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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PRODUCT: Cheeky Monkey Peanut Butter Puffs

A tasty, gluten-free snack—organic and kosher, too. Photo by Elvira Kalviste | THE NIBBLE.   Imagine if cheese puffs tasted like peanut butter instead of cheese, and you’ve got Cheeky Monkey Peanut Butter Puffs. They’re airy, peanutty, kosher, gluten free and organic. The ingredients are simple: organic corn, organic palm oil, organic peanut butter and…
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GIFT: Sriracha Candy Canes

When Santa comes down your chimney, leave him something more interesting than cookies and milk. Warm up his—and your—taste buds with J&D’s Sriracha Candy Canes. Sriracha, the popular Thai hot sauce has been used to create a fiery candy cane for those who like heat with their sweet. Give a box to heat-loving friends, serve…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Make Turkey Stock

Turn your turkey carcass into turkey stock or turkey soup. Photo by Marius Zjbie | Wikimedia.   Years back, we were very friendly with the owner of New York City’s most famous delicatessen. Among other secrets, he told us that the restaurant’s chicken soup was actually turkey soup. Why? Because the kitchen roasted several turkeys…
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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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