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Holiday Foods and Traditions

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Holiday Recipes and Stories from the pages of Edible Jersey

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Would-be pie makers are often held back by fear. Have faith.
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Shared by Carol Murphy, Assemblywoman, 7th Legislative District of New Jersey This is a recipe that was shared with me
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A lot of times when people think of bread pudding, you think of something sweet. This is a savory bread
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Buki Elegbede • Baked by Buki When I think of the holidays, the one thing I always think of are
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CARRIAGE RIDES AND CANDLES, BUT ALSO A CHOCOLATE BAR, TACOS AND A DISTILLERY
slice of pumpkin pie with whipped cream
The chill in the air can only mean one thing: The holidays are fast approaching.
snowflake shaped iced gingerbread cookies
The friendly gingerbread man is the face of the holiday season, and annual events throughout New Jersey highlight both the
7 fishes
If there’s one meal that represents the Italian-American experience shared by many New Jersey families, it’s the Feast of the
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VISIONS OF MOTHERHOOD When I was growing up, there would come a day each December when my mom and her
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Courtesy of Joy Manning, editor of Edible Philly. This festive looking punch provides guests with an enticing non-alcoholic option. The
un-fig-getable cocktail
At the restaurant, I use New Liberty Distillery’s Bloody Butcher Bourbon, made in Philadelphia, for this recipe. Buffalo Trace Bourbon
cheese wedge from Cherry Grove Farm
The cows at Cherry Grove Farm in Lawrenceville graze on pasture and get milked twice a day. The result is
Gin Coctail with Cranberry Jam
The day I go to pick cranberries marks a bittersweet end to the year’s harvesting calendar.
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In the local bakeries of Europe, we found gingerbreads of all kinds. Crisp, soft, spiced, glazed, jeweled; the doughs were
gingerbread house and cookies
Gingerbread recipes abound. Some are easier to work with and have more spice flavor, but I like this one. It’s
gingerbread men
At the store, we affectionately call these cookies “Gingies.” We begin the holiday season by donating hundreds of them to
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Holidays are a time to be with your family and friends and to share happiness with the people you love!
christmas crescent cookies
These crescent cookies are a Christmas classic recipe that has been adapted from Women's Day, December 1963 issue.
gingerbread people cookies
The annual naughty or nice gingerbread race.
Haddonfield
From Thanksgiving weekend until New Year’s Eve, Haddonfield revels in the holiday spirit with a charm that attracts throngs of
pumpkin pie
This pie has an unusually silky texture and mellow flavor. The crisp bottom crust results from pressing in a fine
savory British pie from Bürbelmaiers
Every bit the proper British pie shop
Hollyl's cupcake bouquet
If food is love, then baking may be its sweetest expression.
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To bake 6,800 Christmas cookies takes more than just holiday magic
Rose Levy Beranbaum
Since the publication of The Cake Bible 30 years ago, Rose Levy Beranbaum has helped legions of people around the
Whole Grain Challah
Modern Jewish Baker, by Shannon Sarna, published by The Countryman Press, a division of W.W.Norton & Company Instead of using
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