TIP OF THE DAY: Thanksgiving Centerpiece

A stack of winter squash makes a Thanksgiving centerpiece that keeps for weeks—and then can be eaten! Photo courtesy HGTV. Here are more of their centerpiece ideas.   Some people like a Thanksgiving centerpiece of flowers in seasonal colors, perhaps with some autumn leaves. We’ve been known to create cornucopias full of fruit and an…
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FOOD FUN: Camouflage Ice Cream

Left, First Class Camouflage sundae. Right, First Class Camouflage ice cream in a special First Class Camouflage cone. Photo courtesy Baskin-Robbins.   Baskin-Robbins is celebrating Veterans Day all month long, honoring military veterans new November Flavor of the Month, called First Class Camouflage. First Class Camouflage, emulating camouflage in its colors and design, is a…
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TIP OF THE DAY #2: Message Bread

People get the government they deserve, said Joseph de Maistre (1753-1821), a French count, lawyer, diplomat, writer and philosopher. (The quote is often misattributed to better-known commentators such as Abraham Lincoln and Alexis de Tocqueville.) De Maistre’s actual statement was “Toute nation a le gouvernement qu’elle mérite”—every nation gets [has] the government it deserves.” It…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Bread Salad With Butternut Squash

Bread salad with butternut squash. Photo courtesy GoBoldWithButter.com.   Bread salad is often thought of as a summer dish, marrying lush tomatoes in season with day-old bread, vinaigrette and other seasonings. But you can turn it into a fall favorite by substituting the tomatoes, now out of season, with butternut squash (or other winter squash),…
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RECIPE: Maple Cheesecake

While maple is a year-round flavor, we always enjoy it in the fall, as the leaves turn. We use it in a cup of coffee or tea instead of table sugar, we add a bit to mashed sweet potatoes, we drizzle it over baked squash and vanilla ice cream. And then, there’s cheesecake. This recipe,…
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