EASTER: Fancypants Shortbread Cookies

Of all the decorated cookies we’ve tried, we prefer Fancypants. While many cookies look too cute to eat, the flavors often leave something to be desired—cloyingly sweet sugar cookies, hard and dry texture, or both! Fancypants bakes delicious, buttery shortbread cookies, and we just can’t stop eating them. The company makes cookies designed for any…
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PRODUCT: Callebaut Belgian Chocolate For Baking

For superior chocolate flavor, try Callebaut. Barry Callebaut, the world’s largest manufacturer of high-quality chocolate and cocoa products and maker of some of the best Belgian chocolate, has made gourmet chocolate products previously available only to professional pastry chefs and chocolatiers. Now, the company’s renowned milk, dark and marbled chocolate products are available at specialty…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Celebrate Spring With Edible Flowers

Spring, our favorite season, begins today. We’re celebrating with a floral flourish. Look for edible flowers at stores that carry specialty produce. Not all flowers are edible (or tasty), but there’s quite a variety to choose from. (If you want to use flowers from your own garden, it’s OK as long as they are pesticide-free.)…
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EASTER: Hand-Rolled Marzipan Eggs

The Easter bunny was hard at work on these marzipan eggs (with help from Martine’s Chocolates). Aren’t these lovely? Hand rolled to create a rainbow of colors, these marzipan eggs from Martine’s Chocolates will delight marzipan lovers. Martine also makes lovely hand-colored solid chocolate eggs with a similar sensibility (the colored design is “inlaid” into…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Roast Those Veggies

We love roasted vegetables—we could make an entire meal of them. If your family won’t eat their share of boiled or steamed veggies, try roasting them—it’s easy. (Their daily “share,” by the way, is three to five half-cup servings.) Preheat the oven to 400°F. Slice up root vegetables (or seasonal favorites). Beets, bell peppers, carrots,…
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