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Favorite Holiday Articles & Recipes

In Holiday & Seasonal by Dave DeWittLeave a Comment

  Boar’s Heads for Dinner, Gander-Pulling, and Other Odd Christmas Celebrations of Old The boar’s head was the dish of honor on the Christmas table, and was brought in on a huge platter garnished with leaves and fruit. It was a German custom, and down to the present day the German emperor has sent each Christmas a boar’s head as …

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Savory Blueberry Compote Recipe

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Use either frozen or fresh blueberries for this compote. You also can adjust the heat by adding fewer chipotles to begin with and then adding more until you reach the desired heat. Chipotles in adobo sauce can be found in the Hispanic section of your supermarket. Serve over pork tenderloin or meat of your choice. This recipe was developed by SuperSite Food Editor Emily DeWitt-Cisneros. Find it and more in the Blazing Blueberries story.

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Recipe: Blackberry Barbecue Sauce

In BBQ - Grilling - Smoking, Beef, Recipes by Mark MaskerLeave a Comment

In my neverending quest for uses for fruit-based hot sauces that don’t involve mixing them up with cream cheese, barbecue sauce seems like a good choice. If you were at our show earlier this year, you probably saw all of the fruit-based fiery jams, jellies, and hot sauces that are gaining popularity right now. This blackberry barbecue sauce would be perfect for one of those things; just use a raspberry, blueberry or other berry-based concoction for the hot sauce element.