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Weird Food Ornaments for Christmas

The pickle is sort of traditional. It is hidden on the tree and the first child to find it Christmas morning receives an extra litte gift. It's supposedly a German custom, but I think that's a myth.

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Review of the New 'M&M's Premiums': Fancy-Pants, Expensive, and Kinda Gross

Target was sampling them one Saturday and we tried the triple chocolate. We had the same reaction. "Where's the crispy shell?" and "Chocolate chips taste better than this."

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Cereal Quiz

19/20 because I thought maybe they were trying to be tricky and guessed Toasties on the Corn Flakes. They weren't that clever. I should have gone for the obvious. Cereal is my standby comfort food- especially for evening snacking. Life is probably my favorite.

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Serious Easter Artisanal Chocolate Egg Giveaway

cadbury eggs. mini. creme. whatever.

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I finally got it....the Cook's Illustrated Recipe to test!

I had the taleggio and portabellas. The crust is the only part that was worth it to me (even at 3 hours prep time). I just found this post searching for the recipe because I wasn't smart enough to actually print it off.

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In Videos: Suicidal Cadbury Creme Egg Commercials

all my three year old wanted to know was if we could watch it again. I've not yet introduced him to the goodness that is a Cadbury Creme Egg.

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Seriously Delicious Giveaway: Zingerman's Gift Certificate

chevre. no, muenster. no, feta!

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Seriously Delicious Holiday Giveaway: Garrison Confections Ultimate Chocolate Cooler

smooth, creamy, MILK

mdashkin- Stephen's makes a dark hot chocolate mix.

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Weird Food Ornaments for Christmas

@ holdthemayo - Thanks! But now I have to get the onion, the tomato, and the avocado, too, since I know they exist. Oh hell, and the chocolate dipped strawberry.

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Weird Food Ornaments for Christmas

Have the pickle also carrot, corn, grapes, apple, fish, hot peppers, eggplant (don't ask) and a lobster trap with the lobster on the outside.

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Weird Food Ornaments for Christmas

@madball911...Sur la Table also has artichoke ornaments, along with several other veggies.

http://www.surlatable.com/gs/handmade-artichoke-ornament.shtml

Smith & Hawken has an artichoke ornament, too. Go to smithandhawken.com and plug 'artichoke' in the search box, upper right corner.

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Weird Food Ornaments for Christmas

@ buffy- you beat me to it- I was thinking th same thing!

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Weird Food Ornaments for Christmas

I have a pickle, garlic, grapes, pomegranate, orange, apple, banana, ice cream cone, strawberry, roast turkey, and various fish. I'd love to have an artichoke. Anyone know where I can get one?

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Weird Food Ornaments for Christmas

We had some really nice pickle ornaments, until a couple of years ago when the cats decided the tree would look better on the floor at 3 a.m.

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Weird Food Ornaments for Christmas

@Robyn...Yeah, the reindeer are weird but somehow amusing at the same time. They look like they're tailgating...behind the sleigh. :)

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Weird Food Ornaments for Christmas

I have that EXACT pickle ornament!!!

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Weird Food Ornaments for Christmas

"Hide the pickle" always had a different meaning for me....

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Weird Food Ornaments for Christmas

I bought a pickle ornament a little while ago. I graduated college from the north carolina school of the arts. It's a crazy little school, our mascot was a fighting pickle...thus the pickle ornament. It makes me smile:)