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Want to ring in the New Year with more bang for your buck? Rob Cockerham has developed an ingenious Cocktail Cost Calculator to keep your spirits high and expenses low. It’s simple: Just select a drink, such as a Champagne Cocktail or Cosmopolitan, and the gizmo crunches the numbers. (Rob says [...]

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My neighborhood “supermarket” had exactly zero blackeyed peas for sale yesterday, which put me in such a panic I not only trekked to Curry Hill to buy a big bag but also picked up way too many collard greens at the Greenmarket just for good measure. My luck was so lousy [...]

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As I’ve discussed in previous installments of this series of Holiday Season Healthy-Eating Tips, there’s more to staying well this time of year than just avoiding overeating and overdrinking. What you do eat is just as important as what you don’t eat (and the “shoulds” are more fun to think about [...]

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When I was little, my mother used to make dough ornaments each year by baking cookies” out of a simple flour, water, and salt dough, decorating them with food coloring, and hanging them with ribbon from the tree. They had an adorable, homespun look, but my younger brother, still a toddler, [...]

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When I imagine a Christmas goose, I picture a Dickens character bundled up against the elements, trudging through deep snow with the huge bird slung over his shoulder, whistling Christmas carols and tipping his hat to the folks he meets along the way. We always had turkey for Christmas dinner in [...]

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Just pretend this is a picture of a gingerbread castle and not a haunted house. So it’s the holiday season, and most of us are going to follow a script for the next couple of days that goes something like this: 1. Fly/drive/take a train to a relative’s house. 2. Catch [...]

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I always seem to make the mistake of flying without any decent food. I’m usually too rushed to pack something before leaving my house, and I’m just not into the subpar selections at the airport. Airport food tends to be on the unhealthy side, and the thought of eating anything greasy [...]

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Whoa, Nelly. From coast to coast, this winter has been pretty snowstorm-a-riffic so far, and this weekend’s record-making storm on the East Coast was certainly no exception. But you know what they say: When life hands you blizzards, make blizzard food. For many, a winter storm is the perfect excuse to [...]

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With Christmas just days away, you’re likely focused on wrapping gifts, baking cookies, and setting the holiday table. But by the time you’ve polished off the fruitcake and returned all those ill-fitting sweaters, it’ll be time for another celebration: New Year’s Eve. To help you ring in 2010 in a stylish, [...]

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How cool are these mini gingerbread houses perched on mugs of hot chocolate?! Think I’ll have to make some of these. Thanks, NotMartha! Got the Christmas baking bug? Check out our easy videos and recipes for a Yule Log cake and delicious edible gifts. We’ve even got kid-friendly versions to cut [...]