Thanksgiving marks the official start of the holiday sales season! Black Friday always seems to jump start my focus on gift giving. As a kid I remember Hickory Farms gift baskets adorning our holiday gatherings. My father would always receive Hickory Farms gift baskets from his patients. We got to unpack the classic Hickory Farms Signature Beef Summer sausages (a recent American Masters of Taste Gold Medal Winner) and those blocks of the Farmhouse Cheddar Cheeses, each branded with the iconic illustration of that red barn. For more … [Read more...]
Passover: Chocolate Covered Matzoh
I loved Passover as a child. To me, the holiday represented the most beautiful traditions of faith and family. At one point in time, our Passover Seder boasted 4-generations of family (sometimes upwards of 35 people) sitting around the festive table, singing, celebrating, questioning our Jewish heritage. The abundance Jewish holiday food was just as memorable as the meaningful dinnertime service. A week before the first night of Passover, Mom would begin the act of clearing the house of "Chametz" (bread and flour). And then, she'd start … [Read more...]