TIP OF THE DAY: Christmas Tea (Or Wine) Break With Christmas Bread

Gingerbread may be the best known Christmas “bread” in the U.S. Hopefully you’ll enjoy a few bites before the season ends (and send someone an adorable Gingerista gingerbread family that mirrors his or her household). But don’t let the holidays pass you by without trying pandoro, panettone, panforte and/or stollen. All are delicious with spiced…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Things To Do With Candy Canes & The History Of Candy Canes

[1] Candy canes: the harbinger of Yuletide. See their origin, below. [2] White chocolate candy cane fudge. Here’s the recipe (photo © The Girl Who Ate Everything). [3] This hot chocolate has both a candy cane and a cinnamon stick, for extra “yum” (photo © Taryn Elliott | Pexels).   A candy cane is more…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Cranberry Sauce With A Twist

Add some spark to your cranberry sauce with a bit of Port. This tip is from Sable & Rosenfeld, who gave us the roast turkey recipe below. You can purchase their Port Cranberry Sauce online. You can use your favorite cranberry sauce recipe, or this classic cranberry-orange relish that can be made several days in…
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RECIPE: Moist Roast Turkey

A beautiful garnish for the turkey platter.Photo courtesy SableAndRosenfeld.com.   Ninety percent of Americans serve turkey on Thanksgiving; 50% of us serve it for Christmas dinner as well. Gourmet food producer Sable & Rosenfeld suggests a delicious and fragrant turkey garnish of figs, fresh sage and “Champagne” grapes. The smallest of the seedless grapes, what…
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GIFT OF THE DAY: Christmas Lima Beans

Make Christmas Lima Beans part of your holiday. Photo by River Soma | THE NIBBLE. Phaseolus lunatus (FAZ-ee-oh-lus loo-NAY-tus) isn’t any old bean. It’s the Christmas Lima Bean. And it makes a great stocking stuffer, party favor or small gift for just about anybody. A cream-colored bean with dark burgundy markings, the Christmas Lima doesn’t…
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