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Disney’s California Food and Wine Festival

Celebrate the international influences and palate pleasing flavors of California wine and cuisine as Disney’s California Adventure® Park plays host to a food-lover’s festival that showcases the diverse tastes of the Golden State. Join celebrity chefs, noted sommeliers and fellow culinary connoisseurs in a series of demonstrations, seminars, and epicurean adventures that will have your [...]

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Burger King Announces Whopper Bar to open in South Beach

“USA Today” reports that Burger King will unveil plans to open a new Whopper Bar in the Miami Beach South Beach area. The Whopper Bar will sell beer and burgers and is designed to compete with casual dining restaurants. This South Beach Whopper bar is scheduled to open in mid-February. The restaurant will also offer [...]

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Candy Bark – secret dessert indulgence

Ok I admit this is one of my secret holiday indulgences – but why does it just have to be once a year. Here is our favorite recipe to share with you.
Ingredients
1 pack of saltines (a sleeve)
2 sticks of butter
1 cup of brown sugar
1 small bag of milk chocolate chips (we also use white chocolate [...]

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Little Debbie Turns 50

Little Debbie turns 50 in 2010.  This brand continues to be America’s #1 selling snack cake.  Little Debbie, whose picture is often featured on products, was a real little girl and the granddaughter of O.D. and Ruth McKee, the founders of McKee Foods, a family bakery. Little Debbie, now Debbie McKee-Fowler, is an executive with McKee [...]

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Classic Icebox Cake Recipe – Easy and Delicious

It’s that time of year again – the birthday of our BBQ guy – and his favorite childhood cake is the Icebox cake made with the Famous chocolate wafers. If you like cookies and cream ice cream – this is the cake for you !
Making an ice box cake is so easy – just watch [...]

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Almond Crusted Goat Cheese Salad with Raspberry Dressing

Ingrients:

2/3 cup frozen raspberries, thawed
1/2 cup sugar
1/4 cup red wine vinegar
2 tablespoons minced red onion
1 tablespoon dry mustard
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon lemon juice
1 cup olive oil
1 tablespoon poppy seeds
2 5-ounce logs soft fresh goat cheese, each log cut into 4 round slices
1 large egg
1 tablespoon water
1/2 cup all purpose flour
1/2 cup sliced almonds
2 teaspoons butter, [...]

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Foods That Bring Good Luck for the New Year

It’s always interesting to hear people’s traditions, and even superstitions on how to bring luck for a new year.   Food plays a big role for many bringing in the New Year!
Here are some of the most interesting customs:
Eat twelve grapes – one for each chime of the clock. Make a wish for each grape.
Eating black [...]

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Braised Beef Short Ribs Recipe

Princess Cruise Line’s passion for culinary arts is best expressed in C.H.E.F.S., or Culinary Heritage of Excellence in Food — a Princess tradition of world-class chefs creating exceptional dishes with the finest ingredients. In galleys throughout the ship, teams of chefs, bakers, prep cooks and other staff are hard at work making sauces, baking fresh [...]

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Foodie Road Trip Day 6

Earlier in the day, we ate at the Wilkes House. I felt that due to its history, and the fact that four generations have been operating the restaurant, it deserved it’s own post. 
Midday, we came across the ice cream shop called Leopold’s.  The original shop was opened in 1919.  It is a beautiful store, designed by Academy [...]

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Mrs Wilkes Restaurant Savannah

To appreciate the dining experience at the Wilkes Restaurant in Savannah, let me take you back in time to the early 1900’s…the city had lost many lives in the civil war and to yellow fever, a massive earthquake hit the area in 1903 and again in 1912.  Food was scarce and the economy was in ruins.  [...]

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