Born To Rum: Fruitcake reaches its full potential
Think about it. As a dessert, it sort of has everything you could want: a caramelized cake, tart dried fruit, nuts for texture and a healthy glug of holiday spirit…
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Christmas Gifts: The ultimate gift guide for the absurd
Shopping for Christmas gifts can be a weird experience. That is, if you do “the gift” correctly. Anyone can shop for normal gifts, but the true Christmas spirit is in giving…
Rise and Shine: A coffee and tea alarm clock
While we still have Thanksgiving to consider…Christmas et al is just around the corner… so I have begun my quest to find some super cool “stuff” for holiday giving. I…
Nothing Says Christmas Like Mac And Cheese Candy Canes
I love the holidays and nothing says Christmas like macaroni and cheese candy canes – Right? A novelty item company is getting an early start on Christmas with a new…
A Taste of Paradise at the Fairmont Mayakoba
Winter is here in many parts of the continental U.S., but on the Caribbean Coast of Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula, there is a beautiful stretch of paradise known as Riviera Maya,…
A Brief History of Eggnog
Eggnog really makes you wonder: How did humans first think chugging a spiced and spiked egg-yolk-and-milk mixture was a good idea? It’s a bit like Gaston from Beauty and the…
RIP George Michael (VIDEO)
Ya gotta have faith ! – RIP George Michael
Stuff that will make you a Hanukkah, Chanukah, Hannuka expert
It would not be a full holiday experience with out a little Hanukkah, Chanukah, Hannuka trivia… 1. 44 candles There are at least 44 candles in each box of Hanukkah…
A 40 year old Twinkie in Maine is taking on the fruit cake
This holiday season the immortal fruit cake is being given a run for her money! Late this summer a 40-year-old Twinkie in Blue Hill, Maine, seems to have weathered the…
Incredible woman adopted 35 children
Follow my blog with Bloglovin Tis’ the season for some good news and while the world can often seem like a random, unfriendly place. I believe that if you stop…