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A treat for the candy-hander-outers. Photo courtesy Laphroaig. If you need something spirited to get through an evening of handing out candy, how about a special Scotch Sour? This recipe, from Laphroaig (our personal favorite Scotch—we love that peat!) “Sour” refers to lemon juice, which is added to the whisky with sugar to create…
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[1] Try your hand at making skeletons WITH royal icing (photo © Grandma’s Molasses | Facebook. [2] Fresh ginger root is dried, then ground (photo © Silk Road Spice Merchant—which sells beautiful spices). If you only use your gingerbread people cookie cutters for Christmas, you’re missing out on another holiday application: gingerbread skeletons for…
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Our friends at the Grand Central Oyster Bar in New York City remind us that stone crab is now in season. Florida stone crabs are legal for harvest from October 15th through May 15th. Frozen stone crab is available year-round, but the true palate pleaser is the fresh crab. The stone crab (Menippe mercenaria), also…
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Here’s another fun idea for Halloween, courtesy of Certified Angus Beef. They’ve added ground beef to refrigerated biscuit dough, to create a snack, first course or light lunch for kids and adults alike. Adults: These go great with beer! RECIPE: SPOOKY SPIDERS GROUND BEEF BISCUITS Ingredients For 8 Servings 1/2 pound ground beef 1/2 package…
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The best seasonal bundt cake is a pumpkin bundt. Here are two versions, one for Halloween and one for Thanksgiving. You can use: A special Nordicware pumpkin bundt cake pan A single conventional bundt cake pan (for a shorter cake) Two conventional bundt cakes, to approximate the style of the specialty pumpkin bundt pan (it…
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