RECIPE: Triple Peanut Butter Cookies

Back to school time always makes us think of our Nana’s peanut butter cookies. Nana was a traditionalist—just peanut butter and chopped peanuts. But for an extra bit of fun, add peanut butter baking chips, which are the third peanut component in these triple peanut butter cookies from Zulka Morena. Variations: Substitute toffee chips, chocolate…
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RECIPE: Apple “Jell-O” With Caramel Crème Fraîche & The History Of Jell-O

For sophisticated palates, here’s a riff on the Halloween caramel apple: apple gelatin with a cloak of caramel crème fraîche. It’s from CookTheStory.com, the website of Christine Pittman, a recipe developer and photographer. Check out the website for more delicious recipes. “For this recipe,” says Christine, “you combine apple juice and gelatin and then divide…
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RECIPE: The Best Baklava

A winning baklava recipe. Photo courtesy Food 52.   We admit to an enthusiasm for baklava. Good baklava—made with quality honey—is one of the world’s great pastries. Here’s the history of baklava, an ancient pastry that dates to the 8th century B.C.E. This recipe was the runner up in a contest held by Food52 for…
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RECIPE: Nutella French Toast

[1] Nutella, jam, and panettone French toast (all photos © Bauli). [2] Panettone is a tall yeast cake. [3] It’s usually filled with raisins and candied fruit. Panettone is not just for the holidays. You can freeze them and enjoy them year-round.   Panettone (pah-neh-TOE-nay) began in medieval Italy as a Christmas bread; but today,…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Best Burger Buns

A brioche roll adds a gourmet touch to any type of burger. Photo © Craig Holmes | BSP.   Gearing up for a Labor Day cookout? Go beyond the traditional burger bun and generate excitement with a selection of specialty burger buns (also, a selection of burgers—beef, bison, turkey, veggie, etc.). Here are our favorite…
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