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Low-Fat Recipes: Twice Baked Sweet Potatoes with Ricotta Cheese
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What’s Cooking This Weekend? — Weekend of November 1-2, 2014
Happy weekend fellow cooks and treat-lovers. What’s cooking this weekend? Candy corn? Marshmallow spiders? Pumpkin rice krispie treats? I hope you have something good going on. Here are a few of my favorite Halloween posts from this past week, and a reminder: we get an extra hour to cook on Sunday, thanks to the magic of Daylight Savings Time. Happy Halloween!
- Black kitchens for Halloween (but don’t worry — they’re not spooky at all).
- These last-minute costumes are so great.
- Turn your decorative gourds into candles!
- Nut-free treats for everyone.
- Halloween dinners for grownups.
What Can I Make with Apple Pie Moonshine? — Good Questions
Q: My in-laws bought us a bottle of apple pie-flavored moonshine. We are attending a pumpkin carving party this weekend and I’d like to bring a drink to share that includes the moonshine.
Any recipe ideas or suggestions?
Shrubs Are The New Best Thing to Hit Your Cocktail Glass — New Cookbook First Look
The book: Shrubs by Michael Dietsch
The angle: Everything you need to know about making old-fashioned shrubs and using them in modern sodas and cocktails.
Recipes for right now: Country Gentleman’s Brandy Shrub, Cinnamon-Apple Shrub, Pear Ginger Shrub, Pomegranate Shrub, Dr. Mike’s Celery Tonic, Lemon-Lime Rickey, Campari Soda, Shrubbed-Up Cosmo, Shrugroni
Who would enjoy this book? Foodie mad scientists and cocktail-lovers.
A Transformation for a Cramped Kitchen — Apartment Therapy
From Apartment Therapy → Before & After: A Functional Update for a Cramped Kitchen
This inspiring renovation turned an oddly-shaped kitchen into a bright and extremely functional space!
Could San Francisco Be the First U.S. City to Pass a Soda Tax? — Food News
Like many cities before them San Francisco and their neighbor across the bay, Berkley, will be voting next week on whether or not a soda tax should be put into place.
Berkley is proposing a one cent per ounce tax while San Francisco is planning a tw0 cent per ounce tax.
Orzo with Butternut Squash, Homemade Candy Corn, Simple Spiced Lamb Stew & Skillet Cornbread — New Recipes of The Kitchn
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Have any spooky plans tonight? Or maybe later this weekend? If so, you’re going to need some treats. Let’s start with homemade candy corn, a candy-topped cupcake, and pumpkin-shaped cookies. After you’ve had all the sweets you can stuff your face with, go for the orzo with butternut squash, spinach and blue cheese, or the simple lamb stew.
Pomegranates, the Jewels of Winter — Ingredient Intelligence
After the bounty of summer berries and stone fruits, it may seem that fall and winter are relegated to only apples, pears, and citrus, but don’t forget pomegranates! The hidden little sweet-tart jewels inside pomegranates can brighten up any rainy or wintry day.