TIP OF THE DAY: Host A Holiday Chex Mix Exchange

Have you participated in a holiday cookie exchange? It’s a tradition in many homes. Each participant bakes a large batch of a particular cookie recipe, then meets up at the host’s home for a cookie exchange, where everyone trades some of their batch for other participants’ cookies. The parties are also an occasion to share…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Cocktails For Thanksgiving

Last week we provided the recipe for a Tipsy Turkey pumpkin cocktail, followed by Thanksgiving-appropriate liqueurs. But if your family and friends really enjoy creative cocktailing, here’s a more comprehensive Thanksgiving cocktail menu: The Martini Group Cinnamon Cider Martini & Chai Creme Martini Cranberry Martini Ginger Martini Pomegranate Martini   The Mojito Group Beet Mojito…
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ENTERTAINING: Wine And Cookies From Cookies & Corks

As much as we’re fans of casual entertaining—stop by after work for some wine, or at 4:30 p.m. for tea time—we love to plan special entertainments. If the planning is effortless, so much the better. That’s why we were so pleased to discover Cookies & Corks—a young business founded by two young moms who met…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Garnish With Decorative Gourds

Use a decorative gourd as a food garnish. Photo by FunWithFood | IST.   We enjoy decorating with gourds in the fall-to-winter months. From still lifes on tables to place settings for dinner, these colorful ornamental varieties of squash and pumpkins perk up their surroundings. Take them one step further: Use them to decorate your…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Have A Beer & Sausage Pairing

Take “beer and brats” to the next level. Photo courtesy National Pork Board.   Many of us have had an enjoyable afternoon or evening with beer and bratwurst, likely at a summer cook-out. But what about taking it to the next level: pairing specific beers with specific sausages: boar sausage, chicken sausage, duck sausage, lamb…
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