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Speculoos Shortbread Cookies Are a Dutch Christmas Specialty
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Speculoos Shortbread Cookies Are a Dutch Christmas Specialty

Christmas in the Netherlands can be weird (uh, blackface elves?), but they definitely do one thing right: speculoos shortbread cookies
Raspberry Swirl Cookies
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Raspberry Swirl Cookies

You are feeling cookie, coookiieeee...
Coffee Prevents Mouth Cancer; Guy Fieri Appears in Broadway Play
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Coffee Prevents Mouth Cancer; Guy Fieri Appears in Broadway Play

It's true: Fieri was on Broadway last night. Plus, coffee vs. cancer, Americans vs. breakfast, and more in our daily roundup of food news
A Menu for the Seventh Night of Hanukkah
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A Menu for the Seventh Night of Hanukkah

This quick cake is the finale of the penultimate night of Hanukkah
Cook the Cover
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Cook the Cover

We challenge you to make the speculoos button cookies from our December cover
Dorie Greenspan's Earl Grey Madeleines
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Dorie Greenspan's Earl Grey Madeleines

But these tasty little Earl Grey madeleines are from Dorie Greenspan, so we're willing to give them a pass
What Hobbits Like to Eat
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What Hobbits Like to Eat

Tolkien's halflings love mid-century British comfort food. Don't scoff! Those mince pies and seed cakes can be tasty for humans, too
"The Hobbit" Bar Is Now Real, and Nick Offerman Smells Like Bacon
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"The Hobbit" Bar Is Now Real, and Nick Offerman Smells Like Bacon

I.e., very manly. Plus, the bar in "The Hobbit" is now real, Julia Child's favorite taco stand is still packed, and more in our daily roundup of food news
What to Leave Out for All Different Kinds of Santas
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What to Leave Out for All Different Kinds of Santas

Cookies and milk? Really? Some Santas prefer an Old-Fashioned, deconstructed cake, or a good cigar. Some snack ideas for your chimney-diver
Pastry of the Week
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Pastry of the Week

Bang Bang Pie Shop is going to make mincemeat out of you, says Charlotte Druckman, and it's going to be good
All Day Thursday, HSN Is Having a Sale on BA-Branded Cookware
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All Day Thursday, HSN Is Having a Sale on BA-Branded Cookware

Yeah, the BA-branded blades are part of a special one-day HSN sale, but they look sharp, affordable, and giftworthy. And that's not all!
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Chocolate Macarons With Orange Ganache and Gold Dust

These chocolate macarons with orange ganache and gold dust are a sparkly homemade gift
A Menu for the Sixth Night of Hanukkah
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A Menu for the Sixth Night of Hanukkah

We're talking killer brisket with prunes (and merlot) and a pink grapefruit salad for the sixth night of the Festival of Lights
A Bloody Mary Garnished with a Burger; Celebrity Kids' Weird Food Names
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A Bloody Mary Garnished with a Burger; Celebrity Kids' Weird Food Names

Plus celebrities naming their kids after food, a call for a gender-neutral Easy Bake Oven, and more in our daily roundup of food news
A Menu for the Fifth Night of Hanukkah
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A Menu for the Fifth Night of Hanukkah

Just a little chicken and potatoes, maybe an orange-and-honey sorbet, and you've got a menu for the fifth night of Hanukkah (oh, and some latkes of course)
10 Extreme Gingerbread Houses
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10 Extreme Gingerbread Houses

From an edible White House to a life-size kids' playhouse, these gingerbread masterpieces put our DIY attempts to shame
A Southern Ambrosia Salad, Twisted Into a Macaroon
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A Southern Ambrosia Salad, Twisted Into a Macaroon

It's a classic ambrosia salad of oranges and coconut, but in cookie form--at last!
Why Is the Dozen So Important in Food?
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Why Is the Dozen So Important in Food?

On 12/12/12, we ask: Why is the dozen so important in the food world?
What the Google Zeitgeist Says About Food Trends in 2012
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What the Google Zeitgeist Says About Food Trends in 2012

A sampling of Google's top food-related trends for 2012, from Twinkie panic to iPhone mind control
Russian Standard Original Vodka
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Russian Standard Original Vodka

The Foodist doesn't always drink whiskey. Sometimes he wants a Bloody Mary. So what vodka should he buy?
Roast Beef Christmas Dinner for a Crowd
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Roast Beef Christmas Dinner for a Crowd

How to throw a party for 10 (or 20, or 30) of your closest friends
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Kevin Bacon Is Made of Bacon, Beer May Cure Colds, and the Math Behind Slice-Folding

Beer may cure the common cold, Kevin Bacon (made of bacon), the science of pizza folding, and more in our daily roundup of food news