Thursday, December 22, 2011
Sprinkle some crushed candy canes on this Passover treat and, voila, a Hanukkah highlight!
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Thursday, December 22, 2011
I have some bad news: purchasing opportunities for peppermint bark – that delicious holiday treat made of chocolate, white chocolate and crushed candy canes — are dwindling locally. No. 165 sold out weeks ago (for $20 a box). Trader Joe's in Millburn had, literally, the last tin on hold for a customer this afternoon (another lady who spied it was about to make a stink: "You're all sold out? Who is THAT one for????"). Last I knew, they had stacks of the stuff at Williams Sonoma — but they're charging $26 a box. But never fear! There is a fabulous alternative that you can easily make yourself. Caryn Emmons has a recipe for Matzoh Crunch — a Passover specialty — that can easily be adapted with smashed candy canes for a Hanukkah treat. (We run…
Friday, November 25, 2011
Free public admission to 100,000 light display starts Friday
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Friday, November 25, 2011
Essex County's Turtle Back Zoo in the South Mountain Recreation Complex will be illuminated this holiday season with more than 100,000 lights and 50 Winter Wonderland figures starting Friday Nov 25. The Holiday Lights Spectacular is now in its fifth year and will be free for the second year in a row. "Given the difficult economic times we are experiencing, we are offering free admission to make this exciting attraction available to everyone," Essex County Executive Joseph DiVincenzo Jr. said in a statement. "Turtle Back Zoo will be turned into a Winter Wonderland, with extraordinary seasonal lighting exhibits and costumed characters. Stroll the landscaped paths of our zoo and admire the illuminated images of everything from toy soldiers to…
Saturday, November 19, 2011
Do you make a non-conventional dessert? Side dish? Main course? Tell us about it!
While the “traditional” Thanksgiving dinner usually consists of turkey and trimmings, we have all established different traditions through the years. That said: Do you bake or cook anything that strays from conventional Turkey Day cuisine? Perhaps it is a dessert, a side dish – or maybe even the main course. We are looking for your non-traditional recipes to share with our Patch readers. Please e-mail them (and pictures) to bfalzarano.patch@gmail.com and we will publish them early next week. And, of course, feel free to share below in the comments.
