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Celebrating Candy Canes
Today’s Spotlight is on Candy Canes.
A candy cane is a cane-shaped stick candy often associated with Christmastide, as well as Saint Nicholas Day. It is traditionally white with red stripes and flavored with peppermint, but they also come in a variety of other flavors and colors.
Candy canes are a traditional Christmas candy in the United States. They're often used as decorations for Christmas trees. Candy canes are made from syrup and sugar with oil added in to it for flavoring.
Celebrating Egg Nogg
Today’s Spotlight is on Egg Nogg!
Eggnog, historically also known as a milk punch or an egg milk punch when alcoholic beverages are added, is a rich, chilled, sweetened, dairy-based beverage. It is traditionally made with milk, cream, sugar, egg yolks, and whipped egg whites.
Eggnog is a rich, sweet, dairy-based drink that's typically served chilled. It's traditionally made with:
Celebrating Pfeffernüsse Cookies
Today’s spotlight is on Pfeffernusse.
Pfeffernüsse are small spice cookies, popular as a holiday treat with Germans and ethnic Mennonites in North America. Similar cookies are made in Denmark, and The Netherlands, as well. They are also known as "peppernuts". They are a popular holiday treat for Germans and ethnic Mennonites in North America. Similar cookies are made in Denmark and The Netherlands.
Celebrating Date Nut Bread
Today’s Spotlight is on Date Nut Bread.
Date nut bread is a quick bread that contains chopped dates and nuts. It's also known as date walnut loaf. Date nut bread is a traditional Scottish tea bread that became popular in the US in the 1920s. It's often made with treacle or tea to give it a dark brown color.
Celebrating French Fried Shrimp
Today’s Spotlight is on French Fried Shrimp.
French fried shrimp is shrimp that's been deep-fried in fat. It's also known as battered shrimp or tempura shrimp. Shrimp that has been grilled, poached, steamed, or baked are often a healthier choice. Wild-caught shrimp are generally considered the tastiest and healthiest. They're more expensive than farmed shrimp because they're sustainable and harder to catch.
Here are some places to find good shrimp:
Celebrating Sangria
Today’s Spotlight is on Sangria.
Sangria is a sweet, alcoholic beverage originating in Spain and Portugal. A punch, sangria traditionally consists of red wine and chopped fruit, often with other ingredients or spirits. It's made with red or white wine, fruit juice, and sliced fruits like oranges, pineapples, mango, pears, and kiwi. Other ingredients can include Flavored liqueur, Liquors, Sweeteners.
Celebrating Oatmeal Muffins
Today’s Spotlight is on Oatmeal Muffins.
Muffins are a type of quick bread that are baked in a pan with cup-sized indentations. They are made with a batter of flour, eggs, liquid, and oil. Baking powder is used as a leavening agent to help the batter rise in the pan when baking.
Celebrating Tea
Today’s Spotlight is on Tea.
Tea is an aromatic beverage prepared by pouring hot or boiling water over cured or fresh leaves of Camellia sinensis, an evergreen shrub native to East Asia which probably originated in the borderlands of southwestern China and northern Myanmar. Tea is also made, but rarely, from the leaves of Camellia taliensis. It's the second most popular beverage in the world, after water.
Tea is made by:
Celebrating Bouillabaisse
Today’s Spotlight is on Bouillabaisse.
Bouillabaisse is a classic French seafood soup. It's made with a broth of fish and shellfish, and is often served with a rouille, which is a Provençal mayonnaise-style sauce.
The Marseillaise version uses a variety of fish, while the Provençal version usually uses just one or two species. The Provençal version is also more likely to include saffron and tomatoes.