TIP OF THE DAY: Easy Gingerbread Cupcakes

Gingerbread cupcakes with “gingerbread cookie” frosting and a gingersnap cookie garnish. Photo courtesy Pillsbury.   If you want gingerbread for Christmas Eve but don’t want the chore of rolling out gingerbread men, these easy gingerbread cupcakes from Pillsbury will also delight. The frosting is made from Biscoff Spread,* ground spice (spéculoos) cookies in a creamy…
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RECIPE: Roasted Beet, Avocado and Granny Smith Apple Towers

Here’s a tasty first course in Christmas colors. It’s one of the many recipes on TheAmazingAvocado.com. RECIPE: ROASTED BEET, AVOCADO & GRANNY SMITH APPLE TOWERS Ingredients For 6 Servings 3 medium beets, scrubbed with leaves trimmed 1 medium size, ripe Haas avocados 2 Granny Smith apples, diameter close to apples ½ cups goat cheese, crumbled…
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TIP OF THE DAY: How To Deglaze The Pan & Make A Pan Sauce

Have red wine? Pour it in! (photo © BalanceWine.Wordpress.com).   When you cook or bake with alcohol, you’re probably aware that the heat evaporates much (but not all) of the alcohol. The New York Times report that a sauce made with wine, then simmered and stirred for 30 minutes, can retain as much as a…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Make Christmas Popcorn Balls

Our grandmother loved to make popcorn balls with candied pecans. They’d be placed in a beautiful Moorcroft bowl for nibbling. Our childhood contribution was to add chocolate chips and M&Ms. But these Coconut Popcorn Snowballs with candy canes are spot on for the holiday season. (If you don’t like peppermint, you can leave out the…
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RECIPE: Holiday Sorbet Cocktail

We spent much of the weekend enjoying limited-edition, seasonal batch flavors from Ciao Bella Gelato: Cranberry Prosecco Sorbet, Montebianco Gelato and Pumpkin Sea Salt Caramel Gelato.     SEASONAL FLAVORS Dig into: Cranberry Prosecco Gelato. No matter how stuffed you may be from a big holiday dinner, there’s always room for sorbet. Ciao Bella’s Cranberry…
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