Lifestyle Stories from December 12, 2012 (Change date)
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Frugal living: Stock a beginnger's spice rackDec 13, 2012 9:18 am - Q. My daughter is moving into a new home, and she wants me to help her buy spices to stock her pantry. Which spices would you start with? Linda, New York A. I'd buy spic...
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The Suburbs This Weekend: Holiday magic, 'Nerdist' noggin, 'The Hobbit' and Star TrekDec 12, 2012 11:22 am - Holiday magic from Brookfield Zoo to Randhursst Shopping Center, “Nerdist” noggin and “The Hobbit,” are among this weeks selections by Sean and Richard for The Suburbs T...
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Top 2012 searches include Whitney, PSY, SandyDec 13, 2012 4:22 am - LOS ANGELES — The world’s attention wavered between the tragic and the silly in 2012, and along the way, Web surfers searched in huge numbers to find out about a royal p...
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Christmas SangriaDec 12, 2012 5:50 am - 1 bottle (750 ml) fruity red wine, such as Beaujolais ½ cup fresh clementine or orange juice ½ cup unsweetened pomegranate juice ½ cup Grand Marnier liqueur 1 firm pear ...
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Chai EggnogDec 12, 2012 5:50 am - 2 cups 2 percent milk, divided 3½-inch stick cinnamon, smashed using the side of a knife ½ vanilla bean, split lengthwise 10 whole cloves ½ teaspoon whole black pepperco...
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Snowflake CookiesDec 12, 2012 5:50 am - 1 cup plus 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour ¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon ½ cup plus 1 tablespoon unsalted butter ½ cup pecans, finely chopped ¼ cup powdered sugar, plus mo...
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Pressure cooker speeds up a classic Hanukkah dishDec 12, 2012 5:40 am - The nice thing about cooking a monster brisket for Hanukkah — aside, of course, from the fact that the meat can be mouth meltingly delicious — is that it is a dish you c...
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Sweet-And-Tangy Barbecue Brisket SlidersDec 12, 2012 5:40 am - 4-pound brisket, trimmed of fat, cut into 3 or 4 pieces Kosher salt and ground black pepper 2 tablespoons canola or vegetable oil 2 cups water 1 can (15 ounces) tomato s...
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Lighter libations for holiday celebrationsDec 13, 2012 4:22 am - Back during my days at Gourmet magazine, my many duties included teaching cooking classes. I used to tell my students — especially the cooking-impaired ones — that if th...
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Experts share easy entertaining recipesDec 12, 2012 5:05 am - It’s easy to have romantic visions of the holidays — cozy fires, perfectly wrapped gifts, your house decorated like a magazine spread, all your friends gathered to celeb...