Whether homemade by you or handmade by someone else, food stuffs make great gifts because they are consumable, rather than, and I don’t mean to sound ungrateful here, another bad gift destined for the storage closet! I commend those cooks who make time to gift their handmade nuts, chutney, cookies or bread because it is not easy to find time [...]
December 17, 2010
Order Up Holiday Shoppers: Favorite Food Gifts
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December 8, 2010
A Rodeo Yahoo for Texas Wines for the Holidays
December 8, 2010 By 1 Comment
by Russ Kane, wine writer, blogger and aficionado www.vintagetexas.com The Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo just completed their 2011 international wine competition that involved 1,789 wines from 591 wineries in Texas and around the world. As the holidays are times to share fine foods and wines with family and friends, I’d like to point your attention [...]
December 6, 2010
Cardamom Cookies for the Holidays
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Maybe it’s the season, but I’ve had a serious spice craving since Thanksgiving: pumpkin pie, cinnamon, ginger and cardamom. I love cardamom and one of my favorite ways to enjoy it is in a Mango Lassi. So I was thrilled to receive this recipe from Ann Clark Ltd, makers of adorable cookie cutters in tin and [...]
