RECIPE: Pumpkin Mousse

Don’t want a traditional pumpkin pie for dessert this Thanksgiving? Try our glamorous pumpkin mousse recipe. Other pumpkin recipe favorites: –Bourbon Pecan Pumpkin Pie–Cranberry Pumpkin Crumble Cheesecake–Pumpkin Cheesecake–Pumpkin & Habañero Cheddar Soufflés –Pumpkin Cocktail And these Top Picks Of The Week: –Rossi’s Pumpkin Fettuccini –SuperSeedz Flavored Pumpkin Seeds –Buffalo Bill’s Pumpkin Ale Pumpkin mousse combines…
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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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