Make A Figgy Pudding (a.k.a. Christmas Pudding, Plum Pudding)

“Oh, bring us figgy pudding and a cup of good cheer,” goes the carol, “We Wish You A Merry Christmas.” Don’t know the carol? Sing with the bouncing ball. If you start now, you can have a homemade figgy pudding at Christmas.     WHAT’S A FIGGY PUDDING? A distant cousin of the fruit cake,…
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RECIPE: Goat Cheese With Sundried Tomatoes

We love to serve red and green foods as much as possible during the holiday season. Doesn’t this goat cheese look nice and Christmasy? Slices of fresh goat cheese are topped with marinated sundried tomatoes, and you can serve them in several ways: As an hors d’oeuvre, with crostini. As an appetizer, atop a crostino…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Make Pinwheel Sandwiches

TOP PHOTO: Pretty pinwheel sandwiches from Hidden Valley. BOTTOM PHOTO: Cranberry-feta pinwheels in tomato tortillas. Here’s the recipe from Food.com.   When we were in grade school (do people still use that term?), pinwheel sandwiches were a special party food. The bread needed to be specially baked, thin enough to roll into pinwheels. We delighted…
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