THANKSGIVING: Pumpkin Cupcakes With Pumpkin Cheesecake Frosting

Bake some pumpkin cupcakes. Photo courtesy Stefani Pollack. So you’ve been asked to make a dessert for Thanksgiving and you’d like to do something with a bit of a spin. How about snazzy pumpkin cupcakes with pumpkin cheesecake (pumpkin cream cheese) frosting? Created by Cupcake Project blogger Stefani Pollack, the cake is made with healthier…
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GIFT OF THE DAY: Chanukah Gifts

These yummy personalized jumbo sugar cookies from Harry & David make a perfect small gift or party favor. Photo by Katharine Pollak | The Nibble. Chanukah/Hanukkah, the Jewish festival of lights, begins at sundown on Wednesday, December 1st. It continues through sundown on Thursday, December 9. There’s a gift for everyone on our list of…
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THANKSGIVING: A Great Chocolate Gift

Say it with candy, the expression goes. Check out this sweet selection of our favorite chocolate turkeys, decorated creme mints, caramel and a smashing “bridge mix” or chocolate-covered nuts, fruits and seeds. These beautiful, chocolate- and toffee-covered almonds, pistachios, sunflower seeds, dried cherries and apricots are a delectable gift or candy-bowl-filler for the home. They’re…
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THANKSGIVING: Pumpkin Mousse Recipe

Instead of a heavy pumpkin pie for Thanksgiving dinner, how about a pumpkin dessert that’s light as air: pumpkin mousse. Some people have begged off mousse because the recipe requires raw eggs. But you can buy and enjoy raw eggs safely if you use pasteurized eggs. Beyond mousse, use them in Caesar salad dressing, egg…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Calibrate Your Kitchen Thermometer

CDM meat & poultry thermometer available at Amazon.com. Many kitchen thermometers will be used on Thanksgiving to test the temperature of the turkey. Undercooked turkey means the possibility of salmonella; overcooked turkey most certainly means dry meat. Given that 10 degrees can make the difference between good and dry, how accurate is your kitchen thermometer?…
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