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Instead of a gingerbread house: a gummy bear house. Photo by Elena Schweitzer | IST. Here’s a fun project that adults and kids alike will enjoy: replacing the holiday gingerbread house with with a mini house of cookies, gummy bears and other candies. We’ve developed an adult fascination with gummy candies—especially since we discovered…
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While people often default to their favorite cocktails, we enjoy the occasion to serve a specialty cocktail. Here’s a Thanksgiving cocktail developed by Lee Anne Wong, one of our favorite cheftestants from the first season of “Top Chef,” for Maker’s Mark Bourbon. RECIPE: CRANBERRY MAPLE COOLER Ingredients For 1 Drink 1-1/2 parts bourbon 1 tablespoon…
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Most of the world’s farmers live in poverty. They’re forced to accept whatever brokers want to pay them for their crops. Fair Trade ensures that farmers are paid fair value for their crops. This affords a minimum standard of living, money for adult (instead of child) labor and the ability to farm with sound (sustainable)…
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Glazed ham on a biscuit (photo © Dietz & Watson). Many hams will be baked this holiday season, generating many pounds of leftover ham. Much of that ends up on a simple ham sandwich. Here’s an alternative: Make your sandwich on a biscuit. It’s that much more special. We enjoy this recipe with breakfast…
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How can you resist? Just stop at one! Photo courtesy Baked NYC. The onslaught of holiday eating has begun. But you can have your cake and eat it too, according to a physician and food lover. Says Michael Fenster, MD, F.A.C.C.: “What makes the holiday season so difficult for many people is that it…
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