Jan Norris: Food and Florida

Who wants to be a slave to the kitchen on Christmas morning? You’ve probably stayed up late wrapping, baking or putting toys together ala Santa. So cooking a meal for a host of people the next morning when you should be relaxing in that new robe or enjoying the new flatscreen is over the top. [...]

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Munching our way through four categories of cookies, we judges at the South Florida Fairgrounds Holiday Cookie Contest were having a tough time deciding on the ultimate winner. There could be only one – yet several were in contention for Best Cookie at the Yesteryear Village holiday event. Mary Beth Mudrick of Mary Beth’s Baked [...]

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A number of bakers entered the Gingerbread House contest held Dec. 7-8 at Yesteryear Village at the South Florida Fairgrounds. I didn’t judge these, but voted on my favorite. I haven’t heard which won, so you get to vote on your favorite, too. Leave your votes in the comments. I love them all – the [...]

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The eggy drink that signifies firesides and sweetmeats and all those Olde English things is a staple at Christmas – unsure why no other time, but nog it is during the holidays. The most popular recipe for eggnog I ever published at The Palm Beach Post was from Rob Kasper, a fellow food writer and [...]

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Cookie bakers – get busy! Pull out those award winning cookie recipes and bake up your best for the Christmas in Yesteryear Village Cookie Contest at the South Florida Fairgrounds. I’m one of the judges and am looking forward to sampling all the delicious cookies coming in. The contest rules Rules are simple: For each [...]

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