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Satisfy your holiday sweet tooth with these delicious dessert recipes.

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Find the perfect holiday presents right in your backyard with this year's holiday gift guide.

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If you wear Hanukkah pajamas while opening gifts, now your dog can too.

 5 boutiques to try for holiday shopping for pets

Oxford University Press has named "rizz″ as its word of the year to highlight the popularity of a term used by Generation Z to describe someone's ability to attract or seduce another person.

Oxford University Press has named 'rizz' as its word of the year

In an eastern corner of the Czech Republic, St. Nicholas leads a procession of followers dressed in grim reaper and devil costumes on a journey through the village of Lidecko.

In some Czech villages, St Nicholas leads a parade with the devil and grim reaper in tow

These events pair live music and rides with your favorite fair-inspired food.

Fairs and festivals to explore this winter

Traditional Hanukkah latkes are pancakes made from white potatoes and simply seasoned with salt, pepper and onion.

For a different take on latkes, try these ginger sweet potato pancakes with orange zest

Spaniards are not known for eating lunch on the go.

Butter and lemon juice enrich Spanish steak sandwiches

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Try the tsampa, a barley flour porridge rarely seen on Island menus but popular in Tibet, and allegedly eaten by the Dalai Lama every morning.

New Asian spot opens in Hicksville

Toy maker Mattel is honoring the late, legendary Cherokee leader Wilma Mankiller with a Barbie doll as part of its "Inspiring Women" series.

Barbie doll honoring Cherokee Nation leader is met with mixed emotions

A little grated sweet potato to latkes sweetens the holiday celebration.

How to make latkes

Anniversary: Barbara and Ron Silva, 50 years

Anniversary: Cathy and Doug Schaedtler, 40 years

New baking studio offers holiday cookie workshops

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Port Jefferson held its 27th annual Charles Dickens Festival. NewsdayTV's Steve Langford reports.

'There's a lot of die-hards that are here today'

Some of Long Island's best pizza is hiding behind an unmarked door on an industrial street in Farmingdale. Newsday food writer Erica Marcus reports.

Newsday food writer tries some pies at Dom's Pizza

NewsdayTV's Elisa DiStefano stopped by Hometown Flower Co.'s new store in Huntington. 

Hometown Flower Co. opens storefront in Huntington village

Local kids visited LuminoCity Festival at Eisenhower Park to see lanterns inspired by their drawings. Newsday family reporter Beth Whitehouse reports.

Local kids design lanterns at this year's LuminoCity Festival

Maria Zdrojeski, owner of Sew Pink Studios, showed NewsdayTV's Elisa DiStefano some of the handbags she's designed.

Port Washington woman designs whimsical sewn handbags at home

The students at Lynwood Avenue Elementary School in Farmingville had their own Thanksgiving parade. NewsdayTV's Steve Langford reports.

Thanksgiving parade at Lynwood Avenue Elementary School in Farmingville

NewsdayTV's Elisa DiStefano and Beth Whitehouse show us this years hottest toys.

What's in Santa's bag this year?

The Town of Hempstead Animal Shelter is waiving the adoption fee through Christmas Eve, while the Milleridge Inn in Jericho will donate a gift certificate for a free holiday dinner to anyone adopting a pet. NewsdayTV's Steve Langford reports.

Find a forever home for a pet this holiday season 

NewdayTV's Elisa DiStefano got a sneak peek at 'Disney On Ice', which will be at UBS Arena this weekend.

See all your favorite characters: Here's a sneak peek of 'Disney On Ice'

NewsdayTV's Elisa DiStefano visited Saltwater Long Island and Tandygirl to get some gifts ideas for teens and tweens.

Here's where you can find trendy gifts for tweens and teens on Long Island

NewsdayTV's Elisa DiStefano tries an apple pie in Babylon and an English meat pie in East Meadow.

'It tastes like my grandmother's homemade pie' 

NewsdayTV's Elisa DiStefano visited Long Island Selfie Studio and Selfie Clubhouse to take some holiday photos.

Soda shop, winter wonderland and more selfie backdrops 

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