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Bleeding Heart Cupcakes for Valentine's Day

by Kat Kinsman, Posted Feb 14th 2008 @ 12:16PM

From Yumsugar:

"If you think cutesy pink Valentine cupcakes are too sentimental and passé then wait until you check out these Bleeding Heart cupcakes. Instead of being cutesy hearts, they're almost gruesome, and the best part is that they actually bleed jam!"

Cupcake of the Week: Your Own Bloody Valentine

We tried 24 heart-shaped boxes of chocolate, and lived to tell the tale. Learn from our pain at the Best Boxed Chocolate Taste Test.

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10 Easy Dishes To Impress Your Lady In The Kitchen

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by Kat Kinsman, Posted Feb 13th 2008 @ 7:25PM

From our brother blog Asylum.com:

10 Easy Dishes To Impress Your Lady In The Kitchen

We tried 24 heart-shaped boxes of chocolate, and lived to tell the tale. Learn from our pain at the Best Boxed Chocolate Taste Test.

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Valentine's Day Online Foodie Cards

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by Kat Kinsman, Posted Feb 13th 2008 @ 2:25PM

Send your friend or sweetie a zero-calorie, personalized heart-shaped virtual chocolate box.

http://candybox.tma-walmart.com/

Cryptogram's customizable online candy heart maker has both sweet and Goth modes.

http://cryptogram.com/hearts/

Acme has a low-tech, but super-cute candy heart generator as well.

http://www.acme.com/heartmaker/

We tried 24 heart-shaped boxes of chocolate, and lived to tell the tale. Learn from our pain at the Best Boxed Chocolate Taste Test.

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Raising the Bar -- Irish Coffee & Spanish Coffee

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by Keith Waldbauer, Posted Nov 15th 2007 @ 6:09PM

Irish Coffee: Invented in an airport bar, of all places, by Joe Sheridan, who made it for disembarking passengers one nasty winter day back in the 40's. This is easily the most popular warmed cocktail.

1 ½ oz Irish whiskey
1 teaspoon brown sugar

Fill with hot coffee, stir until sugar is dissolved, add freshly whipped cream.
That's it!

Spanish Coffee: Tastes good, and the fireworks show will thrill your guests as long as you don't set them or your house on fire. The fireworks aren't necessary, of course.

¾ oz Tia Maria
¾ oz Spanish brandy
¾ oz Cointreau

You'll need a shaker filled with ground cinnamon and a heat-resistant glass mug. Pour above ingredients in the mug, swirl the contents to coat the inside of the mug. Carefully light the liquor, rotating the glass in your hand. Shake the cinnamon over the lit liquor, which causes little sparks. Put out the fire by adding coffee, then topping off with freshly whipped cream.

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Raising the Bar -- Classic Holiday Drinks

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by Keith Waldbauer, Posted Nov 15th 2007 @ 4:53PM

Ah, holiday time. Personally, I require a healthy amount of booze during the holidays; there's family and all the history and drama and love that comes with that, there's a new year to welcome and an old one to say goodbye to, co-workers to celebrate with and, well, I tend to drink more often when the weather is cold and miserable.

And I know I'm not drinking alone. Bars are packed, as are banquet rooms. Holiday parties at home, Christmas parties with co-workers. Even jolly old Saint Nick is in on the act (rosy red cheeks, that famous belly, his general merriment ... seems obvious to me Santa Claus enjoys a taste now and then.)

So, what are we drinking, anyway? Wine, to be sure, copious amounts of bubbly, beer of all styles and flavors. The good stuff comes out, too: single-malt scotches, aged bourbons, brandies...neat or on the rocks, the dark liquors tend to come out to play more often in the winter months, and it's good to see them.

How about cocktails? There are several, some of which have hundreds of years of tradition behind them. Here are a few to make the holidays just a little jollier:

Hope you can use some of these recipes and that you and yours enjoy a safe and jolly holiday season. Wass hael!!!

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Raising the Bar -- Tom & Jerry

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by Keith Waldbauer, Posted Nov 15th 2007 @ 4:31PM

Tom and Jerry: Like eggnog but want to try something different? Try this old warhorse, dating from the early 1800's, long rumored to be the invention of Jerry Thomas, the OG of bartenders and mixologists, though it appears now a sportswriter named Pierce Egan came up with this. This particular recipe comes from CocktailDB.com, my favorite cocktail recipe repository.

1 egg yolk
1 tsp sugar
1 1/2 oz light rum
1/4 tsp allspice
Mix vigorously, pour into 6 oz mug and top with hot water
Add nutmeg
1 egg white, beat until stiff & pour into mug
1/2 oz brandy, stirred in

Sit back. Enjoy.

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Turkey Cannon

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by Kat Kinsman, Posted Nov 15th 2007 @ 12:39PM

Gizmodo points us to a camping gadget that uses the force of boiling liquid to infuse your T-Day turkey with the moist, heady deliciousness of beer, juice, stock or...oh please -- like we're gonna not choose beer.

Turkey Cannon Stuffs That Thanksgiving Bird with Boiling Beer

More Thanksgiving Recipes

Brine That Bird!

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