HALLOWEEN: Lenny Mud Ceramics

Drink your milk or else! Photo courtesy Lenny Mud.   Trying to track down a clever tea pot, we followed a trail from website to website and ended up at the Etsy store of Lenny Mud, based in Haddonfield, New Jersey. Lenny is the studio cat; the ceramist is Lorrie Veasey, who creates handmade ceramic…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Quinoa Bar

Last month we presented a series of tips to create exciting food bars for entertaining (links below). You can do smaller versions for the family dinner table. A few days ago, we discovered a delicious and nutritious quinoa bar at Fresh&Co., a fast-casual, seasonal and organic restaurant concept for health-conscious people who care as much…
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The History Of Yorkshire Pudding For National Yorkshire Pudding Day

October 13th is National Yorkshire Pudding Day. Yorkshire Pudding is neither sweet, a dessert, or what Americans think of as pudding. In fact, it’s very much like a popover, an Americanized version of Yorkshire Pudding. (The history of Yorkshire pudding is below.) The difference: Popovers are baked in individual molds (like muffins), usually coated with…
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FOOD FUN: Layered Salad In A Glass Bowl

For people who love salad—and especially for those who don’t—a straight-sided 3-quart glass bowl makes those greens and other ingredients look so much more inviting. So today’s tip is: Dig out your glass bowl, and if you don’t have one, get one. A glass mixing bowl doubles as a salad bowl/serving bowl. The bowl in…
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HALLOWEEN: Eyeball Cake & Cake Pops

Are you looking at me? Photo courtesy Bella Baker.   If you like to make cake pops—or have been waiting for an excuse to make them—here are some of the designs from Lauryn Cohen, a.k.a. Bella Baker. Here are the photos that show how she decorates the plain cake pops, along with designs you can…
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