RECIPE: Pumpkin Crème Brûlée

An individual Pumpkin Crème Brûlée. Photo courtesy Spice Islands.   While pumpkin can (and should) be enjoyed year-round, Pumpkin Crème Brûlée is a delicious Halloween dessert or Thanksgiving dessert. The recipe, for individual dishes of crème brûlée, is courtesy Spice Islands, which has been searching the world for the highest-quality, most flavorful herbs and spices…
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Blood Orange Mimosa Recipe ~ A Smoking Cocktail

We love Mimosas: champagne and orange juice. We love blood oranges. So when this recipe arrived for a Bloody Mimosa [photo #1], we thought: This is it for Halloween. Not only does the “bloody” orange juice make a much better-looking Mimosa; a few chips of dry ice give the drink a spooky smoking effect. The…
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RECIPE: Best Chicken Wings & Sriracha Sauce

“One day a year…for a year’s worth of bragging rights!” proclaim the organizers of The Wingfest Series, which currently runs competitions in New York City and Washington, D.C. The New York event took place this past weekend, with all-you-can-eat wings and all-you-can-drink beer. This year’s champion chicken wings were made by The Windsor, a high-end…
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HALLOWEEN: Witch Popcorn Balls

How cool is this witch popcorn ball? The recipe comes from the National Popcorn Board, which has a cornucopia of popcorn recipes. So, don’t be afraid of the wicked witch: polish her off for dessert. RECIPE: HALLOWEEN WITCH POPCORN BALLS Ingredients For 8 Four-Inch Popcorn Balls 16 chocolate wafer cookies 3 quarts popped popcorn 4…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Homemade Ginger Miso Salad Dressing Recipe

The other week we went shopping at a large Japanese superstore (and the largest Japanese supermarket in the U.S.), Mitsuwa Marketplace in Edgewater, New Jersey. Strolling up and down the aisles, we wandered into the salad dressing area. We found ourselves hungering for a big salad with ginger-miso dressing—the type of dressing, often orange in…
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