GIFT OF THE DAY: Decorated Sugar Cubes

Who wouldn’t savor a box of these beautiful sugar cubes from Home Sweet Home? Even people who don’t add sugar to coffee and tea will want them to impress guests. Brown and white sugar cubes are decorated with charming gingerbread men, Rudolf The Red-Nosed Reindeer, candy canes and snowmen. The same decoration is available in…
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FOOD HOLIDAY: Easy French Toast Recipe

Classic French toast. Photo courtesy MackenzieLtd.com. November 28th is National French Toast Day, celebrating one of our favorite foods (we prefer it to pancakes and waffles). French toast isn’t French; it was actually invented in ancient Roman times. In early French recipes it is called pain à la romaine, or Roman bread. This eggy fried…
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TIP OF THE DAY: The Feast Of The Seven Fishes

You may have your own immutable traditions for Christmas Eve. But if you’d like to try something new, we recommend the Feast of the Seven Fishes, an Italian-American tradition. This Christmas Eve dinner is celebrated with a feast of—you guessed it—seven different traditional fish dishes (although some ambitious families may go for eight, nine or…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Starfruit (Carambola)

Don’t pass up the opportunity to decorate your food with starfruit this season. These “edible stars” can be used just about everywhere: A garnish on anything from drinks to desserts As a “star” ingredient in fruit salad On fruit or cheese skewers   They pair with savory as well as sweet foods, and are a…
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GIFT OF THE DAY: Deluxe Peppermint Sticks

Soft peppermint sticks won’t hurtteeth. Photo courtesy King Leo.   Here’s an inexpensive gift that every peppermint candy lover will cherish. King Leo Candy makes succulent chocolate-dipped soft peppermint sticks just once a year, for the holidays. Made with 100% pure peppermint oil, they’re very flavorful and melt in your mouth. There’s no hard candy…
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