Weekend Baking: Citrus Tart Recipe With Coriander Crust

We love lemon tarts or citrus tarts of any kind. So we were excited to try this citrus tart with a buttery crust flavored with coriander (photo #1). It’s a spin we’d never have thought of: ground coriander mixed into the dough. The flavor of coriander (photo #2) is sweet and a bit citrusy. It…
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What Is The Great Fruitcake Toss In The Rockies In January?

[1] Why would anyone toss a tasty fruitcake? If you can’t eat it all, slice it and freeze it (photo © Williams Sonoma). [2] The slogan of the day (photos #2 and #4 © Visit Manitou Springs). [3] If you don’t BYO fruitcake, you can “rent” one (photo © Pikes Peak). [4] There are competitions…
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A Year Of National Breakfast Holidays (115 Of Them!)

When we began THE NIBBLE in 2004—20 years ago!—we wanted to develop our content along a concept. The concept was daily food holidays. In one of our jobs before THE NIBBLE, we planned promotional events using Chase’s Calendar Of Events, a compendium of all holidays, federal, state, and city, in every category you can imagine—from…
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Moscow Mule Mary Recipe For National Bloody Mary Day

[1] Moscow Mule Marys in the traditional copper Moscow Mule mugs (photos #1 and #3_ © Campbell’s). [2] V8 is available in bottles as well as individual-portion size cans (photo © I Heart Kroger). [3] A classic Bloody Mary made with V8 juice.   We love Bloody Marys year-round, but every January 1st, National Bloody…
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Bacon Topped Apple Pie Recipe For National Bacon Day

Most Americans would gladly eat bacon for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. And since December 30th is National Bacon Day, we have a recipe for a bacon dessert: Bacon-Topped Apple Pie. Thanks to Smithfield Foods for this truly memorable, delightful, and crowd-pleasing apple pie recipe. We’ve topped apple pie with ice cream, whipped cream, crème anglaise,…
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