TIP OF THE DAY: Make A Special Ice Cream For New Year’s Eve

Ice cream that smells and tastes like gingerbread. Photo courtesy KitchenKonfidential.com.   Ice cream is one of our favorite desserts—heck, it’s our favorite food, period. For New Year’s Eve, we like to make a special flavor. Last year it was lavender. Prior years included anise, chipotle chocolate, chocolate pretzel, peppermint schnapps and white chocolate with…
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RECIPE: Make “Christmas Quesadillas”

With the kids home through the New Year, here’s a way to keep the holiday spirit going for lunch or dinner: Christmas quesadillas! The idea comes from Red’s All Natural, makers of burritos and quesadillas. Keep a box of the quesadillas in the freezer. Then, heat them (the microwave works fine) and top with green…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Celebrate The Winter Solstice

Today, take some time out of your busy day by celebrating the winter solstice. For those living north of the Equator, the winter solstice is the shortest day of the year—it has the fewest hours of sunlight. (The vernal [summer] equinox, the longest of the year, has the most hours of sunlight.) Using the Gregorian*…
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