TIP OF THE DAY: How To Tell If A Pear Is Ripe…& Ways To Serve Pears

> World Pear Day is December 8th. > The year’s 80 fruit holidays. Below: > The history of pears. > More ways to enjoy pears, plus a recipe for easy baked pears. Pears are one of the few fruits that don’t ripen successfully on the tree. They’re picked when they have reached full size, but…
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STOCKING STUFFER: Earth To Skin Fruit-Scented Hand Sanitizer

[1] Easy to carry in a pocket, you can keep different scents in purses, gym bags, etc. Above: Watermelon hand sanitizer (all photos © Earth To Skin). [2] The inexpensive six-pack lets you hand out little gifties to your friends, colleagues and helpers. Above: Blueberry hand sanitizer. [3] Lemon + Basil hand sanitizer, like all…
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PRODUCT & GIFT: Pig Wizard Flavored Pork Rinds

PigWizard is a sandwich shop with a storied address: Cannery Row in Monterey, California. Specialties include Porchetta Sandwich, Sausage Sandwich, Porchetta Poutine and other pork-based treats. While you can’t get a sandwich shipped to you, you can buy the house-made sausage and bacon online. And the house-made, air-fried pork rinds (chicharrónes), made from pork skin…
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CHOCOLATE GIFT: Avant Garde Bars From Chocolat Moderne

[1] “The Lover” is a white chocolate bar filled with passionfruit caramel. Honestly, we love it very much (all photos © Chocolat Moderne). [2] The Blood Orange Bergamot bar is dark chocolate with a creamy filling of blood orange and bergamot orange. [3] A trio of Avant-Garde bars: Spicy Hazelnut Gianduja, Smoked Sea Salt and…
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FOOD FUN: Snowman Pancakes

It doesn’t take that much longer to turn everyday pancakes into snowman pancakes (photos #1 and #3) for Christmas and the rest of winter—if you plan it right. Thanks to Krusteaz, maker of premium pancake/waffle and baking mixes, for the idea. Krusteaz makes pancake mix in several flavors (Blueberry, Buttermilk, Chocolate Chip, etc.), including Pumpkin…
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