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It’s October first, and the countdown to Halloween begins. Candy is dandy, but we’d prefer ice cream cake. You can make a simple ice cream cake and decorate it with Halloween candies (recipe below), or order this Haunted House Cake from Baskin-Robbins. Make a Halloween ice cream cake an annual friends-and-family tradition. You can start…
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Here’s a fun idea we found on the Red Vines Facebook page: red licorice enrobed in white chocolate, drizzled with dark chocolate. You can make them for Halloween. Simply melt white chocolate, dip licorice and dry on wax paper. When white chocolate has dried, drizzle with milk chocolate (use a squeeze bottle). Licorice is a…
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We love bagels. We could eat them three meals a day. Our three favorite bagel toppings: olive cream cheese and smoked salmon, whitefish salad and tomato, and herring salad and tomato on a sesame or garlic bagel. Optional garnishes: capers, onion or chives. Our favorite “gourmet” bagel is topped with smoked sturgeon and salmon caviar,…
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Layered vegetable salad: The veggies look even more appealing. Photo courtesy Hidden Valley. If you have veggie-resistant eaters at your table, try turning the vegetables into an artistic presentation. Good packaging can make what’s inside much more exciting. Here’s a fun way to incorporate vegetables into a meal with panache. This recipe, from Hidden…
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“Hazelnuts make the best desserts,” says one of our favorite food bloggers, Vicky of Stasty.com. I feel like a lot of desserts are almond based, and poor old hazelnuts never get a look in. Hazelnuts are more complex and work well in both sweet and savoury dishes. “This is a different kind of cake than…
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