RECIPES: Christmas Cookies

December 4th is National Cookie Day, and what better cookies to enjoy than Christmas cookies. Some people bake the same family favorites every year, others look for new recipes. We loved these three fun ideas from Pillsbury. All three begin with a package of refrigerated cookie dough. With the time you save mixing and cutting…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Make Christmas Tree Ornaments From Dehydrated Citrus

Dehydrate lemons, limes oranges and grapefruit to make tree ornaments. TOP PHOTO: An orange slice ornament. Photo courtesy Specialty Produce. BOTTOM PHOTO: Red or pink grapefruit make pretty slices. Photo courtesy Good Eggs.   You—or your kids—can make these dehydrated citrus ornaments in your oven. You don’t need an electric dehydrator, but if you have…
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FOOD FUN: Ice Cream Christmas Tree Ornaments

How clever is the Breyers Ice Cream employee who turned ice cream into Christmas tree ornaments? You can do it too, or hand it over to the tweens and teens to make with their friends. Breyers used a 1.5 quart container of their Homemade Vanilla Ice Cream. You can, of course, use holiday flavors: candy…
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FOOD FUN: A New Take On French Toast

Not the same old French Toast. Photo courtesy Fabrick | NYC.   November 28th is National French Toast Day, so have fun with it. At Fabrick, a fine restaurant restaurant in New York City, part of the culinary journey is food fun. Almost everything on the menu offers a new take on the traditional. For…
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FOOD FUN: PieCaken & Its Recipe

[2] Zac Young’s Thanksgiving PieCaken (photos #1 and #2 © Dillon Burke | sndwch creativ). [2] Cinnamon buttercream and oat crumble add the finishing touches. [3] Before the PieCaken there was the Cherpumple: three layers of cake with a different pie baked inside of each. Here’s the recipe (photos #3 and #4 © Matthew Clark…
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