Category: Christmas

TIP OF THE DAY: Christmas Tea (Or Wine) Break With Christmas Bread

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Gingerbread may be the best known Christmas “bread” in the U.S. Hopefully you’ll enjoy a few bites before the season ends (and send someone an adorable Gingerista gingerbread family that mirrors his or her household). But don’t let the holidays pass you by without trying pandoro, panettone, panforte and/or stollen. All are delicious with spiced…
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GIFT OF THE DAY: Sam Adams Infinium Sparkling Ale

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Infinium is a most glam beer gift. Photo courtesy Boston Brewing Company. A Wakefield Research survey shows that more than 60% of men would prefer to toast the New Year with beer rather than Champagne. Enter Sam Adams’ new Infinium ale. The handsome, engraved bottle looks like Champagne; but it’s a special sparkling ale from…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Red Christmas Cocktail

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Be sure to have a red cocktail on your holiday party (or Christmas dinner) menu. We like a Cranberry Martini or Crantini: a martini with cranberry liqueur or cranberry juice. Here’s the recipe. You can garnish by adding three whole cranberries to each glass, with a garnish of rosemary (it looks like evergreen). Is tequila…
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RECIPE: Moist Roast Turkey

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A beautiful garnish for the turkey platter.Photo courtesy SableAndRosenfeld.com.   Ninety percent of Americans serve turkey on Thanksgiving; 50% of us serve it for Christmas dinner as well. Gourmet food producer Sable & Rosenfeld suggests a delicious and fragrant turkey garnish of figs, fresh sage and “Champagne” grapes. The smallest of the seedless grapes, what…
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Cranberry Chocolate Chip Cookies Recipe

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Do a seasonal switch-up on everybody’s favorite cookies—chocolate chip cookies—for the holidays. Add dried cranberries to your chocolate chip cookie (or oatmeal cookie) recipe. You can find dried cranberries in most food stores. Ocean Spray Craisins are a marketing name for dried cranberries (cranberry “raisins”). Just split the amount of chocolate chips in your recipe…
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