insert_link Food & Drink 20 Food-of-the-Month Clubs that make great last minute gifts for Your Food-Loving Friends Did you wait till the very last minute to do your holiday gift shopping? If you're reading this, the answer is, uh, yeah. Subscription boxes are the gift that literally keeps on giving. With a monthly (or quarterly) gift, your family or friend gets to open something new throughout the year. And with subscriptions for every taste—boozy, cheesy, even a smoked salmon box—you can knock several people off your list […] todayDecember 24, 2019
insert_link Food & Drink December 23 is National Pfeffernüsse Day! To many cultures, the holidays wouldn’t be complete without festive pfeffernüsse (pron.: fef-fer-noos-a). This tempting, traditional, tiny spice cookie appears in profusion just around the time the snow flies in Germany, Denmark, and The Netherlands, as well as in and around Mennonite communities in North America. What is Pfeffernüsse? Popular since the 1850s, pfeffernüsse , also called pepernoten in Dutch, is linked to the December 5th feast of Sinterklaas in […] todayDecember 23, 2019
insert_link Food & Drink Eat Chili Peppers to Keep Your Blood Pumping Chili peppers aren’t for the faint of heart, but maybe they should be. Scientists in Italy say the spice slashes the mortality rate from heart attack and cerebrovascular disease (which restricts blood flow to the brain and includes strokes and aneurysms). The study, published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology, included 22,811 Italian men and women, who reported their chili pepper intake over an 8-year period. At the […] todayDecember 18, 2019
insert_link Food & Drink Baby Spice Is Back As Co-Host On ‘The Great American Baking Show: Holiday Edition’ If you've watched any version of The Great British Bake-Off, (like The Great British Baking Show, which is somehow the same thing, or The Great American Baking Show), you'll know that some of the best parts about them are the judges and hosts. And though they've certainly gone through some changes throughout the years, this year's GABS: Holiday Edition marks the second year we Americans will see a familiar Brit […] todayDecember 16, 2019
insert_link Food & Drink Fun Facts to Help You Celebrate National Popcorn String Day A favorite childhood memory of many is stringing popcorn to create garland for a Christmas tree, even though it meant withstanding pricks and pokes from the needle. The perk was getting to secretly munch on the popcorn stash as you worked. How did this tradition get started? It goes back to the beginning of another holiday symbol. The Christmas tree was a German tradition started by devout Christians in the […] todayDecember 12, 2019
insert_link Food & Drink ‘Santa’s Panties’ is the Cocktail Your Christmas Party Needs and 32 More Crazy-Good Libations Along with the holidays comes gift shopping (and wrapping), nonstop get-togethers, festive lunches, brunches, and dinners, but also, cocktail parties. In fact, November through January feels like one long cocktail party if you ask us. Which means, having an arsenal of delicious, holiday-themed Christmas cocktails at your next party is a must! Impress party-goers with a beverage that looks impressive and that also satisfies this year. Bonus points if it comes […] todayDecember 11, 2019
insert_link Food & Drink May the Force be with… your Coke Bottle. Coca-Cola Launches Limited Edition Star Wars Bottles with OLED Light Sabers Coca-Cola regularly releases novelty drinkware that includes everything from ordinary plastic bottles featuring names printed on the label to holiday-themed glassware. The company previously released limited edition bottle designs related to the latest Star Wars movies and Rise of Skywalker is no exception. The company is launching a new bottle that features OLED-powered lightsabers. The ‘magic’ behind the glowing lightsabers on Coca-Cola’s latest soda bottle involves OLEDs and technology from […] todayDecember 10, 2019
insert_link Food & Drink I’m Dreaming of a Cheesy Christmas: Whole Foods’ Annual 12 Days of Cheese is Back! Whole Foods’ annual 12 Days of Cheese half-priced artisanal cheeses sale is back once again. Yes, that means for each of the 12 days, you can get your hands on a different artisanal cheese at half-off its OG price. We’re talking fancy cheeses here. Like, cheese so fancy, you can't even pronounce it. “The list of 12 cheeses that we’ve curated includes a few award-winning cheeses and a few exclusive […] todayDecember 9, 2019
insert_link Food & Drink The Secret History of Fruitcake Fruitcake! Every year at Christmas it shows up. In fact, December is National Fruitcake month. People bring fruitcake as gifts, they make jokes about it, and sometimes they even eat it! But love it or hate it, fruitcake never goes away. What’s the story behind this sturdy seasonal dessert? First, it’s not just a cake with some fruit inside. The fruit and nuts for fruitcake have to be dried or […] todayDecember 5, 2019
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