If Christmas had a flavor, it would taste like peppermint. Candy canes adorn Christmas trees and stockings around the world during the holiday season. Stores and restaurants sell peppermint flavored ...

Aimee Levitt is a freelance writer in Chicago. Mint is a controversial and divisive flavor in sweets. Some find it delightful and refreshing. Others find it reminiscent of toothpaste. But during the ...

Williams-Sonoma is known for its peppermint bark, created with custom-blended Guittard chocolate and triple-distilled peppermint oil, all finished with chopped up pieces of peppermint candy cane. You ...

We figured mint was mint, until we stumbled on Seely Family Farms’ candy canes, made from pure Oregon mint oil, not a blend of imported oils and menthol crystals. Along with a hit of sweetness (from ...

Three years ago, Candy Seely whipped up some peppermint patties to sell at the Portland Farmers Market to demonstrate how to use the peppermint oil she and her husband Mike were selling. The Seely ...

First published Dec. 20, 2013: Sweet sticks — what we've come to know as candy canes — have become a Christmas tradition, imported to the United States along with other European customs. What you ...

The holidays are getting a refreshing twist this year as peppermint takes center stage, bringing both flavor and surprising health benefits that go far beyond your favorite latte.