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Day 1 of My 12 Days of Christmas Baking compilation. Every year, I do this 12 days of cookies compilation on this blog and this year, I asked my mom to send in her icebox cookies recipe. Typically, she agrees, but then I don’t actually get the recipe, or pictures. To my surprise, mom came […]
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What a fun idea around the holidays – a cranberry drink! Definitely adding this neat cocktail from the fine folks at Spuntino Wine Bar & Italian Tapas to my repertoire for the holidays. Ingredients 1 fl. oz. Van Gogh Citron (or any other citron flavored vodka) 1/2 fl. oz. Limoncello 1/2 fl. oz. Prosecco 2.5 fl. oz. […]
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HALIFAX RESTAURANT, HOBOKEN, TEAMS WITH RUINART CHAMPAGNE FOR PAIRINGS DINNER, DECEMBER 12 WHO: Halifax, Hoboken NJ WHAT: Northeast France’s Champagne region unites with Northeast North America at Halifax’s Ruinart Dinner. Guests can experience four different offerings from the oldest Champagne house paired with Chef Seadon Shouse’s creative farm and coastal inspired fare, much of which is inspired […]
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I love really dressing up my table around the holidays. If you’re thinking of pulling out grandma’s silver or unpacking those formal dishes you received at your wedding, here’s how the table should be set for a formal meal: Want a very VIP dinner menu for that special meal? Here’s one I love for the […]
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I’m trying out some cocktails flavor combinations in anticipation of the holidays in just a few weeks. I love grapefruit in my drinks so mixing it with silver tequila just makes sense to me. Plus, it’s a snap to put together when your guests arrive. Ingredients: 2 ounces of silver/blanco tequila, I used Patron 4 […]
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I’ve been planning another Scottsdale vacation and read about Virtu Honest Craft and Chef Gio Osso and had to visit. Our dinner and service were simply outstanding. About Virtu Virtu, the Machiavellian term for achieving excellence, is situated in Old Town Scottsdale at the charming Bespoke Inn bed and breakfast. The quaint restaurant was named […]
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Heirloom Kitchen, Chef’s Table & Cooking School, in Old Bridge, NJ, has announced a partnership with Executive Chef David Viana that includes weekend dinner service Friday through Sunday from 5PM until 10PM. Viana has spent a year freelancing as a guest chef at Heirloom Kitchen and can now offer a truly unique dining space where […]
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When I first heard the rumors about The Orange Squirrel getting a new menu (and website, and hours, and Sunday Sauce Dinner….), I was a bit weary. After all, I already love everything on the menu – how could Chef Francesco Palmieri kick that up a notch? Well, he did just that by keeping some […]
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Zinburger Wine & Burger Bar is offering a Pumpkin Stache Shake as part of the No Shave November, a month where men raise awareness of men’s health issues by growing a mustache during November. For every Pumpkin Stache Shake sold, Zinburger will donate $1 to the ZERO – The End of Prostate Cancer, a national nonprofit […]
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For those of you not familiar with pouding chomeur (unemployed man’s pudding in French), it’s a majorly sweet, decadent, comforting and easy-to-make dessert that originated from Quebec. Pouding chomeur is cakey on the surface and gooey, carameley on the bottom. It became popular in Quebec during the Great Depression and was typically made in a […]
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