In the past, some very strange things were eaten around Christmas. At lavish Christmas feasts in the Middle Ages, swans and peacocks were sometimes served "adorned." The flesh was painted with saffron ...

For over a century, central Pennsylvanians have gathered near the start of fall to celebrate Goose Day, a quirky holiday with ...

Recipe with step-by-step instructions on how to defrost and roast a whole goose and how to shred the meat for sandwiches or my Peking-inspired, Sonoran-Style Goose Tacos recipe. If frozen, defrost the ...

Everyone can and should bring a bottle of something over for the holidays. Maybe some whiskey for your dad, a nice Bordeaux for your in-laws, or a digestion-aiding amaro for your friends. But rare is ...

To prepare stuffing, in a large skillet melt butter and sauté onion, celery, carrot, serranos, and garlic over high heat for 2 to 3 minutes. Deglaze pan with white wine and continue cooking for 1 ...

Goose has a long history as traditional Christmas fare, especially in Europe -- where, of course, they didn't have turkeys until such New World novelties began to catch on. Think back to Dickens' ...

If you’re going to make flavored whiskey, you might as well get as weird as you can with it. That seems to be the mentality of Tamworth Distilling, anyway, which has made whiskey flavored with crab, ...

One of the more unusual spirits for sale anywhere is made by an innovative distillery in Tamworth, N.H. Tamworth Distilling was founded by Steven Grasse, a marketer who, in 1999, came up with the ...