FOOD FUN: Stuffed Crab Legs

This isn’t primarily a recipe for stuffed crab legs, but a tip that many things we often discard still have a place on the plate. Here, the creative chefs at Petrossian made a crab salad with fresh whole crab. Instead of discarding the empty crab legs, they stuffed them and arranged them on the plate:…
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Holiday Hot Toddy Recipes With Scotch, Gin & Rum

[1] Mulled cider can be a cocktail (add gin, rum, or whiskey) or mocktail (photo © Zaya Rum). [2] Mulled wine is a festive holiday drink (Freepik Photo).   The expression “cup of good cheer” that comes to us from Merrie Olde England refers to hot mulled cider and wine. Whether or not you have…
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GIFT: Chocolate For Sports Fans

Pass the pigskin—we want some chocolate. This life-size football is available in dark, or white chocolate from fine chocolatier Li-Lac Chocolates. At 11 x 6″ x 6.5″ and 2.2 pounds of premium chocolate, the football is $48.00. If football isn’t your sport, there are: Chocolate basketballs, a life-size 10″ diameter and 3.5 pounds of chocolate,…
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FOOD HOLIDAY: Carbonated Beverage With Caffeine Day

Do you know what this is? Chances are, you’ve consumed it (and some people consume it a lot!). Photo by Bob Walker | Wikimedia.   Today is National Carbonated Beverage With Caffeine Day. Yes, some of these official food holidays are quirky. But each one offers a teaching moment. There are only six plants on…
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