TIP OF THE DAY: Holiday Dessert Bar

After a big holiday feast, instead of serving dessert at the table, consider setting up a dessert bar. Guests can digest the main meal a bit, and then help themselves at their own pace. They can also cut slivers of more than one dessert. In addition to pies, cake, cobbler, cookies, fruit and other bounty,…
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FOOD FUN: Watermelon Turkey

We found this turkey on the Facebook page of the Watermelon Board. Whoever created it: We like your style! You can make one with a small watermelon plus: Miniature bell peppers Skewers of grapes and cheese cubes A small pear Raisins for eyes   Give it to the kids as a project, and let them…
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RECIPE: Pumpkin Spice Pound Cake Bundt

[1] Pumpkin Spice Pound Cake made in a Bundt pan (photo © Spice Islands). [2] Make your own pumpkin spice latte with this recipe (photo © Freestocks).   As a follow-up to our recent article on autumn Bundt cakes, here’s one that’s especially appropriate for Thanksgiving: Pumpkin Spice Bundt. Bake one for National Pumpkin Spice…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Cranberry-Orange Popcorn Balls Recipe

The oldest popcorn known to date—actual ears of corn—was discovered in a cave in New Mexico, and carbon-dated to be more than 5,600 years old. It was not eaten as a snack food by early Americans, but was popped and then pounded into meal that was mixed with water and cooked. Fast-forward several thousand years:…
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RECIPE: Pumpkin-Pie Tini

Have a Pumpkin-Pie-Tini with your pumpkin pie. This recipe, from Sauza Tequila, is a dessert in of itself for those who want to pass on the pie and drink their dessert instead. RECIPE #1: PUMPKIN PIE-TINI Ingredients Per Drink 1½ parts blue/silver/blanco tequila 3 parts cream ½ part Torani or other pumpkin spice syrup (regular…
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