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These delicious gourmet pumpkin caramels hit a home run for the holidays. Available only through December from Scotchwood Candy Company, they are an irresistable confection and a fabulous foodie gift. The handmade caramels have real pumpkin flavor (not just pumpkin pie spices) and are topped with crushed pecans. They melt in your mouth. Even people…
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Cardamom, a popular holiday cookie spice and one of the spices in a chai tea blend, can be brewed into a flavorful tea that tastes very “seasonal.” If you have green cardamom* pods in the pantry, let it multitask: Make cardamom tea. The pods infuse well in boiling water and cardamom tea can be served…
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For Thanksgiving, infuse the water pitcher with seasonal spices and herbs. Try one or more of the following (we use all of them): Cardamom pods Cinnamon sticks Fresh ginger slices Lemon or orange slices Mint leaves Whole cloves Refreshing and thirst quenching, the spices and herbs also add a boost of antioxidants to the…
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The perfect cake for Thanksgiving, Christmas and Halloween. Photo courtesy The Sugar Mommas. The Sugar Mommas, Kimberly and Jennifer, live in California, an entire country away from us. So if we want a piece of their Thanksgiving Pumpkin Spice Cake, we’ll have to make it ourselves. Fortunately, it’s not difficult to make a cake…
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Cream of chestnut soup is just one delicious way to enjoy roasted chestnuts. Photo © Evegny B | Fotolia. When the air becomes crisp and the autumn leaves rustle, the aroma of roasting chestnuts fills the air. Served up by street vendors in our town, this is old-time comfort food. In addition to snacking…
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