Thanksgiving Cocktail Recipes: Tweaked Martini & French 75

[1] The Harvest Moon Martini adds some oloroso sherry—which provides nutty autumn notes—to the classic Martini recipe (photos #1, #2, #5 © Golden State Distillery). [2] The sparkling French 75 cocktail, gin-based with a fall garnish. [3] Gin is made from juniper berries plus botanicals (photo © Silk Road Spices). [4] Manzanilla olives stuffed with…
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FOOD FUN: Thanksgiving “Turkey Leg” and “Ear Of Corn” Popcorn Balls

Looking for an easy, fun kids project for the Thanksgiving holiday? Make a basic popcorn ball recipe and shape into drumsticks rolled in brown sugar and cinnamon, or add raisins to make festive flint corn. Plus, since it’s National Peanut Butter Month, a PB Popcorn Balls recipe, below. They’re flavored with both PB and peanut…
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No-Carb Chicharrones In Fall Flavors From Southern Recipes

It was hard to put down the bag of Apple Cinnamon Chicharrones (a.k.a. fried pork rinds, i.e., fried pork skin with the fat removed*) from Southern Recipes Small Batch. We had to call someone into our office to remove the bag before we polished it off. Chicharrones (chee-cha-ROAN-ace—roll the double “r”) are a popular snack…
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