RECIPE: Pumpkin Spice Fudge

Here’s something special to make for work colleagues, friends, family and Thanksgiving hosts: Pumpkin Spice Fudge. It’s an easy recipe from Nestlé. In fact, you can let kids old enough to work with hot liquids make it as their contribution. Prep time is 10 minutes, cooking time is 20 minutes. RECIPE: PUMPKIN SPICE FUDGE Ingredients…
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RECIPE: Turkey Cupcakes

You can find lots of turkey cupcake photos in Google, but these are the combination of easiest and best looking for the home baker to whip up. If you have kids (or adults) who don’t like pumpkin pie—or if you want to bring a memorable house gift—bring two dozen of these! If you’re looking for…
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RECIPE: Cranberry Orange Margarita For Thanksgiving & Christmas

If you crowd prefers Margaritas to other cocktails, that’s no surprise—the Margarita has been America’s favorite cocktail for some time (source: The Beverage Information Group). For the holiday season, Sauza Tequila tweaked the recipe to create a holiday version: Cranberry Orange Margarita. Since Margaritas already include orange liqueur, they substituted cranberry juice for the lime…
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Cider Cocktails – Apple Cider Mimosa Recipe, Sparkling Pear

Cider cocktails: We don’t get enough of them. It’s our own fault, since we habitually order one of our three favorite cocktails instead of going for the seasonal specialty. Eating seasonally means drinking seasonally, too. So from now through the end of holiday season, we’re going to enjoy cocktails with fall and winter ingredients, returning…
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TIP OF THE DAY: The Best Squash For Pumpkin Pie & Other Pumpkin Desserts

[1] What’s in your pumpkin pie (photo © Wisconsin Milk Marketing Board)? [2] Pumpkin Tartlet (photo © The Daphne Baking Company [alas, now closed]).   If your only experience in baking pumpkin pie is “from the can,” you have no idea what kind of pumpkin is inside. In fact, it’s probably not pumpkin, but a…
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