Two Treats to Make and Give: Kentucky Bourbon Balls and Mixed Nut Brittle
In the spirit of holiday giving, we are going to be sharing some of the wonderful recipes and ideas that were entered in our “Handmade from the Heart” Sweepstakes! Today we are featuring Kentucky Bourbon Balls from Tiffany in Tennessee and Mixed Nut Brittle from Debra in Minnesota. Enjoy! Kentucky Bourbon Balls by Tiffany, TN 1 cup [...]
Handmade from the Heart Idea: Almond, Cranberry & White Chocolate Fudge
Share your “giftable” recipe and presentation tips and you could win! Enter our “Handmade from the Heart” Sweepstakes ALMOND, CRANBERRY & WHITE CHOCOLATE FUDGE A classic candy, which will surely please any gift recipient. 2 packages (6 oz. each) white chocolate squares, coarsely chopped ¾ cup sweetened condensed milk 1 cup Fisher Whole Natural Almonds, [...]
Fisher Handmade from the Heart: Handmade Gifts Make the Holidays Special
HANDMADE GIFTS MAKE THE HOLIDAYS SPECIAL Are homemade gifts on your holiday to do list? With the holidays quickly approaching and many of us watching household budgets, creative alternatives to expensive gift-giving are important. For gift-givers looking for ways to delight recipients without blowing the budget, Fisher Nuts suggests a fun and innovative solution. The [...]
Tradition: The Tailgate
Over the years I have learned to love football – especially when “my” team (Da Bears) is winning or my son was playing. But long before I learned the game I loved the time-honored tradition of tailgating. Personally I think the Forbes article on the top tailgating towns in the US was remiss to not include [...]
Climbing to New Heights
Can you imagine flying to a strange land and climbing Mt. Everest – with your eyes closed? Steve Baskis, a retired solider from Glen Ellyn, IL, was blinded while serving in Iraq – and he’s ready to climb. He is part of the expedition put together by author Erik Weihenmayer, the only blind person to reach [...]
Behind the Scenes at "Unwrapped"
by Gigi I happen to love peanuts so, when in Georgia, I was in peanut heaven. We were surrounded by them. In the field, at the factory, on the manufacturing lines. Peanuts everywhere. Enough to keep a herd of elephants happy for years to come. If you have ever wondered what really happens during the [...]
FALL FUN: SHARE YOUR SUGGESTIONS
Do you call the season fall or autumn? Either way, it arrived this week. According to Wikipedia the word autumn comes from the Old French word autompne. Before the 16th century, harvest was the term usually used to refer to the season. But as more people moved from farming to living in towns, the word harvest [...]
Introducing: Another Blogger…Dianna
Hi! I’m Dianna. I’m the wife of an executive who travels often and works too hard, and mom to two teenagers and two extra large yellow labs. My husband battles high triglycerides and eats out too often. Mike is 18, a “retired” football and baseball player but work out fanatic who is headed away to [...]
I'm Gigi…
I’m Gigi, mother of nine-year-old Nathan and our parakeet Marley. We got him around the time that the “Marley and Me” movie came out. Marley was the answer to my son’s never ending request for a dog. It hasn’t worked really well but, as far as I’m concerned, it’s hard enough getting Nathan out of [...]
Win a Fisher Nuts Cookbook!
It’s Fisher New Friend Week! We’re giving away copies of the Fisher Cookbook “Cooking and Baking with Nuts”. To be entered in the drawing : “Like” Fisher Nuts at http://ow.ly/2tpKA Leave a comment here on our blog – what recipe interests you most, what you’d like to read about here, what your favorite nut is… [...]
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