Category: Food Holidays & More

FOOD FUN: Raw Turkey Cake

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Put your “Thanksgiving hat” on: It’s time to get ready for the next leg of the fall/winter holiday trifecta. We somehow ended up on the website of London-based Sarah Hardy Cakes and were beguiled by this cake that looks like a raw turkey. Thanksgiving is an American holiday; Ms. Hardy made her turkey cake last…
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Deviled Egg Recipes For National Deviled Egg Day

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[1] Curried deviled eggs. Here’s the recipe (photo © McCormick). [2] “Beating Heart” deviled eggs color the egg white with beet juice. Here’s the recipe (photos #2 and #4 © Andrew McNeel Publishing). [3] Oh how cute: Deviled egg chicks for food fun anytime—including Easter. Here’s the recipe—scroll down for the chicks (photo © Julie…
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FOOD FUN: Chicken & Waffles

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The edgiest chicken and waffles. Photo courtesy Rusty Mackerel | New York City.   The hippest “chicken and waffles” we’ve ever seen are at the The Rusty Mackerel in Washington Heights (northern Manhattan). Chef/owner James “Mac” Moran, former Executive Chef de Cuisine of Todd English’s “Olives” restaurant, goes switches out the chicken for jerked quail,…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Halloween Beer

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How about a bottle of Dark Lord? Photo courtesy Singlehop.com.   Yesterday we presented a table’s worth of wines that are perfect for Halloween. With names like Phantom, Sinister Hand and Velvet Devil, they add fun to the occasion. Check ‘em out. Today, it’s beer. Our source is the new book, “The Brewtal Truth Guide…
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HOLIDAY: Pork Pozole Recipe For Dia De Los Muertos

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[1] Pork pozole (photo © Chef Ingrid Hoffmann). [2] Dried New Mexico chiles. We got these on Amazon (photo © El Molcajete). [3] Mexican oregano, from Savory Spice Shop (photo © Savory Spice Shop). [4] Hominy can be purchased in cans, ready to use, or in bags of dried kernels, which need to be soaked…
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