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90 Second Creamy Herb Dipping Sauce
This versatile sauce makes a delightful dip for fresh-cut veggies, breads or a variety of snack chips. Great for those ...
Cari Martens
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This Idea Smells: Pizza Perfume
What began as a fun Facebook post has materialized into what could be the ultimate holiday gag gift idea.
Cari Martens
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Prosciutto Wrapped Asparagus
This simple but elegant appetizer adds color and pizazz to a holiday party.
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Little Hands Christmas Cookies
These sugar cookies, shaped like your little ones’ hands, make precious Christmas gifts and can even be hung on the tree as ornaments.
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Home Bakers Seek to Sharpen Skills for the Holidays
One of the best things about the holiday season is the wonderful aroma of holiday treats coming to life in the oven. And this year it seems many home bakers are striving to improve their ...
Cari Martens
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RECIPE: Matcha Green Tea Shortbread Cookies
Matcha Green Tea Shortbread Cookies Recipe are infused with the delicate flavor of green tea and finished with sparkling turbinado sugar. They make a delightful gift for the holidays.
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12 Days of Christmas Cookie Recipes
It's not too early to start baking and freezing--or giving away--your Christmas cookies! After all, cookies are some of the most welcome gifts of the holiday season. Who doesn’t love cookies? And homemade ...
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Thanksgiving HQ
Bookmark this page as your source for all things Thanksgiving. We’ve got lots of links to delicious seasonal recipes, how-to-make-it videos, and all kinds of articles to help you make sure your holiday doesn ...
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Thyme Cream Turkey Gravy
Well, you can't have Thanksgiving Dinner without gravy, and this savory recipe makes for a truly delicious one--worthy of your turkey and mashed potatoes. Perhaps best of all, you can make it ahead to make Thanksgiving prep a bit less hectic.
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Ultimate Foodie Gift: Private Dinner Party for 10 from Neiman Marcus
Upscale department store Neiman Marcus has come out with its annual list of over-the-top holiday gifts: among them is a dinner prepared by some of the world's best chefs, with a price tag that ...
Cari Martens
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Pumpkin Cheesecake with Bourbon Sauce
Go beyond the usual pumpkin pie this holiday season. This twist on the classic will wow the crowd.
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Meet Frank the Fruitcake
Have you had the opportunity to meet Frank the Fruitcake? He’s part fruit, part cake, and a new social media creation from those funny folks at Walmart—he’s an animated talking holiday fruitcake.
Cari Martens
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Thanksgiving: the Farmers’ Holiday
With today’s emphasis on being green and eating local, the focus of the Thanksgiving holiday has perhaps narrowed a bit, making the it an ideal time to celebrate end enjoy the cornucopia of fresh ...
Cari Martens
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Mashed Potatoes with Cream Cheese
Mashed Potatoes with Cream Cheese Recipe - This simple recipe turns out marvelous mashed potatoes every time. Using a ricer results in just the right texture.
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Coke of Canada Salutes Polar Bears on Cans and with Charitable Support
Cause marketing always kicks into high gear around the holidays, and a new effort from Coca-Cola of Canada involving the Coke polar bears is a worthy one.
Cari Martens
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Cheesecake of the Month: November
The key to this decadent dessert is a fabulous caramel sauce from Michael Recchiuti.
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Cheesecake of the Month: October
Our Pumpkin Cheesecake with Bourbon Sauce brings a delicious twist to your fall holiday table.
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Fried Risotto Balls
Guests won’t be able to resist this crunchy and gooey hors d’ouevre and will be delighted to find melted cheese at the center of this treat.
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Holiday Mincemeat Pie
Mincemeat Pie Recipe. Mincemeat pie is a traditional favorite, enjoyed especially around the holidays. This version offers an extra rich taste experience.
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Food Trucks Catering to Holiday Parties
Holiday office parties in New York City are seeking out a trendy new source for festive foods this party season. The ubiquitous gourmet food trucks are grabbing a bigger share of the holiday pie, bringing ...
Cari Martens
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How to Gild a Pear
Learn how to add a beautiful touch to your holiday dining table with our step-by-step guide to gilding.
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Edible Decorations Becoming a Holiday Tradition
It’s fun to get out those holiday decorations every year to make the house all festive and cheery. But what may be even more fun are holiday decorations you can eat! And it seems ...
Cari Martens
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Roast Beef Dinner with Yorkshire Pudding and Port Merlot Pan Sauce
Traditional Roast Beef Dinner with Yorkshire Pudding and Port Merlot Pan Sauce. This recipe provides all the spirit of an elegant English Standing Prime Rib Roast Dinner at a fraction of the cost.
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Green Peas Duet
Green Peas Duet Recipe - The simple combination of sugar snap peas and sweet green peas is a feast for the eyes, and a delightful blend of flavors.
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Praline Cookies
Praline Cookies Recipe. If you like pralines you will love these praline cookies. You’ll see that the praline cookie is just topped with one teaspoon of the praline mixture.
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Classes in Gingerbread House Designs
Not everyone has the construction skills necessary to build a gingerbread structure that truly resembles a cute little house, rather than a ramshackle gingerbread shack begging for the wrecking ball. To meet this need we ...
Cari Martens
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Fabulous Christmas Dinner, With Some Trimming
Perhaps you had turkey and/or ham on Thanksgiving and now you’d like to serve a classic beef dinner for Christmas. You could always opt for the classic Standing Rib Roast, but in this ...
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Cranberry Sugar Cookies
Simple butter cookie dough loaded with dried cranberries. Wrapped up in parchment paper and tied with ribbons, this cranberry sugar cookie dough makes a great holiday gift the recipients can simply bake themselves in the oven.
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New England Sausage and Dried Cranberry Stuffing
New England Sausage and Dried Cranberry Stuffing Recipe. Here's a holiday stuffing recipe for those who like a heartier, meatier dressing.
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Duchess Potatoes
Duchess Potatoes Recipe. Want your mashed potatoes to be a touch more fancy for the holiday dinner? Try this recipe.
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Brown Sugar Bark
Brown Sugar Bark Recipe - These holiday cookies are a great balance of the classic holiday flavors of ginger and brown sugar, making them crunchy and full of flavor. Try serving these Brown Sugar Bark cookies with cherry sauce or other toppings.
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Christmas Wassail
For centuries, Wassail punch was served in England from Christmas Eve till the Twelfth Night. Of course, you can enjoy it throughout the holidays.
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It's National Pastry Day
The holidays should leave you no option but to surrender and indulge in sugar. A chef with an abundance of hungry family and friends is always prepared to serve some of those guilty pleasures. this ...
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Orange Marmalade Cookies
Orange Marmalade Cookies Recipe - a lovely combination of sweet and citrus. They make great Christmas cookies.
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Lemon Snowball Cookies
Lemon Snowball Cookies Recipe - a classic the world over. Make them and you're assured of a White Christmas.
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Colossal Chocolate Chip Cookies
This is a “wow” cookie by its looks alone. The bigger the scoop, the bigger the cookie. This colossal chocolate chip cookie is one you’ll want to share!
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Holiday Gingerbread
Gingerbread cookies are wonderful anytime of year, but there’s something magical about them during the holidays.
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Brandied Cherry Sauce
Brandied Cherry Sauce Recipe is incredible over ice cream, served with brown sugar cookies on the side. Or try it drizzled over cheesecake.
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Thanksgiving Tips from Chef George Llorens
Budgets are tight this year and there isn’t a lot of room for those “splurge” items, but that doesn’t mean taste buds have to suffer as you plan for Thanksgiving. Large-scale gatherings of ...
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Thanksgiving Will Cost a Wee Bit More This Year
It's time to talk turkey about your expected costs for this year's Thanksgiving celebration. Well, surprise. It appears Thanksgiving 2010 will gobble up more of your household budget.
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Hosting a Harvest Party
Autumn is a wonderful time to host a party. The Food Channel recently hosted a Harvest Party, open house style, with more than 70 guests in attendance at River Cliff, our beautiful country retreat. A ...
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Creole Butter-Roasted Turkey
This rich juicy Creole butter-roasted turkey, with a crispy golden brown skin, tastes incredible! Rubbing seasoned butter under the skin of the turkey before roasting ensures a moist, flavorful turkey.
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Pumpkin Black Walnut Pie
Give this all-time autumn favorite a touch of sophistication with a nutty, crunchy difference.
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How to Make Yukon Gold Mashed Potatoes with Cream Cheese
Here's a great mashed potato recipe that will have your guests' mouths watering and wanting to go back for seconds. We take mashed potatoes to the max by adding cream cheese, butter and half ...
Christen Nehmer
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Cloverleaf Rolls
Discover the secret to making big and fluffy oven-baked Cloverleaf dinner rolls. Chef Gail shows you how easy it is in this “How We Do It” Food Channel video.
Christen Nehmer
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Pumpkin Cheesecake with Bourbon Sauce
Kick your holiday pumpkin pie up a notch with this recipe for Pumpkin Cheesecake with Bourbon Sauce. Cathy shows you the way in our “How We Do It” Food Channel video.
Christen Nehmer
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Old Fashioned Bread Stuffing
Mrs. Cratchit probably used a recipe similar to this to serve husband Bob, Tiny Tim and the rest of the family, using it to stuff the Christmas goose.
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Brussels Sprouts with Bacon
Brussels Sprouts with Bacon Recipe - This may sound like an unlikely combination, but it's unbelievably delicious. Makes a marvelous side dish for those holiday dinners.
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Easy Mashed Potatoes
Easy Mashed Potatoes Recipe - You've got enough to do to get a big dinner on the table. Here's a fast and fail-safe recipe for success-and great-tasting mashed potatoes.
