TIP OF THE DAY: Christmas Ale & Beer

Still looking something special for Christmas? Whether for your own guests, as Christmas gifts or host/hostess gifts, pick up some Christmas beers. Anchor Christmas Ale and Samuel Adams have good national distribution for their holiday brews, and your regional microbrewer no doubt has a seasonal special ale, beer, porter or stout. Here’s a list of…
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NEW YEAR’S EVE: Dinner Menu

We were about to cook a New Year’s Eve feast until we came across a seductive menu from Triomphe, a restaurant in midtown Manhattan. Executive Chef Jason Tilmann has assembled stunning flavors and visual excitement, making this the menu we want to eat on New Year’s Eve. Normally, we eschew words like “decadent” and “sinful”…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Decorate Christmas Cupcakes

Deck the cupcakes! Photo of Perfect Endings cupcakes courtesy Williams-Sonoma.   Today’s tip is inspired by these delicious cupcakes from Perfect Endings, a Napa Valley bakery that sells them online via WilliamsSonoma.com. You can buy or bake and frost your own cupcakes, then decorate them with festive elements. It’s a fun family activity. Consider: Chocolate…
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GIFT: Angie’s Holiday Chocolate Drizzle & Peppermint Popcorn

Angie’s Popcorn serves up all natural popcorn year-round, in Lightly Sweet, Salted Caramel, Sea Salt, Sweet & Salty, Sweet & Spicy and White Cheddar. But the special holiday popcorns are the our favorites: Dark Chocolatier Sea Salt Holidrizzle Kettle Corn and White Chocolatier Holidrizzle Kettle Corn. We like both the chocolate and peppermint popcorn so…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Maple Sea Salt Butter

Vermont Creamery’s exceptional cultured sea salt butter has a maple accent for the holidays. Photo courtesy Vermont Creamery.   One of America’s great producers of artisan butters, Vermont Butter & Cheese Creamery, has introduced two new products for holiday season: Cultured Butter with Maple & Sea Salt Crème Fraîche with Bourbon Madagascar Vanilla   Both…
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