TIP OF THE DAY: Purple Potatoes

Just a few years ago, purple potatoes were hard to find, especially for our Red, White & Blue Potato Salad (here’s a bonus recipe), popular fare for Memorial Day and Independence Day. Thankfully, things have changed. Once called purple Peruvian potatoes, they are now grown worldwide in response to consumer demand, so are much more…
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RECIPE: Bacon Bourbon Cider

[1] Another way to enjoy fall’s apple cider: with bourbon and bacon (photo courtesy Davio’s | Manhattan). [2] Make your own cinnamon simple syrup with cinnamon, sugar and water (photo by Ben Fink, Indian Home Cooking by Suvir Saran).   As restaurants and lounges switch to their autumn menus, we’re getting lots of fall cocktail…
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RECIPE: Tricolor Jello Fingers For Special Occasions & The History Of Jell-O

[1] St. Patrick’s Day themed Jell-O from The Modern Roost, qhixh used food color to create the darkest green layer (photo © The Modern Roost) [2] The recipe for this Halloween Jell-O from SomethingNewForDinner.com. [3] Christmas Jell-O (photo © Due Forni | Las Vegas).   You’re never to old to enjoy a fancy Jell-O dish.…
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RECIPE: Pumpkin Coconut Mousse

You don’t need special dessert bowls. Use juice glasses, rocks glasses or stemware. Photo courtesy Chef Ingrid Hoffmann.   We made this mousse for the adults on Halloween, but the pumpkin theme works throughout the holidays. This is an easy recipe. Here’s a more elaborate pumpin mousse recipe. This recipe is from Chef Ingrid Hoffmann,…
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RECIPE: No Bake Pumpkin Cheesecake

Well, it’s almost no bake: The crust gets baked for 10 minutes. But after that, all you do is mix, fill and refrigerate thanks to this easy recipe from Kenwood. If the kids want to make a contribution, this is something they can do without worrying about baking times (or having to stick around, waiting…
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