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Why are we still drinking eggnog?

While it may be highly divisive, eggnog remains a staple of the holiday season. Smithsonian Magazine reports that Americans consume approximately 240 million cups of creamy, nutmeg-flavored eggnog each year. From classic nog to modern flavors, this drink is a holiday must-have. Made with cream or milk, eggs and nutmeg and often spiked with brandy, rum or bourbon, eggnog can be a decadent holiday treat for some. For others, eggnog is undrinkable, finding the richness, custardy texture or eggs off-putting. Despite its polarizing status, creative uses and new recipes give even eggnog ...

Bake a tasty batch of gingerbread cookies this holiday season

METRO — The holiday season wouldn’t be the same without the various traditions that make this special time of year so unique. Baking is arguably among the most cherished holiday traditions, as many cannot imagine what the month of December might be like without cookies. That’s a reality ...

The holiday season and cookies go hand-in-hand

METRO — The holidays are synonymous with many things, including various foods and beverages. Foodies know the holiday season is a time when baked goods, and cookies in particular, take center stage. Celebrants can keep that in mind and prepare a batch of these “Iced Cinnamon Star ...

Classic cookies from a cake mix

I always start the holiday season with ambitious goals, forgetting how fast time flies. So, in order to get as much done as possible, I don’t have a problem taking a few shortcuts. All those homemade cookies I plan to bake, I will bake them, but with the help of a cake mix for some. It’s amazing the yummy cookies you can make with a simple cake mix and a few other ingredients. Classic cookies like a fudgy white chocolate chip version, with walnuts or without, chewy peanut butter cookies with toffee bits in the cookie and on top and delicious cookie balls with a surprise chocolate ...

Indulge in lychee-frosted sugar cookies with citrus notes and buttercream

At first glance, these Lychee-Frosted Sugar Cookies from my cookbook “108 Asian Cookies: Not-Too-Sweet Treats from a Third-Culture Kitchen” appear humble when unfrosted, like any other ordinary sugar cookie, like those you would find at the supermarket. But don’t be fooled. These ...

This Tuscan flatbread is a colorful, gluten-free alternative to classic crostini

In Tuscany, schiacciata — which is pronounced skee-ah-CHA-tah and roughly means “crushed,” “flattened” or “squashed” — is a versatile word applied to a variety of breads and bread-like things, from a piece of sweet focaccia studded with roasted grapes around the autumn harvest to a savory situation that more closely resembles a panino and comes stuffed with your choice of cured meats and cheeses. In this recipe from my cookbook “Stuzzichini,” instead of the flour-based, focaccia-like traditional schiacciata, the base is made of blended root vegetables that get a ...