FOOD FUN: Angry Turkey Cheesecake

For years, we’ve loved the designs of Elegant Cheesecakes, Since 1988, Elegant Cheese Cakes has designed memorable wedding cakes, birthday cakes, and other special occasion delights. It was one of our Top Picks Of The Week ten years ago. We’ve been evangelists ever since. Working in cheesecake, chocolate cake and other popular flavors, owner and…
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RECIPE: Vanishing Oatmeal Raisin Cookies From Quaker Oats

[1] Quaker’s most popular recipe is for its Vanishing Oatmeal Cookies (all photos © Quaker Oats. [2] What great-great grandmother would have purchased. [3] Today’s canister reminds us that oatmeal is a heart-healthy food. [4] Milled oats, ready for oatmeal and baking (photo © Kelly Cline | iStock Photo).   National Oatmeal Cookie Day is…
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HOLIDAY: National Carbonated Beverage With Caffeine Day

November 19th is National Carbonated Beverage With Caffeine Day. There aren’t any national brands of coffee soda, but if you head to your supermarket, you may be able to find some regional brands. There are seven foods that contain natural caffeine, all of which are made into beverages. Can you name them? The first one…
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FOOD FUN: The “Holiday Bird” Turkey Burger

Last year’s seasonal special at Umami Burger was the Pumpkin Spice Latte Burger. The burger patty was first topped with aïoli (garlic mayonnaise), followed by: Kabocha tempura, the kabocha standing in for pumpkin Spiced mascarpone cheese Coffee glaze   This year, a fan favorite, the Holiday Bird turkey burger, returns. It’s both “an entire holiday…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Make Leaf-Shaped Veggies For Thanksgiving

You can be very artistic with vegetables. It just takes a bit of planning. While it takes some dexterity to make this “rose tart”, here is a simple alternative. It comes from one of our favorite creative cooks, Vicky of Stasty.com. She cuts up vegetables with a leaf cookie cutter before roasting them. She then…
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