Who doesn’t love the well-known and much-appreciated ballet “The Nutcracker”? Not to mention the decorative (and sometimes still-functional) nutcracker figurines at occasions? As cohost Emily Compagno of Fox News Channel’s “Outnumbered” says in the new book “All American Christmas” by Rachel Campos-Duffy and Sean Duffy of the Christmas-focused figurines, “These handsome gentlemen are the stars…
occasions and candy canes just go together, and it looks like it’s been this way for hundreds of years. According to the National Confectioners Association, the minty confection is believed to have been introduced in 1670 by a German choirmaster. The mysterious choirmaster reportedly worked at the Cologne Cathedral in what is now considered Köln,…
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None of us needs to wait until the New Year of 2022 to begin practicing better and healthier food” target=”_blank”>eating habits< chef Ilana Eck of New York City’s Stylish Spoon shared tips for blending a smoothie using delicious and healthful ingredients that include fruit (fresh or frozen), grated ginger, and more. BEAUTIFUL CHRISTMAS GIFT IDEA:…
Fox News Channel’s chief religion correspondent Lauren Green adores the way occasions hymns remind us of the true meaning of Christmas. In an essay included in the new book “All American Christmas” by Rachel Campos-Duffy and Sean Duffy, Green shares her appreciation for the “wonderful theological truths in the nugget and the form of a…
The annual tradition of honoring America’s fallen military during the occasions season has returned with gusto this year. Wreaths Across America helps family members and volunteers lay wreaths at the gravestones of those who have served our country — not only at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va., but at some 2,500 locations across the…
It’s all too easy to forget those we have lost in our country — including the 13 American troops killed in conflicts this past summer during an attack at the Kabul airport as the troops worked to protect the thousands of people trying to flee that country in chaos and confusion. Honor Carvings owner Darryl…
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The occasions season may mean different things to different people, but Sean Duffy — former representative from Wisconsin and co-author of the new book “All American Christmas” — has strong feelings about what Christmas means to him and his family, including his wife, Rachel Campos-Duffy, and their nine children. The Duffys “fully embrace the whole…
Almost as soon as TSgt Salvador Gutierrez and his wife Eden Gutierrez moved to Enid, Oklahoma, with their family in late 2019, they applied to be personal-freedoms. The couple even had their first interview to become foster parents before all their belongings had arrived at military” target=”_blank”>Vance Air Force Base< “We actually had our first…