I know we’ve got three weeks to go until Valentine’s Day, but, hey – we live in a consumer-crazed society that plans months ahead for things like this. Heck, they’ve had heart-shaped boxes of chocolates and fake pink roses in the stores for over a month now, so I’m sure you won’t mind if I [...]

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As you put the finishing touches on this year’s Christmas tree or Hanukkah bush, don’t forget the goodies. Edible treats have been a tradition since early tree decorators began hanging bright red apples from evergreen boughs hundreds of years ago, and today it’s a nice way to add an old-fashioned, personal touch to your [...]

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December 6 is St. Nick’s Day and it’s a good way to get a head start on the fast approaching Christmas holidays. It’s another of those holidays that seems to be losing ground in this country, but there was a time when St. Nick’s was celebrated with almost as much fanfare as Christmas.
In the countries [...]

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It’s Halloween, and if you haven’t already stocked up on your stores of goodies for the trick-or-treaters, think about crossing the river and paying a visit to the people at Schimpff’s Confectionery at 347 Spring Street in Jeffersonville. This Kentuckiana candy landmark has been featured on more than one show on the Food Network, and [...]

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by David Dominé, the Bluegrass Peasant
To pass the attractive façade of the beautiful Victorian mansion at 1390 South Third Street in Old Louisville, the average passerby wouldn’t suspect that much of a culinary nature was afoot in the stately home known by locals as the Bishop’s Hat House. But were the little birdies perched on [...]

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