PRODUCT: Death’s Door Gin & Vodka

Take a drink of Death’s Door. The company makes gin and vodka, shown, plus white whiskey. Photo courtesy Capital Brewing.   What gin or vodka brand should you bring to a Halloween party? It’s got to be Death’s Door. Made in Wisconsin by Capital Brewery, Death’s Door takes its name from a strait between the…
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COOKING VIDEO: Giada Di Laurentiis Makes Affogato, An Italian Sundae

  Italians love their gelato. And they love their espresso. They combine both into an affogato (ah-foe-GOT-toe). Affogato is a coffee lover’s delight. It’s a scoop (or more) of vanilla gelato, topped with a shot of hot espresso. In Italian, the word means “drowned.” You can drown the gelato further with a flavored syrup or…
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BOOK REVIEW: Zombie Cupcakes

We look at a lot of different cookbooks. No surprise, over the past couple of years we’ve seen a number of cookbooks riding the cupcake wave. The most memorable is Zombie Cupcakes: From the Grave to the Table with 16 Cupcake Corpses, by Zilly Rosen, a professional cake designer based in Buffalo, New York. Cooked…
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HALLOWEEN: Trivia & The History Of Halloween

The Jack o’ Lantern evolved from aturnip. Photo by Rawkus | SXC.   Halloween Trivia To Share Bring these fun trivia facts to work, to school, to a Halloween party: Halloween has its origins in the festival of Samhain (sah-WEEN), celebrated by ancient Celts at the end of the harvest. The Celts believed that on…
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HALLOWEEN: Scary Halloween Recipes

What’s for dinner on Halloween? Something scary and creepy, we hope! How about some Spooky Shepherd’s Pie and some BBQ Worm Sandwiches? There’s still time to whip up some devilishly delicious Halloween fare. These recipes are good party fare for kids or adults. But if you have no other plans, sit home and dig into…
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