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Emily Sarah Downs

Cuisine Coordinator, Tips From Town, Ridgewood, NJ

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Poshtail

Turkey? Check. Cranberry Sauce? Check. Dessert?  Check.  And the cocktail?  Check. Happy Happy Thanksgiving!  You are so welcome!

A Lemon Cassistini

If you are somewhat of a Cosmo girl, I think you’ll love this twist on a vodka martini. See Our Staff’s 25+ Favorite Festive Cocktails. SIZE: 2 servings INGREDIENTS: 3/4 cup vodka 4 tsps fresh lemon juice 2 tsp sugar 1/2 tsp grated lemon peel 1 tbsp creme de cassis Ice cubes Lemon peel twists […]

Peppermint White Chocolate Chip Cookies

Candy Canes only make sense when preparing Christmas cookies. Closetcooking.com posted this simple recipe. Perfect as a gift and/or for your local cookie exchange!

Roasted Brussels Sprouts w/Balsamic Glaze & Pancetta

Think you’re not a fan of brussels sprouts?  Think again.  Prepared with pancetta (or bacon) and roasted with balsamic vinegar will undoubtedly change your mind.  Still not buying it?  How about a little fresh thyme thrown in?   Now...

Fennel Mashed Potatoes

Upgrade ordinary mashed potatoes with aromatic fennel.  Softens when sauteed and compliments the mashed to where you may never have plain mashed p’taters again.

Maple Cut-Out Cookies

A cut-out cookie that tastes as good as it looks! Delicious cookies stamped into seasonal shapes deliver the sweet flavor of maple in each bite. A welcomed change to the typical “sugar” cookie…

Sausage Apple & Cranberry Stuffing

The Our Life Tastes Good blog of the website Yummy, posted a delicious and simple stuffing recipe incorporating an assortment of “Thanksgiving” ingredients. Be certain to click on the link here to learn about a few recipe prep tips.

“Runza” Muffins

If you ever travel to Nebraska, you can’t leave without eating a runza sandwich from a Runza Restaurant. The runza originated in Russia, spreading to Germany and eventually to America. What is it? It’s a pocket of dough filled typically...

Fall Cocktails: Making Apple Cider Sangria

Apple picking season is in full swing and you can only make so many apple pies. So here’s a another way to use those apples: Make our delicious Apple Sangria. See more recipes for apples…  

Apple Cider Sangria

See more recipes for apples… SIZE: serves 7 INGREDIENTS:  3 cups apple cider (non alcoholic) 2 tbsp sugar 6 whole cloves 4 cinnamon sticks 4 allspice berries 1 apple (cored and sliced thin) 1 red bartlett pear (cored and sliced thin) 12 ozs seedless grapes (I like using red or purple) 2 1/4 cups shiraz (or […]

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