Blog Posts from December 2009
Here's an archive of our blog posts from December 2009. Click on the title to see the full post.
Easy desserts make it easier to stay in on New Year's Eve
If you're not headed out on the town for New Year's Eve, you might as well eat dessert.
Serving sweet potatoes that aren't so sweet!
We’ve longed for a way to serve sweet potatoes without all of the sugar. Roasted Sweet Potatoes with Simple Balsamic Vinaigrette is perfect!
The Kitchen Diva: Angela Medearis talks about Christmas food, faith and family
Guest Blogger Angela Shelf Medearis, The Kitchen Diva, writes about food, family and faith for the holidays.
Recipe ideas for a special Christmas breakfast
From Eggnog French Toast to Pumpkin Pancakes, we've got Christmas breakfast covered!
All-purpose quiche is really just a formula
My all-purpose, everyday quiche is built around a ratio of eggs to cream, with a lot of cheese and a few vegetables and perhaps meat thrown in for flavor.
Does anybody still have dinner parties anymore?
Are you giving any dinner parties this holiday season? Have you been invited to any? What did you serve or eat?
What are your favorite foods to fix for a potluck?
Holiday season means “Potluck Party Season” for us, but we expect it to be even more true with this year’s economy.
Local Food and Local Knowledge: Best Christmas cookie on Earth is heaven sent
Guest Blogger Liza Gyllenhaal says: I was lucky — no, I think actually, blessed — to somehow stumble upon a recipe at the very start of my baking career in The Joy of Cooking for a bar cookie called Angel Slices.
Here's how to roast chestnuts in your very own oven!
Roasting fresh chestnuts in your home oven is easy and the results are delicious! Here's how.
Finding a cheap holiday ham is like a sport
The delectability of a ham does not depend on paying a lot of money for it.
Hooray for Healthier Cream-of Soups! How do you use them?
The main ingredient of America's first Desperation Dinner was, no doubt, a can of cream of mushroom soup. Now, finally, there's reduced-fat, reduced-sodium version.
Ruth Reichl signs off on the latest (and last) recipes from Gourmet magazine
When Ruth Reichl was in Miami last month for the Book Fair, the demise of Gourmet, the magazine she’d edited for the past 10 years, had recently been announced. Ruth told an audience of several hundred fans that neither she nor her staff got any advanced warning whatsoever that the magazine would be axed.
Lots of ways to love Pumpkin-Spiced Whiskey Walnuts!
You’ll certainly enjoy Pumpkin-Spiced Whiskey Walnuts as a snack, but there are so many things you can do with spiced nuts to embellish other recipes. Click here for details!
"Desperation Dinners" price has Beverly a bit steamed!
In fine print on the books’ Amazon home page, there are 115 used copies of Desperation Dinners starting at 26 cents. What's up with that?
Debbie grabs a bite of hair purgatory!
Anthony popped me in his chair, I looked in the mirror and asked what he might do if I wanted something different. Long hair anyone?
What’s your favorite junk food?
What's your secret craving -- the thing you can’t do without? Mine has to be Krispy Kreme donuts, but only when they are hot off the line!
Bananas and Bread Pudding...Love them? Or NOT!
Bananas and bread pudding share a common thread: Those who love them really do, and those who don't? Well.....
101 Ways to Make Hot Artichoke Dip? Tell us your favorite!
This may be the most popular dip in history – and the simplest. How do you make Hot Artichoke Dip?
Hungry men prefer plump women: Why the Hubby will be eating salad
New studies confirm that hungry men prefer the women a bit on the plump side. Why is that?
