TIP OF THE DAY: Gobble Up Turkey Plates On Sale

If you feel you could have done one more thing to dress your Thanksgiving table, we recommend turkey-festooned plates. They’re all on sale now for half price, maybe even less. The handsome tom turkey on these “Plymouth” porcelain salad plates greet guests when they come to the table. They plates can be used for desserts…
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TOP PICK OF THE WEEK: Topperfino Chocolate Coffee Toppers

Our Top Pick Of The Week gets high points for innovation, flavor and beauty. The clever folks at Topperfino have hand-crafted discs from premium Belgian chocolate, with a lovely assortment of designs. When a disc is placed atop a steaming cup of coffee or cocoa, the beverage transforms into a work of coffee art. The…
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HOLIDAY GIFTS: Gourmet Chocolate

TOP PHOTO: Edible chocolate box with bonbons from Charles Chocolates. SECOND PHOTO: Coco Puro’s chocolate-coated cacao beans. THIRD PHOTO: Ganache-filled bonbons from John & Kira’s. BOTTOM PHOTO: Calabacita figs filled with chocolate whiskey ganache from John & Kira’s.   We love putting together holiday gift lists, sharing our must-have favorites. The chocolate items here begin…
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RECIPE: Make & Bring Sweet & Savory Nut Clusters

Sweet and savory nut clusters, with pumpkin seeds added for the holidays. Photo courtesy QVC.   If you’ve been invited to Thanksgiving but not asked to contribute, you may still want to bring a gift that isn’t a bottle of wine. Something like these Sweet & Savory Nut Clusters from QVC’s chef David Venable can…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Homemade Cranberry Vodka

Should you change your vodka for the holidays? Some vodka producers make seasonal flavors. Pinnacle Vodka, for example, has a portfolio of holiday flavors that include Caramel Apple, Pecan Pie, Pumpkin Pie and Peppermint Bark. Finlandia, Skyy and Smirnoff make cranberry vodka. Maybe you’ll be luckier than we’ve been in finding it. So here’s another…
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