GOURMET GIVEAWAY: Hickory Farms & Two Entertaining Books

You could serve the Hickory Farms beef on the crackers included in the gift box or with bread. Photo courtesy Anton Shevtsov | Stock Exchange.   Just because you’re counting down to the holidays doesn’t mean you don’t have two minutes to enter this week’s Gourmet Giveaway—especially when the prizes are holiday-related! PRIZE #1: Hickory…
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RECIPES: Holiday Cookies

Have you baked Christmas cookies yet? Take a look at our eight luscious cookie recipes, including: Apple Cider Buttons Almond Butter Buckeyes Pistachio Biscochitos Wintermint Wafers Bananas Foster Bars Gold Rush Bars Chocolate Butter Pecans Mount Rainier Macaroons It’s a great time of the year to teach children how to bake. They can give the…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Holiday Marys

Serve a variety of Marys at your holiday party with a different garnish for each: scallions, celery, fennel or carrots. Photo by S. Mario | Fotolia. When planning a holiday cocktail party, consider a Bloody Mary bar with everything from Virgin Marys to variations like: The Bloody Bull, with beef bouillon The Blood Mariner, with…
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