FOOD FUN: Lemon Reindeer

Christmas craft reindeer. Photo courtesy Happy Girl Kitchen.   Happy Girl Kitchen is an artisan food producer in the San Francisco Bay area, making preserves and other condiments with organic farm fresh produce. The chutneys, jams, honeys, pickles and preserved tomatoes make delicious holliday gifts. Next to their Mandarin Lemon Marmalade in the photo is…
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Chestnuts Roasting On An Open Fire (How To Roast Chestnuts)

  [1] Chestnuts drop from the trees in the fall. See photo #4 (photo © Tijana Drndarrski | Unsplash). [2] Before roasting, make a cut in the shell so the steam can escape (photo © Chef Eddy). [3] You can roast the chestnuts in the oven, on the stovetop, or on a grill (photo ©…
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What Is Bavarian Cream Pie, For National Bavarian Cream Pie Day

[1] A fruit-topped Bavarian cream pie (photo © J. Java | Fotolia). [2] Bavarian Cream, or crème bavaroise, is prepared in a mold and unmolded onto a serving plate (photo © Massimiliano Pieraccini | iStock Photo). [3] This layered raspberry bavaroise is, from top down, raspberry bavaroise, raspberry compote, and coconut dacquoise, atop a crunchy…
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RECIPE: Papas Tapas, Fun Potato Tapas

We love all the creative potato recipes from the folks at the U.S. Potato Board. You can find them at PotatoGoodness.com. This recipe for Festive Papas Tapas is a twist on the classic baked potato bar (pick your own toppings). Instead of a baked potato, thick slices of russet potatoes are grilled or roasted, and…
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