Banana Snowman Pancakes Recipe For Cold Winter Mornings

[1] In this photo (recipe below) the snowman is wearing raspberry earmuffs. They’re connected with a piece of red apple (photo © Taste Of Home). [2] For this recipe, make sure the bananas are ripe enough to easily mash (photo © Jonathan Cooper | Unsplash). [3] You can make a bacon scarf and cut a…
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Mezcal Hot Toddy Recipe For National Hot Toddy Day

Hot toddies are warm alcoholic drinks, meant to take the chill off (especially welcome since when they were invented, there was only a fireplace to heat the room). National Hot Toddy Day is January 11th. National Hot Buttered Rum Day is January 17th. National Mulled Wine Day is March 3rd. That’s a trio of hot…
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Elvis Whiskey & Ice Cream For Elvis Presley’s 90th Birthday

[1] The three expressions of Elvis Presley spirits (all photos © Grain & Barrel). [2] Midnight Snack whiskey with a pint of Tipsy Scoop ice cream. Both have Elvis’ favorite flavor combo: peanut butter, banana, and bacon. [3] All shook up: Turn the boozy ice cream into boozy shake (see the recipe below. [4] A…
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Cherry-Lime Shortbread Recipe, National Shortbread Day & All Cookie Holidays

January 6th is National Shortbread Day, celebrating Scotland’s great contribution to cookiedom*. The classic Scottish cookie (or biscuit, the term used for cookies in the U.K.) recipe is traditionally one part white sugar, two parts butter, three to four parts plain wheat flour, and a bit of salt—but no leavening†. Over the centuries, the buttery…
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Flour & Olive Gourmet Cake Mixes: Elegant & Easy

Olive oil cake is similar to any other cake, except for the fat. Olive oil is substituted for butter (or other fat) in the recipe. It’s important to use high-quality olive oil, as it will be a dominant flavor. We have long lamented a local bakery that closed after addicting us to its plain, simple,…
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