GIFT: Change The Life Of A Needy Family

The best gift of all: a cow, goat, sheep or chickens to a very needy family. Photo courtesy Heifer International.   If you’re finished with shopping for nice-but-not-life-changing gifts for the people you care about, how about helping a family you don’t know, who will be grateful to you forever? Perhaps the most important gift…
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RECIPE: Candy Cane Fudge Brownies

Candy cane fudge brownies? Absolutely! How can you resist this delicious recipe from Lauryn Cohen of BellaBaker.com. The recipe becomes “Peppermint Brownies” any time of the year: Just crush hard peppermint candies instead of candy canes. National Chocolate Brownie Day is December 8th. National Candy Cane Day is December 26th. > The year’s 5 brownie…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Candy Cane Martini

Turn your Martini into a Candy Cane Martini. Photo courtesy Bagatelle Restaurant | NYC.   You can turn any Martini into a Candy Cane Martini by adding a half ounce peppermint schnaps (or more to taste). At Bagatelle, a bistro with locations in Los Angeles and New York, they’ve turned the concept into what they…
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GIFT: Grand Marnier Cherry

A limited-edition treat: grab a bottle or two. Photo courtesy Grand Marnier.   Grab a bottle of the limited release Grand Marnier Cherry, the new, elegant, complex expression from Grand Marnier. In fact, grab several: one for yourself and others for gifts. Grand Marnier’s famous flavor of wild tropical oranges and fine Cognac is enhanced…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Curly Beets Christmas Salad

Make your holiday salad more Christmasy with beet ribbons, stars, dice or julienne strips. You can curl beets (as well as carrots, turnips and other root vegetables) by cutting a continuous ribbon from the raw vegetable; then steam lightly. Add baby lettuces, toasted walnuts, and your choice of blue cheese, feta or goat cheese for…
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