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October 31, 2009 at 7:57 am
· Filed under Halloween & Fall, Recipes, The Nibble
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| What’s for dinner? Take your pick, or cook them all:
These recipes are too cute for words (take a look at the pictures!). Even if you don’t have kids, you may want to whip up a few. You can have your worm sandwiches with a beer instead of milk.
Happy Halloween! |
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Worms: They’re what’s for dinner. At least on
Halloween! Photo courtesy of Pillsbury. |
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October 31, 2009 at 7:36 am
· Filed under Cocktails & Spirits, Entertaining, Halloween & Fall
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The Bloody Eyeball Martini. Photo courtesy
of Kris Plazek. |
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While the kids are out trick-or-treating, you deserve a treat, too. Our Halloween cocktails with gin include the Bloody Scream, Ghost, Satan’s Whiskers, Swamp Demon and Witches’ Brew. But they’re only the top of the menu—we’ve got a whole Halloween Lounge going.
- Check out the Bloody Eyeball Martini and the Bloody Brain.
- Halloween Brandy Cocktails include Awake From The Dead and Pumpkin Eater Cocktails.
- Coffee lovers can sip away at these “black” cocktails with Kahlúa: The Drac-Kahlúa, Kahlúa Black Cat and Kahlúa Cryptini. (They’re very dark brown, but you can add a drop of McCormick black food coloring to make them truly black.)
- There’s a lovely bloody effect with Vampire Elixir from Grey Goose Vodka. The company also offers a bright orange Pumpkin Martini.
What are you waiting for? Start mixing! |
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October 30, 2009 at 7:58 am
· Filed under Christmas, Cookies-Cake-Pastry, Entertaining, Recipes
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| Back in the 17th century, sugar was costly and shortbread was considered an expensive luxury, a treat reserved for special celebrations, Christmas and New Year’s celebrations. Imagine how over-the-top-indulgent those party-goers would think us if they had these dipped shortbread fingers!
We thank the folks at Walkers Shortbread for this festive yet easy recipe. Serve it for dessert with ice cream or with coffee and tea when guests stop by during the holiday season.
Ingredients
- 1 package (5.3 ounces) Walkers Shortbread Fingers
- 1 bar (8 ounces) of chocolate—bittersweet and/or white (or double the recipe and make one batch of each)
- A selection of toppings: chopped nuts (almonds, hazelnuts, pecans, macadamia nuts or pistachios or walnuts); chopped candied fruit; crystallized ginger; mini chocolate (or other flavored chips); grated coconut; zest of orange or lemon; or your own favorite toppings)
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Dip shortbread fingers: It’s easy, fun—and impressive! Photo courtesy Walker’s Shortbread. |
Preparation
1. Microwave chocolate in medium microwavable bowl on HIGH for 2 minutes. Stir until chocolate is melted and smooth.
2. Dip shortbread fingers into the melted chocolate. Immediately roll in chopped nuts, coconut, mini-chocolate chips, slivered almonds, etc.
3. Or place plain dipped chocolate shortbread onto waxed paper and let cool. Then drizzle with contrasting chocolate. Serves 4.
There are many more recipes available at www.walkersus.com. Enjoy!
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