Hoppin John with Collard Greens: A New Year’s Tradition
Hoppin John is a cajun stew (slow carb compliant) popular on New Years Day for bringing luck in the new year!
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Guide for Making a Holiday Cheese or Charcuterie Board
Detailed, comprehensive guidelines for building a perfect cheeseboard for any occasion, with a focus on preparing a low carb cheeseboard
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Mexican Shortbread Cookies (Biscochitos): Making with Lard vs Butter
Quick Summary: Biscochitos (bee-sko-CHEE-tohs) are anise-and-orange-scented Mexican shortbread cookies dusted in cinnamon sugar, traditionally served during Christmas celebrations. Includes an explanation of texture differences when using lard vs butter. Prep:
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Gifts for Tea Lovers (Plus Hibiscus Tea Recipe)
Quick Summary: Five practical gifts for tea enthusiasts, from electric kettles with temperature control to portable tea infuser thermoses. Includes a recipe for hibiscus tea (Agua de Jamaica) that works
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Essential Mexican Pantry: Ingredients for Traditional Mexican Cooking
Quick Summary: A complete guide to stocking your pantry for Mexican cooking, from everyday meals to holiday celebrations. Covers dried chiles, spices, masa, canned goods, and specialty ingredients. Includes guidance
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Holiday Care Packages: 7 Homemade Treats to Send
Have a kid in college or a loved one living abroad? This holiday season, let them know you’re thinking of them by sending a themed holiday care package filled with
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Peppermint Espresso Martini
Make the holidays extra festive with one of my favorite twists on the classic: a peppermint espresso martini! The perfect boozy pick-me-up to serve after a long family dinner, your
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Pork Pozole Rojo: Traditional Mexican Pork and Hominy Stew
Quick Summary: Pozole rojo is a classic Mexican stew of pork and hominy in a red chile broth, slow-cooked until the flavors meld. This recipe comes from a friend in
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Easy Swedish Potato Bake for the Holidays (aka Jansson’s Temptation)
This simple potato side dish is a mainstay on the Swedish smorgasbord at Christmastime, where it is referred to as Jansson’s Temptation or Janssons frestelse. It is a rich and
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Ponche: Traditional Mexican Christmas Drink (Plus Regional Variations)
Quick Summary: Ponche navideño is Mexico’s traditional Christmas punch, a warm, spiced fruit drink simmered with tejocote, guava, cinnamon, and piloncillo. Served throughout Las Posadas (the nine-day celebration leading to
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Chocolate Sprinkle Thumbprint Cookies: Nutella & Dulce de Leche Fillings
Thumbprint cookies are one of the easiest cookies to make along with being one of most flexible and festive. Change out the chocolate sprinkles for a different color and change
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Ginger-Spiced Thumbprint Cookies with Champagne Jelly
Thumbprint cookies are iconic around Christmas time and no other cookies can compete with the simplicity and amount of flexibility in flavors they offer. These ginger-spiced thumbprint cookies can be
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Thumbprint Cookies with a Lemon Filling
These shortbread thumbprint cookies are filled with a bright, citrusy lemon filling and then dusted with powdered sugar. Perfect for spring baking or for an Easter treat. The lemon filling can
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Best Gifts for Seafood Lovers for Any Budget
Looking for a gift for that person in your life who can’t get enough of cooking and eating oysters, lobster, fish, crab, mussels and all the other seafood under the
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Calabaza en Tacha (Candied Pumpkin) Recipe
Calabaza en Tacha (aka candied pumpkin) is one of the traditional treats served on Mexico’s Day of the Dead Celebration, “Dia de Muertos”. The flavor is similar to what is
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Make-Ahead Breakfast Strata (Casserole) with Swiss Chard & Sausage
Strata is basically an egg casserole with varied fillings and a creamy custard base. It is often likened to a bread pudding. This breakfast strata is filled with swiss chard
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How to Build a Seafood Platter: Three Approaches from Simple to Showstopper
Quick Summary: A seafood platter can be as simple as opening a few tins of fish or as dramatic as a three-tiered tower of lobster and oysters. This guide covers
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How to Make Tamales: Traditional Mexican Pork Tamales with Red Chile Sauce
Quick Summary: Traditional Mexican pork tamales with tender shredded pork in red chile sauce, wrapped in corn husks and steamed until the masa is perfectly set. This recipe simplifies the
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English Steamed Pudding with Persimmon: Holiday Showstopper
The Brits do love their steamed puddings, from the Christmas “figgy pudding” to all kinds of sweet and savory renditions. After making this persimmon steamed pudding, I echo their pudding
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Christmas Eve Oyster Stew: Low-Carb
Oyster stew is a classic Christmas Eve recipe, but it also serves as creamy comfort food that will get you through any cold evening. Fresh oysters are ideal for this
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Shrimp in Pumpkins: Camarão na Moranga
Camarão na Moranga (Shrimp in Pumpkin) is a creamy seafood stew from Brazil beautifully served in a colorful pumpkin. Traditionally it would be served in a pinkish heirloom variety of pumpkin
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Low Carb Brussel Sprouts Caesar Salad
Brussel sprouts are often hailed as one of the most-hated foods. However, Caesar salad is one of the most popular. This unique combination of brussel sprouts and Caesar salad brings
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Pheasant Normandy: A Classic French Stew with Apples and Cream
Pheasant Normandy (Except with chicken) is a famous French stew make with apples, onions, cream and apple brandy
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Chocolate Truffles with Pistachio Coating (Classic and Slow Carb Versions)
Using sugar substitutes can help curb the sugar craving when you are on a low carb diet. This recipe for chocolate truffles is easy and can work for keto.
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Pfeffernusse Cookies: Holiday Baking
These popular, spiced, gingerbread-like cookies are one of those unique holiday treats that are hard to find off-season in a typical grocery store. They are easy, festive and they ship
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7 Categories That Every College Care Package Needs
Halloween is one of my favorite times to send out a college care package. As freshmen my kids were still missing home in October and care packages eased the nostalgic
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