Category: Holidays & Occasions

RECIPE: Pumpkin Cranberry Bread

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Carrot cake and carrot bread seem to be on the menu year-round; but fall means pumpkin bread. This recipe incorporates that other favorite fall ingredient, cranberries. Thanks to Cheryl Indelicato, proprietor of HandCraft Wines in California, for sharing this recipe: PUMPKIN CRANBERRY BREAD RECIPE Ingredients For One Loaf 1 cup solid-pack pumpkin 1 cup sugar…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Cream Of Chestnut Soup & Other Chestnut Recipes

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Cream of chestnut soup is just one delicious way to enjoy roasted chestnuts. Photo © Evegny B | Fotolia.   When the air becomes crisp and the autumn leaves rustle, the aroma of roasting chestnuts fills the air. Served up by street vendors in our town, this is old-time comfort food. In addition to snacking…
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HALLOWEEN COCKTAIL RECIPE: The Spider Bite

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This could just be the “perfect poison” you’re seeking for Halloween entertaining. The ingredients are simple, except for finding that perfect candy spider: SPIDER BITE HALLOWEEN DRINK RECIPE Ingredients For One Drink 2 ounces Frangelico 1 ounce fresh lime juice 1 ounce grenadine (you can buy HFCS-artificial grenadine or make the real deal with this…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Design Your Own Halloween Pizza Recipe

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Decorating your own individual Halloween pizza is a fun family dinner activity on the nights leading up to Halloween. Or, turn it into a Halloween party feature. Set out bowls of garnishes—bell pepper, sliced mushrooms pepperoni, olives (eyes)—and let the participants make their own designs. If your kids are too young to plan a design,…
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