Category: Great Food

A Spicy, Crunchy Gingersnap Biscotti Recipe For The Holidays

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A gift of homemade biscotti for your Thanksgiving host is especially thoughtful. Biscotti last for several weeks in an airtight tin, so the host family has a treat to look forward to after all the leftovers have been consumed. Annalise of Completely Delicious created these White Chocolate Gingersnap Biscotti after her grandmother’s gingersnap recipe. “These…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Harvest Topping, A Fall Garnish

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What’s Harvest Topping, you ask? As created by Country Crock, it’s a universal topping that can garnish anything from a baked Brie to a sundae to a crumble. Not to mention oatmeal, French toast, pancakes, waffles and yogurt. It’s also a salad topping. And we even mixed it into rice! Country Crock recommends it with…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Plate Painting For Your Dessert

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If you patronize fine restaurants and order dessert, you’ve probably noticed the “plate painting” that turns a piece of cake, tartlet or other pastry into a piece of art. But it’s not just for baked goods: Custard, pudding, even fresh fruit can also benefit from an artistic touch. In most cases, the plate is painted…
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TOP PICK OF THE WEEK: Dingel’s Oven Shortbread & Gingerbread (The Best!)

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Three-inch monogrammed shortbread tiles, with a back coated with salted caramel. Photo courtesy Dingel’s Oven.   A few months ago we were introduced to Dingel’s Oven, located in Beaverton, Oregon. What a find! And what a solution to gift-giving throughout the year. Because anyone who receives a box of cookies from Dingel’s Oven will look…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Thanksgiving Table Decorations

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Use grocery store items to decorate your Thanksgiving table. Photo courtesy Foragers Market | Brooklyn.   Some people like a flower centerpiece for their table. Others take out the silver candelabra. We’ve done both, but realized that they can interfere with sight lines across the table. They’re also very 20th (and 19th) century. So in…
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