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[1] Gingerbread men are not just for Christmas. Dress them up for other occasions, like Burns Night (photo courtesy Fancy Flours). [2] Find a cartoon kilt online and print out copies for your cookies (photo courtesy Getty Images). Burns Night is celebrated on January 25th in Scotland—and elsewhere by those of us who love…
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[1] Scraping melted raclette cheese onto the plate (photo courtesy Zuercher Cheese | Tumbler). [2] A cheese melter, used in restaurants and in homes of enthusiasts (available at Raclette Corner). [3] A home raclette grill from Swissmar, available on Amazon and elsewhere. [4] Pouring cheese from a Swissmar grill pan (photo courtesy Swissmar). [5] A…
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Why wait for next fall, when caramel apples are a well-deserved winter comfort food? We love caramel apples, so we didn’t hesitate to adapt this recipe (photo #1) from Produce For Kids, switching the pears for crunchy apples and using warm caramel. There are two ways to enjoy this recipe: our way, with warm, drippy…
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Brighten up winter meals with splashes of color. You can do that with sides like beets, red cabbage slaw and winter squash. But you can also employ colorful garnishes and condiments. Green garnishes like parsley and mint have been used for…centuries? millennia? Here are brighter recommendations in orange, red and yellow: Bell pepper (orange, red,…
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[1] White quinoa seeds (photo Methyl Soy | Wikipedia). [2] Red quinoa fried rice topped with an egg, at P.F. Chang’s. [3] Quinoa tabbouheh, at Andina Restaurant | Portland (photo by Eric Cable). [4] Harvesting red quinoa: back-breaking work (photo courtesy Tru Roots). [5] Three styles of quinoa pasta from Pereg Gourmet. For more…
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