In the Jewish Quarter of Toledo, Spain, visitors will find a wonderland of spiraled and dense almondy cakes, topped with studs of candied fruit and swirls of white icing. These are the famous marzipan ...

A holiday tradition in the upstate New York resort town of Saratoga Springs has a peppermint twist: Pig-shaped hard candies are sold with little metal hammers to smash them at Christmas. Subscribe to ...

The peppermint pigs, which can weigh up to a pound, are considered good luck charms by some. Family members will take turns whacking the piggy tokens of holiday cheer into little candy shards. "We do ...

This story comes from the Institute of Culinary Education, which has campuses in New York City and Los Angeles, as well as online programs. One of my favorite moments from my ICE culinary education ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Isabel Pavia / Getty Images In the Jewish Quarter of Toledo, Spain, visitors will find a wonderland of spiraled and dense almondy ...