RECIPE TIPS: Enjoy Thanksgiving With Fewer Calories

Chicago caterer, restaurateur and author, Carlyn Berghoff, provides these calorie-saving tips for the holidays: -White meat has less fat and fewer calories than dark meat. If you brine your turkey or use the Turkey Cannon, the white meat will be so moist, a dark-meat lover won’t be disappointed. -With a moister turkey, you don’t need…
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GOURMET NEWS: Are You In “Knead?”

Move over, Butterball, there’s a new hotline in town. For the third year, The Crisco Pie Hotline is helping bakers in “knead” of a little pie baking advice. Last year’s most commonly asked questions were: -“How do I prevent the bottom of my pumpkin pie crust from becoming soggy?”-“How long can I freeze my unbaked…
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RECIPES: An Apple Or Two A Day

Debrito’s, a NIBBLE Top Pick, makes gourmet candy apples with top notch ingredients. Read the review.   Our farmer’s markets are brimming with tempting apple varieties, and we’re enjoying more than one apple a day. Beyond a snack fruit, it’s easy to work apples into daily meals. Here are a baker’s dozen of ideas. 1.…
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RECIPES: Election Night Cocktails

The Obama Rama. The Obama Poma. 10 Cane On The Baracks. The McCane Mojito. John 10 Cane Punch.   If you’re planning an election night get-together, the folks at 10 Cane Rum have made it easy to celebrate (or drown your sorrows) with these toasts to the candidates. OBAMA DRINKS Obama-RamaA nod to Obama’s home…
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RECIPES: Gourmet Pizzas

October is National Pizza Month. This most popular of American dishes started out as a primitive flatbread and cheese meal somewhere in the Mediterranean region. While pepperoni wins as America’s favorite topping, the folks at Wisconsin Milk Marketing Board—whose members make much of the great cheese that tops your pizzas—have developed some groovy recipes that…
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