Do you have a favorite restaurant that sparkles during the Holiday season. I mean dining rooms that really go all out with beautiful decorations. We enjoy a spot called Mulino's in White Plains, N.Y. that goes over the top with...
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So the Christmas cooking has begun. I made meat pies (tortiere) this weekend and will be making some next weekend. This recipe is from Antigonish Nova Scotia where my father was born. It isn't traditional but is is damn good....
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Do you buy eggnog at the grocery store? Which brands do you like? Which brands do you hate? Do you spike it or drink it straight?...
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I'm putting together Christmas treat packages for friends and family who live far away, and aside from including some of my family's famed party mix I'm not sure what else to add! I'm not sure if I want to make...
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I'll be in NYC bumming around on Christmas Eve & Christmas Day. Any & all suggestions for restaurants appreciated. I'll be staying near Jay Street stop on the A/C/F in Brooklyn, so Court street is at hand, but I'm not...
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Last year I had a few cookbooks I was lusting over--How to Cook Everything-Bittman( BTW awesome Iphone app) , Pioneer Woman and 660 Curries. This year I have been too busy traveling to peruse for the newest good books (except...
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It's time for me to start thinking about Christmas gift cooking. I always make candy to give away, I've been doing fudge, caramels, and toffee for years. I'm looking to add one or two more candies to the list. Does...
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How was your holiday meal, and what did you eat? Here's what awaited me at my MIL's on Xmas eve, after a 40-mi. drive from NJ to Queens which took over 3 hrs. in bumper-to-bumper traffic: Appetizer/Nosh--a small bowl of...
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I added another whisk to my collection, but also got a set of really nice heavy measuring cups and spoons, so now I can stop using the crappy ones I have. Spice rack, yay! Ove glove, yay! Weird metal "chopper"...
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Thought it would be amusing to see all the creative ..um..juices...turned toward more literary things. Please feel free to add a stanza or five.... 'Twas the night before Christmas, and all through the house, not a creature was stirring (except...
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