PRODUCT: Benne Wafers (Cookies)

Benne wafers are small brown-sugar cookies seasoned with sesame seeds. They’ve been popular in the South since the 18th century. How did sesame, which many Americans associate with Asian cuisine, end up in the American South? Before we get to the cookies, here’s: A HISTORY OF SESAME The plant, Sesamum indicum grows wild in Africa;…
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RECIPE: Raspberry Cream Pie Or Tart

August 1st is National Raspberry Cream Pie Day. We’d never had a raspberry cream pie, so we whipped one up…and we decided to use a buttery tart crust, which we far prefer to pie crust for its cookie-like flavor and texture. It’s personal taste, but try it. The Food Holiday Gods won’t be upset that…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Ice Cream Cupcakes

It’s a miniature ice cream cake! Photo courtesy Hey There Cupcake.   We were inspired by this Spumoni Sundae cupcake from Hey There Cupcake! of Denver, Colorado. One of many flavors (see them all here), Spumoni Sundae is a cherry cupcake filled with ganache, topped with a scoop of pistachio buttercream frosting and garnished with…
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TOP PICK OF THE WEEK: 34° Cookie Crisps

In the summer heat, you reach for lighter foods. For snacks and desserts, there’s nothing lighter than 34° Crisps, ultra-thin cookies in Caramel, Chocolate, Cinnamon and Graham. They may be thin, but 34° Crisps are rich in flavor. You can serve them plain or embellished in any variety of ways: with Nutella, peanut butter or…
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PRODUCT: Yummy Cookies From New Yawk

New Yawk Baking Co. was founded by the husband and wife team of Stephanie and Christopher DeMark, who named their company after their accents—they’re New Yawkers and proud of it! (They were born and raised in the Long Island suburbs and currently live in Queens.) Both food service professionals (Christopher is a pastry chef and…
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