Holiday Oysters With Cranberry Cocktail Sauce & More Recipes

[1] Make cranberry cocktail sauce for the holidays (photo courtesy Willapa Oysters, a NIBBLE Top Pick Of The Week). [2] A classic cocktail sauce with its favorite partner, shrimp (photo © Sheri Silver | Unsplash). [3] Oysters on the half shell with mignonette sauce. The recipe is below (photo © Whole Foods Market). [4] A…
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CHRISTMAS: A Star Made Of Cheese

Cabot Cheese commemorates the Christmas Star (Star of Bethlehem) using a different flavor of their excellent cheddars for each point on the star. In addition to regular cheddars in different stages of sharpness, there are delicious flavored cheddars: Chipotle, Everything Bagel, Garlic & Herb, Horseradish, Hot Buffalo Wing, Smoky Bacon and Tomato Basil. The company…
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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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