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Topic: Off the Clock

Holidays: How Food Figures in For You

Spice, mint, citrus ... which holiday sweets category calls to you the loudest, and why? What is your most beloved preparation of your favorite?

Fehribach_paul
I'm so easy when it comes to holiday sweets - just give me pumpkin pie and a bowl full of whipped cream! I guess that makes me a spice acolyte. For cookies, I was very partial to the chocolate-oatm... more »

Last updated: Jun 13 2012

 
By sean collins
Citrus speaks the most to me, but that's because it surrounded me as a kid with kumquats in the backyard and satsumas and orange trees up and down the neighborhood. So, would it be wrong of me to s... more »

Last updated: Dec 27 2011

 
Melissa2_web[1]
  • Melissa Trimmer
  • Pastry Chef
  • Le Cordon Bleu Chicago, Pastry Chef Instructor
  • Chicago, Illinois
I really like spice, I love to make spice cakes, spiced dried fruit chutneys (both sweet and savory), and spiced gelati.

Last updated: Jan 3 2012

 
Pic of sandra
Spice. My favorite is hot spiced cider that is heavy on clove.

Last updated: Dec 20 2011

 
100_2353
  • Nathan Sears
  • Executive Chef/Owner
  • The Radler and D.A.S.
  • Chicago, IL
Spice calls to me the most. Everything from gingerbread to snicker doodles to hot buttered rum and eggnog. I love it all. The spice warms and comforts at the same time.

Last updated: Dec 19 2011

 

Last updated: Jun 13 2012