PRODUCT: Pumpkin Design Loaf Pan

This Nordic Ware loaf pan makes plain cake look lovely. Photo courtesy Williams-Sonoma.   With the disclosure that we love to eat cake, and can enjoy a slice a day, we actually prefer loaf cakes to elaborately iced and filled cakes. We can have our cake and eat it, too, because we convince ourself that…
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TIP OF THE DAY: The Easiest Chocolate Bark

It couldn’t be easier to make chocolate bark. Photo courtesy Erika Rax.   We found this tip from Erika Rax, a home baker living in Sydney, Australia. “I have a little secret to make really pretty and quick bark,” she says. Forget the chopping and melting of chocolate, ladies and gents. Erika’s technique will give…
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RECIPE: Red Velvet Pancakes

Red velvet pancakes: use seasonal garnish for July 4th, Christmas, Valentine’s Day or Mother’s Day. Photo courtesy Taste Of Home.   For a special Valentine’s Day breakfast, brunch or lunch, Taste Of Home magazine suggests these red velvet pancakes. Red food works for July 4th and Christmas, of course. Just vary the garnish: Christmas: mint…
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VALENTINE COCKTAIL: Pomegranate Refresher

For a sophisticated Valentine cocktail that isn’t overly pink or laden with rose petals, we like this from Tequila Herradura . Herradura used its Silver Tequila to make the drink. RECIPE: POMEGRANATE REFRESHER Ingredients Per Drink 1 ounce blanco/silver tequila 1 ounce vermouth Dash orange bitters ½ ounce lemon juice Ice 1 ounce club soda…
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Sundried Tomato & Olive Scones Recipe

A cold day like today is a good reason to heat up the oven and bake something to enjoy warm. Thanks to Archana Ramesh of the blog Svaad for this recipe. Castelvetrano olives are not only delicious and one of our favorite varieties; they’re the brightest green olives. So these “red and green” scones are…
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