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Eight Delicious Hanukkah Gifts

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Hanukkah is ridiculously early this year—it begins two weeks after Thanksgiving. So, for those of you who want to get a jump on your shopping, here are eight days' worth of gifts that would make any food-lover very happy. (Note that all foods included are kosher.)

Does This Bra Make Me Look Blonder?

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You say tomato, I say to-mah-to… You say giblet (hard ‘g’), I say giblet (soft ‘g’) -- let’s call the whole thing off. And we did call the whole thing off, after I read X’s blackberry seven years ago. I knew, in an instant, my perception of my marriage was all wrong. How did I get it…

User post: 6 holiday cookies to share... or not.

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Any one of these cookies is sure to win you a friend or two. But if you're like me, you might have a little trouble sharing them...

Bon Appétit's 15 Favorite Holiday Desserts

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From delicious recipes for everything from a chocolate-caramel macadamia nut…

Ginger + Pumpkin + Chocolate = One Scrumptious Cake

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A couple of weeks ago I was asked to make a birthday cake for a friend. His favorite flavors are ginger, pumpkin, and chocolate — in that order, so I wanted to make some sort of layer cake that incorporated these elements. After an extensive Internet search, I couldn't find a recipe. There are tons of ginger chocolate desserts and lots of pumpkin chocolate confections, but nothing that combines them all. Thus, I took matters into my own hands and created this gingerbread layer cake with pumpkin-spiced whipped cream and chocolate ganache drizzle. It's three different recipes that together, make one gorgeous and delicious cake. The layers are moist, the filling pillowy, and the topping rich. It's a stunning and impressive cake full of holiday flavors, that I highly recommend. Everyone at the party loved it and your guests will too, so get the recipe. Source: Mike Matas

25 Days of Christmas Cookies

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These delicious top-rated holiday cookies are perfect to give—and get

Whether you serve them at parties, leave them out for Santa, or mail them as gifts, it's just not Christmas without cookies. We've chosen our 25 favorite recipes, one for every day from December 1st through the…

Visions of Sugarplums : Our Favorite Holiday Candy

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Get into the holiday spirit with these delicious Christmas candies. Not only do they make a great last minute gifts, but they're truly a classic Christmas staple.

User post: The End of Green & Black's Dark Chocolate?

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We’ve all had it happen: a favorite product stops being made, whether it be a tennis racket, TV show or pantyhose (not mine).

Hopefully, the same fate won’t happen to my favorite chocolate, Green & Black’s Organic 85% dark chocolate. Cadbury—the owner of Green &…

You Tart!

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Tart sure has a lot of definitions. For this post's purposes, we'll stick with one: "A pastry shell with shallow sides, no top crust, and any of various fillings." Last weekend I decided to bake…