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Dark Chocolate Peppermint Cookies: A Super Treat From Levain

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‘Tis the season for gifting and self-gifting. Our favorite Levain cookies have a limited-time holiday flavor—Dark Chocolate Peppermint—that we love so much, we’re packing extras in the freezer to last us at least until spring. Levain is known for its six-ounce jumbo cookie mounds—magnificent cookies that are crispy on the outside and gooey on the…
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FOOD FUN: Crushed Peppermint Hot Chocolate

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If you have leftover candy canes or other red-and-white peppermints, here’s a good use for a cold day: Crush them and use them as a hot chocolate garnish. First top the hot chocolate with: Marshmallows Marshmallows Cream (e.g. Fluff) Whipped Cream   You can even add a small scoop of ice cream; just make the…
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RECIPE: Mint Chocolate Candy Cane Cocktail

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A fun, retro Christmas cocktail. Photo courtesy SideBAR | NYC.   Deck the halls with this Christmas cocktail from SideBar restaurant in New York City. For more color, purchase tricolor candy canes: red, white and green. RECIPE: MINT CHOCOLATE CANDY CANE COCKTAIL Ingredients For One Cocktail 1 ounce vodka 1/2 ounce green creme de menthe…
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RECIPE: Chocolate Peppermint Kiss Cocktail

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February 11th was National Peppermint Pattie Day and we forgot to publish this delicious cocktail recipe from Partida Tequila. But it tastes just as good as a Valentine treat (or a Christmas treat or a “because it’s Thursday” treat). CHOCOLATE PEPPERMINT COOKIE COCKTAIL Ingredients Per Cocktail 3/4 ounce blanco/silver tequila 1 ounce peppermint schnapps 3/4…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Things To Do With Candy Canes & The History Of Candy Canes

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[1] Candy canes: the harbinger of Yuletide. See their origin, below. [2] White chocolate candy cane fudge. Here’s the recipe (photo © The Girl Who Ate Everything). [3] This hot chocolate has both a candy cane and a cinnamon stick, for extra “yum” (photo © Taryn Elliott | Pexels).   A candy cane is more…
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