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Something with strawberries and chocolate combined to me says Valentine's... Maybe strawberry ice cream with dark chocolate flakes in it, or dark chocolate ice cream with chunks of strawberries.

I too wasn't thrilled with the Dulce de Leche Cheerios. The idea sounded great, but the execution was a bit lacking (and I'm a cereal fanatic, so for me to say something isn't that great takes some doing). The caramel flavor was IMO really artificial and left an aftertaste in my mouth. I'm a big fan of Banana Nut, Cinnamon, and Apple Cinnamon Cheerios though. The Apple Cinnamon in particular are awesome; they have the true apple cinnamon flavor that I wish Apple Jacks had. My husband is a big peanut butter fan, so I'll have to keep an eye out for the peanut butter Cheerios (though as far as peanut butter cereals go, it'll be really hard to beat Reese's Puffs, even if those should probably be counted more as a dessert than a breakfast cereal).

My Rachael Ray from Furi 7-inch santoku knife. Don't really care for Rachael but I really like the knife.

Gale Gand's chewy sugar cookies, Cook's Illustrated's thick and chewy chocolate chip cookies, and Cook's Illustrated's thick and chewy peanut butter cookies are always a big hit and turn out beautifully every time.

A big pot of spicy chili

With cheese and crusty bread

With crusty bread and cheese

Chocolate mousse

I add a little half and half and a bit of sugar free Da Vinci syrup (favorites are toasted marshmallow, English toffee, and dulce de leche).

I too always use orange zest and juice (along with a cinnamon stick or two) when I make my cranberry sauce. I like the idea of adding Grand Marnier; will definitely be adding that this year!

My mom makes sweet potato casserole every Thanksgiving and Christmas, and the best one she has done IMO used both pecan streusel and mini marshmallows. Best of both worlds!

Aww I love candy corn! I only eat Brach's brand though; I truly can taste the honey notes in it, so to me, it's not just straight up sweet wax. I like their caramel apple candy corn too; it has a wonderful caramel flavor as well as the (fairly accurate) apple notes. I also love Good & Plenty (big licorice fan here); it has a good licorice flavor, and I actually enjoy the crunch of the candy shell in contrast to the chewy licorice. Given that no one else liked it, I always got quite a bit every Halloween (as my brother gladly took my disgusting Whoppers). Sadly, my little ones didn't get any Good & Plenty this year... and here I was ready to "save" them from the agony of consuming such dreck. :)

Count me in on the SweeTarts, Sugar Daddy, Mary Janes, and Necco Wafers though... yuck! Add to the list Whoppers (as I already mentioned), the orange/black wrapped taffy, Tootsie Rolls, butterscotch and cinnamon discs (really? come on folks, just don't answer the door if that's all ya got), and Pixy Styx.