Recipe: Mashed Potato, Pumpkin & Pepita Patties

This potato-pumpkin side dish is easy to make because it uses instant potatoes: There’s no peeling or slicing. Thanks to the Idaho Potato Commission for the recipe. You can plop these tasty patties atop a salad or serve them as a side with a main course. > The history of pumpkins. > The history of…
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Cocoa Bomb Chocolate Whiskey With Great Chocolate Flavor

[1] Cocoa Bomb on the rocks (photo © Heritage Distilling). [2] A cocoa bomb, inspiration for the whiskey (photo © Williams Sonoma).   Here’s a different type of chocolate for Halloween…or Christmas…or Valentine’s Day…or whenever: Cocoa Bomb Chocolate Whiskey from Heritage Distilling. Heritage is the largest independently owned craft distillery in the Pacific Northwest. It’s…
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A Smoking Margarita Recipe For Halloween

How about an eerily smoking Margarita for Halloween? In this case, a grapefruit Margarita is enhanced with fresh rosemary and a smoking rosemary sprig. Thanks to Canta Negra Tequila for the recipe. > More Margarita recipes. > More Halloween cocktail recipes. > The history of the Margarita.     RECIPE: ROSEMARY-GRAPEFRUIT MARGARITA   Ingredients Per…
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Pumpkin Cannoli Recipe With Pizzelles: How Can You Resist?

[1] Pumpkin-pizzelle cannoli, ready to eat (photo © Colavita). [2] Pumpkin purée is mixed with the next two ingredients (photo © Good Eggs). [3] Ricotta cheese, the classic base for cannoli filling (photo © Murray’s Cheese). [4] Mascarpone, extra rich and called Italian cream cheese, adds a special touch to the filling (photo © Gruppo…
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Brebirousse D’Argental, An Elegant Cheese For Halloween

Brebirousse D’Argental, an elegant French sheep’s milk cheese, would be appealing on any cheese plate at any time of year. But in this season, we especially like that it wears the colors of Halloween and Thanksgiving. This pasteurized cheese is from Lyon, a gourmet hub in the Rhône-Alpes region of France. Orange on the outside,…
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