TIP OF THE DAY: Easy Gingerbread Cupcakes

Gingerbread cupcakes with “gingerbread cookie” frosting and a gingersnap cookie garnish. Photo courtesy Pillsbury.   If you want gingerbread for Christmas Eve but don’t want the chore of rolling out gingerbread men, these easy gingerbread cupcakes from Pillsbury will also delight. The frosting is made from Biscoff Spread,* ground spice (spéculoos) cookies in a creamy…
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RECIPE: Roasted Beet, Avocado and Granny Smith Apple Towers

Here’s a tasty first course in Christmas colors. It’s one of the many recipes on TheAmazingAvocado.com. RECIPE: ROASTED BEET, AVOCADO & GRANNY SMITH APPLE TOWERS Ingredients For 6 Servings 3 medium beets, scrubbed with leaves trimmed 1 medium size, ripe Haas avocados 2 Granny Smith apples, diameter close to apples ½ cups goat cheese, crumbled…
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FOOD FUN: Penguin Oreos

The perfect Oreo for Christmas, New Year’s Eve and black tie occasions. Photo courtesy Mackenzie Limited.   How do you make Oreo cookie even better? Turn them into penguins! These adorable Oreo penguins aren’t inexpensive: 12 cookies are $42.95 at MackenzieLtd.com. But if you’re game to make your own, head to the store for the…
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RECIPE: Hot Chocolate Peppermint Bark Ice Cream Float

Before those limited edition candy cane and peppermint ice creams disappear, have your last hurrah Pastry chef Christina Tosi of Momofuku Milk Bar in New York City created this treat with Häagen-Dazs Peppermint Bark Ice Cream Float “I do not mess around with my hot chocolate,” says Chef Tosi. “As a pastry chef, it’s practically…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Make Christmas Popcorn Balls

Our grandmother loved to make popcorn balls with candied pecans. They’d be placed in a beautiful Moorcroft bowl for nibbling. Our childhood contribution was to add chocolate chips and M&Ms. But these Coconut Popcorn Snowballs with candy canes are spot on for the holiday season. (If you don’t like peppermint, you can leave out the…
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