(mailing, James Berry)
[[invoke. page:newsletter1 # These are some of the fields that may be used # ============================= # leadimageid: # leadtext: # story1id: # story1text: # story2id: # story2text: # recipe1id: # recipe1text: # recipe2id: # recipe2text: # vad: (html for vertical ad) # hitBucket: (name used to track delivery) # ============================= leadimageid: 306791 leadtext: !fmt/block | h1. Dear readers, I had never assembled a Christmas pudding of any sort until last night when I made Deborah Madison's Not So Sticky Pudding for a Solstice supper with friends. What a treat! It's gooey, nutty, with a hint of coffee flavor — and fairly easy to pull together. I am a fan. This is not a dessert for everyday, and rich as it is, it might be best reserved for the winter holidays. But what's wrong with one more thing to look forward to in December? On Culinate this week, we offer several more sweets as well, including Diane Morgan's Cracked Pepper, Dried Cherry, and Chocolate Chunk Biscotti, a dunking cookie that boasts big flavors. (Still working on gifts? You may want to stop in at Sur La Table and pick up a copy of Diane's book, Gifts Cooks Love, which is full of intriguing edible gifts — like this biscotti — and is on sale to boot.) Here's wishing you sweet holidays with the ones you love. Kim Carlson Editorial Director P.S. Is there an iPad at your house? Check out our new iPad app for Mark Bittman's cookbook, How to Cook Everything. It's a completely revamped version of the popular How to Cook Everything iPhone app, reconfigured for the iPad's larger screen — and with many new features as well. # The lead text story1id: 311963 story1text: "Gather some friends and make them homemade eggnog during this holiday season." story2id: 311539 story2text: "Tips for entertainers, from a food stylist." recipe1id: 302154 recipe1text: "A not-so-complicated recipe, especially if you get a little help with the Dulce de Leche." recipe2id: 314332 recipe2text: "A traditional Dutch cookie that's been called the best in Europe." # The ad vad: | <a target='_blank' href="http://howtocookapp.com/"> <img src="http://ads.culinate.com/htce/CUL-HTCE-Skyscraper-v0.4.png" " width="120" height="600" alt="" border="0"/></a> ]]