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What’s Robbie Burns day without haggis? If you can’t have haggis, you at least need whisky. I’m a traditionalist, so I like to do both if I can and I wrote about the whisky yesterday. Robbie Burns Day is…
Posted by: Degan Walters on Tuesday, February 2nd, 2010
Categories: Guidance | Tags: culture, haggis, holiday, potato, Scotch | 1 Comment »
When I was young, Robbie Burns Day meant highland dancing in some sort of festival, but now that I know better, it has come to mean whisky. Robbie Burns day is the closest thing to a Scotch national holiday and while…
Posted by: Degan Walters on Monday, February 1st, 2010
Categories: Guidance | Tags: holiday, Scotch, shebeen, whiskey, whisky | No Comments »
March 14th is Pi Day, a day to celebrate the great and never-ending number. While I know it’s not “officially” a food celebration, I figure my BMath gives me permission share the day with my Foodist…
Posted by: Alexa Clark on Saturday, March 14th, 2009
Categories: Meditations | Tags: holiday, pie, roundup | 4 Comments »
Today is Mardi Gras, Shrove Tuesday, Fat Tuesday also known as Pancake Tuesday and Paczki Day. It is the day that in many Christian calendars households need to get rid of all the fat, flour, sugar and fruit from their…
Posted by: Alexa Clark on Tuesday, February 24th, 2009
Categories: Meditations | Tags: holiday | 3 Comments »
This holiday season my sister and I collaborated on Christmas dinner for our family—about 20 people this year! To our chagrin, our gravy made from the turkey drippings became too salty as it simmered away, reducing to…
Posted by: Mark Busse on Thursday, January 15th, 2009
Categories: Guidance | Tags: gravy, holiday, potato, salty, turkey | 2 Comments »
I’ve make these cranberry shortbread stars every Christmas for the past ten years, and they have quite the following. They’re buttery and crumbly, with just a hint of tartness from the addition of dried…
Posted by: Eagranie Yuh on Monday, December 29th, 2008
Categories: Guidance | Tags: Christmas, cookie, cranberry, dessert, food science, holiday | No Comments »
Turkey or ham? Mashed or roasted? Sweet or savoury? Christmas cookies or Hannukah latkes? Eggnog or fine wine? Meat or vegetarian? European, North American, Latin, Asian? There are so many traditional dishes that make up…
Posted by: Mark Busse on Thursday, December 25th, 2008
Categories: Meditations | Tags: holiday, recipe, traditional | 12 Comments »
I’m really picky when it comes to chocolate-containing recipes, so I was pleasantly surprised with this recipe for chocolate cookies. The recipe is actually for a chocolate sandwich cookie with peppermint filling,…
Posted by: Eagranie Yuh on Monday, December 22nd, 2008
Categories: Guidance | Tags: chocolate, Christmas, cookie, holiday | No Comments »
A few years ago, I added this recipe for cranberry and white chocolate shortbread to my list of cookies I bake every Christmas. This recipe has become a holiday favorite in my house, and will knock the socks off any…
Posted by: Janeen Leynes on Monday, December 15th, 2008
Categories: Guidance | Tags: Christmas, cookie, cranberry, holiday, shortbread | 2 Comments »
Baked Brie has been known to cause at stir at parties, but this brown sugar baked brie is a show stopper. The recipe is very easy, and requires only three ingredients. Every time I make this brie, I wonder how something…
Posted by: Janeen Leynes on Sunday, December 7th, 2008
Categories: Guidance | Tags: baking, brie, cheese, holiday, party | 1 Comment »
Long before the In the Kitchen blog existed, there was Betty Fuller and her ground (beef)-breaking alternatives to your typical holiday fare. We have all studied her methods (Ben more so than the rest of us) and admire…
Posted by: Kevin Broome on Friday, December 22nd, 2006
Categories: Meditations | Tags: beef, Betty Fuller, cookbook, holiday, recipe | No Comments »
Here’s a few reasonably priced holiday wine recommendations (either for giving or drinking, or both) from among the many wines I’ve tried in the past few weeks. For the whites, both the Seven Hills Viognier…
Posted by: Colin Coutts on Wednesday, December 20th, 2006
Categories: Meditations | Tags: drink, holiday, suggestions, Wine | No Comments »
This holiday season we decided instead of just making restaurant reservations for our company holiday dinner, Ben and Mark would cook a gourmet nine course French meal paired with a carefully selected wine flight. A good…
Posted by: Mark Busse on Wednesday, January 25th, 2006
Categories: Meditations | Tags: bourdain, holiday, Les Halles | No Comments »