodka.   Pear and rosemary unite as a fall cocktail flavor that works right through the Christmas season. This recipe is from Belvedere Vodka. RECIPE: PEAR & ROSEMARY MARTINI Ingredients Per Drink 2 ounces vodka 2 stems fresh rosemary ¼ ounce simple syrup…
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HALLOWEEN: Trick Or Treat With Pumpkin Brownies

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It will be a ghoulishly delightful change this Halloween when you serve Fairytale Brownies’ new Halloween brownies in Pumpkin Spice, with a Halloween label that features jack-o-lanterns and bats. Perfect for party favors, the individually wrapped, 3” x 3” dark chocolate brownies are also sold in bulk by the dozen, if you want to present…
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