TIP OF THE DAY: Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies For Pumpkin Season

This past weekend we got into the seasonal spirit by making a batch of pumpkin chocolate chip cookies. Five dozen of them disappeared over the weekend (we had some guests for brunch), so we’re sharing the recipe with you. The last time we made something similar was five years ago, when we made pumpkin chocolate…
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THANKSGIVING: Chocolate Turkey Place Settings

A scrumptious two-bite chocolate turkey, delivered in a beautiful gift box from Burdick Chocolate.   For the Thanksgiving dinner table, we have long used chocolate “place settings,” a [confusing] name given to a party favor presented at each place setting [of flatware and dishes]. For many who follow this tradition, the place setting is a…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Pumpkin Eggnog For Halloween & Thanksgiving

[1] Blender eggnog takes just five minutes (photo courtesy Kitchen Gidget). [2] Even easier option: Buy the eggnog and add your own spirits (photo courtesy Hood Dairy).   “Eggnog season” conventionally runs from Christmas season through the New Year. But why not celebrate before then with pumpkin eggnog, from the harvest season through Thanksgiving? You…
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