RECIPES: Last Chance Easy Holiday Recipes

Who can resist Chocolate Peppermint Pie?   Still searching for that special recipe for Christmas or New Year’s Eve? – Turn your cheese tray into a Cheese Christmas Tree. – Serve this crowd-pleasing Chocolate Peppermint Pie. – Entertain the adults with this Chocolate Stout Ice Cream Float—impressive and made in seconds. – Make elegant Cranberry…
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RECIPE: Classic Rum Egg Nog

For those counting their calories, Mount Gay Eclipse is delicious sipping rum straight up.   It’s Saturday. If you’re entertaining this weekend and still haven’t come up with that special holiday cocktail, how about that universal favorite, classic egg nog? An American invention based on a European milk-and-wine recipe (Colonials added the rum, a New…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Bloody Mary Bar

When planning a holiday cocktail party, consider a Bloody Mary bar with everything from Virgin Marys to variations like the Bloody Bull (beef bouillon), Blood Mariner (clam juice), Danish Mary (aquavit instead of vodka, plus dill), Highland Mary (with Scotch) and Russian Mary (with yogurt). Or, try a Bloody Maria (tequila instead of vodka) or…
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ARTICLE: Pairing Chocolate and Scotch

Pairing chocolates with wine and spirits doubles the pleasure of eating chocolates by themselves. If you haven’t already seen our wine, spirits and chocolate pairing guide, wine, spirits and chocolate-pairing guide, take a look. Then, read about a particular evening we spent with Laphroaig single-malt Scotch and some fine chocolates. We paired Laphroaig, known for…
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