Thursday, December 12, 2013

Eggnog Debate Zine

Eggnog: Pro or Con?
Are you pro eggnog? Do you love the creamy, nutmeg-ed Christmas drink? Do you enjoy your eggnog with rum or whiskey? Do you wish eggnog was a year round libation? Then submit a short (100-500 word) explanation, story, poem or recipe that describes your love for this holiday drink.

Are you anti-eggnog? Do you hate the white semi-set pudding like drink? Do you wish it was outlawed? Do you have stories of imbibing on eggnog only to be sick? Then submit a short (100-500 word) explanation, story, poem or recipe that describes your hatred for this holiday drink.

Contributors will receive a complementary copy.
Deadline: 20 December 2013
Submit to: wingedsnail99@hotmail.ca
Release: January 2014

Monday, December 2, 2013

Making Christmas: Food Ornaments

My love for food does not cease to exist just because it's time to trim a Christmas tree. This year my tree may just be covered in food....

1. Of course, you must have a cranberry and popcorn garland especially if you are a Gilmore Girl fan. Case in point...
Lorelai: [To Gigi] Very pretty, honey.
Rory: Hey, what a good job.
Lorelai: You know what I really like? Your cranberry-to-popcorn ratio — Rory’s more of a one-to-one kind of gal, but I’m like you, I like a lot of cranberry, a little popcorn thrown in for flair. [aside to Rory] Yours is pretty too.
Rory: Thank you.
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2. Dried Orange Ornaments have intrigued me for years. 

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3. Cinnamon Dough Ornaments seem like such a nice smelling way to incorporate cinnamon unto your tree. 
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4. And of course, the easiest way to incorporate equipment from your kitchen onto your Christmas tree. Hang cookie cutters from your tree!
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5. Been drinking too many beers lately? Want to get rid of the evidence? Make some Bottle Cap Snowmen for your tree.