FOOD FUN: Ice Cream Christmas Tree Ornaments

How clever is the Breyers Ice Cream employee who turned ice cream into Christmas tree ornaments? You can do it too, or hand it over to the tweens and teens to make with their friends. Breyers used a 1.5 quart container of their Homemade Vanilla Ice Cream. You can, of course, use holiday flavors: candy…
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RECIPE: Gingerbread Cookie Dip & Spread

[1] Yummy and easy dip for cookies, fruit and more (photo © QVC). [2] You can served ginger cookies, ginger snaps, or your cookie of choice. Here’s the recipe for these ginger cookies (photo © Plugrá).   OMG, we haven’t even finished Thanksgiving leftovers but the countdown to Christmas is ON! If you’re too busy…
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GIFTS: Stocking Stuffers, Part 1

For stocking stuffers, we look for special items around $10 (or less). Here’s the first bunch of gourmet foods we’d like to find in our stocking. ANNIE B’S CARAMELS In polka dot gift bags of 20 caramels, Annie B’s caramels are sure to please. The Signature Mix includes Butter Rum, Chocolate, Sea Salt and Original…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Thanksgiving Leftovers, Part 2

We love these Thanksgiving leftovers recipes from Reynolds Kitchens. They created recipes for three popular American foods—waffles, tacos and pizza—to use up your leftovers at breakfast, lunch and dinner. FOR MORE RECIPES, see Part 1 of this article.     RECIPE #1: THANKSGIVING LEFTOVERS WAFFLE For breakfast, start with a Thanksgiving Leftovers Waffle. Your stuffing…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Best Thanksgiving Leftovers Recipes

The best Thanksgiving leftovers recipes. Throw everything into a galette or onto a pizza, with these recipes from three of our favorite food writers: The White On Rice Couple and Audra, The Baker Chick. Todd and Diane, the White On Rice Couple, cleverly tossed the leftovers into a galette. Visit their website and be awed…
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