Oh the weather outside is frightful, but the — what? Oh, the sun’s out. The weather isn’t all that bad after all. Well, never mind that – it’s still holiday season and nothing says holidays better than a festive, steaming mug of hot cocoa.* This must be why National Hot Cocoa Day (Dec 13) sits [...]

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I know tomorrow is Thanksgiving. I know that across the food blogging world (and on everyone Food Network and Cooking Channel programs for the last week), it’s all about the best way ensure that the outside of the turkey is golden and crisp, how to keep the inside of the turkey is moist and about [...]

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Menus and Cookbooks from the New York Public Library

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June is bustin’ out all over and when I say busting, you only have to look at some of the culinary observances scattered across the month to know what I mean. First and foremost, June is National Candy Month. I would have guessed National Candy Month would be in October but what do I know? [...]

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A few days ago, my good friend Mark Gray posted in his excellent blog  Pizza Marko , that he and his delectable wife Didi had been taste-testing a couple of high-end tonic waters against a brand leader. Initially I thought there couldn’t possibly be much difference between the three, as I’d always thought tonic waters [...]

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