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Merry Christmas!

From my home to yours, wishing everyone a Very Merry Christmas. Barb and Abbie

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Crab and Mushroom Cheesecakes With Spanish Cava

This is a crazy time of year for everyone and I’m no exception. No matter how well I plan, it always seems to come down to the last moment and a million things to get done. Work to finish, dishes to prepare for the holiday, gifts for friends and family, shipping things out of state [...]

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Cranberry Cheesecake with a Gingersnap and Cranberry Crust

After letting my love of cranberries be known before Thanksgiving with Cranberry Liqueur, Cosmopolitan Cranberry Sauce and Turkey Sandwiches with Cranberry Sauce and Cream Cheese, I thought I would take a break, or rather, give my readers one. Me too I guess but still, after doing cocktails and more savory offerings I had a craving [...]

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Kahlua, Eggnog and Jameson Irish Whiskey Cocktail

I’ve long had a holiday love affair with the decadence of Kahlua and Cream; it was the first ‘adult’ drink I was served in the safety of my parents home on Christmas Eve. I didn’t have the typical adolescent tendency to want to get drunk before I was old enough to legally imbibe but I [...]

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Deep Fried Turkey with Honey, Bourbon and Roasted Pecan Glaze

As much as I love to experiment with new recipes for almost any occasion, I love this Maple and Bacon Roasted Turkey so much that I can’t imagine not having it each year on Thanksgiving. After that effort which always entails a full day of cooking, I make a point of making Christmas easier. I [...]

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Tequila Smash – A Tequila Cocktail and Homemade Maraschino Cherries

This is a very special Happy Hour Friday. A sweet friend I’ve met on Twitter is getting married this Saturday and I’m part of a large group that wanted to celebrate with Nelly (Cooking With Books), even if only in a virtual sense. I remember seeing her tweet, not that long ago, ‘And…I said YESSSSS!‘ [...]

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Christmas Meringue Cookies with White Chocolate Decorations

Have you tried macarons? You know…they are ALL the rage. I have and I’m left nonplussed. I thought maybe it was me, you know, a novice at the craft. The French cookie that requires seemingly perfect ingredients, perfect proportions and I’m sure, perfect altitude. I tried, I really did but even if I mastered the [...]

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Turkey, Cranberry and Cream Cheese Sandwich with Sprouts and Sunflower Seeds

I admit…I’m pulling something from the Archives to publish again. I’ll hope you’ll forgive me; pretty please? When I first started this blog I had 2 readers; me and my dog. Still, I transferred some of my best recipes from an older recipe website where they now languish in the archives and deserve better. This [...]

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Cosmopolitan Cranberry Sauce – Is it a Cocktail or a Sidedish?

Like so many, my childhood memory of cranberries is centered on the canned, jellied version of cranberry sauce. I can’t say I hated it, but I just don’t care for anything ‘jelloish’; preferring jam in a heartbeat to jelly. Still I was unprepared for how much I would LOVE cranberry sauce made from scratch. Talk [...]

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Wood Butter – A Recipe for Your Utensils!

Several months ago Wendi with Bon Appetit Hon, did a post on Wood Butter; like you I had a moment of Huh? What? Well, typically called Spoon Oil, Wendi had decided that Wood Butter fit better and I agree; leave it to another food person to put the perfect name on this elixir that is [...]

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Mashed Potato Cakes with Scallions and Parmesan Cheese

I’m know I’m not alone that I look as forward to Thanksgiving Day leftovers as I do the big meal on that day; maybe even more so. I won’t deny I’ve had several holidays when the effort of getting the meal put together has seen me too tired to really enjoy it. But the next [...]

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The Howl – A Signature Cocktail for the Di Rosa Winery Auction X Event

I hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving. Mine was a bit fractured with family far and wide and the plans I had made falling through at the last moment. My sweet friend Karen invited me down to her home for dinner but after dealing with family issues I just sort of wanted to stay home, [...]

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Warm Honeyed Brie with Raspberries and Almonds

I’ve participated with Steven Gilberg and @WineTwits before when I’ve hosted combination wine tastings and tweetups that serve to get the word out about different wines; either by region or type. When I was asked to serve as a host for a ‘food’ event, how could I say no? I invited friends; made sure they [...]

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How to Make Cranberry Liqueur and the Perfect Champagne Cocktail for the Holidays

This is one of my favorite things to make over the holidays yet because I put it on my blog a couple of years ago, it has for the most part languished in the nether world of being there but no one knowing it. As I work to finish the batch for this year along [...]

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Better than Kahlua – How to Make Coffee Liqueur

My youngest daughter Lauren works at Nordstrom’s in their Visual Merchandising department; she is one of the elves that work behind the scenes for weeks in preparation for the big reveal of all things Christmas the day after Thanksgiving. I won’t say it’s not hard for me that we don’t spend the holiday together but [...]

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