Homemade Ice Cream In 5 Minutes With A Tern Ice Cream Maker

[1] We adore our Tern ice cream maker (Abacus Photo). [2] Just hold the paddle against the side of the bowl and watch your ice cream harden (photos #2 through #6 © Tern Ice Cream). [3] Most commercial berry ice creams don’t have enough berry intensity for us. Strawberry typically tastes like “strawberries and cream”…
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VoChill Spirits Chiller For Fine Spirits: Our Gift Of The Day

[1] Sip as long as you like. Your drink will remain chilled and undiluted (photos #1, #2, #3, and #5 © VoChill). [2] Just take the base from the freezer and pour your drink. [3] The unit can go onto any surface—no coaster or other protection is needed. [4] Even that rare Cognac will deliver…
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The Keuring K-Mini Mate: Tiny Footprint, Same Easy Brewer

If only there had been a Keurig K-Mini Mate when we had our last corporate job, when the powers-that-were discontinued the free coffee in a cost-cutting move. (Seriously, a Fortune 500 company couldn’t provide a pot of coffee)? Instead of walking down the hall to the kitchen for a cup, we had to take company…
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Caked Cookies, Our Top Pick Of The Week & New Cookie Love

[1] Celebrating eight years of CAKED’s cake cookies and other goodies (all photos © CAKED). [2] While flavors rotate, here are some of the delicious options. [3] You’ll want to taste every flavor, so you need a strategy. Ours was to take a forkful of each and freeze the rest. As Scarlett O’Hara said, “Tomorrow…
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Gingerbread Popcorn Snack Mix For Home Or Gifts

[1] Gingerbread Popcorn Snack Mix (photo © The Popcorn Board). [2] These charming jars are inexpensive on Amazon (photo © Amzcku). [3] The candied pecan recipe is below (Abacus Photo). [4] Buy a package of gingersnaps (photo © Nathan Dumlao | Unsplash). [5] There’s no substitute for freshly-grated nutmeg (photo © SCYM | Pixabay).  …
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