King Cakes (Or Are They Donuts?) & Recipes For Mardi Gras

[1] A fun variation: King Cake donuts (photo © Tiny Pies). [2] A King Cake Bundt. Here’s the recipe (photos #2 and #4 © King Arthur Baking). [3] You can bake the cake in any shape you like… [4] …including cupcakes!   Celebrate the festive spirit of Mardi Gras (which begins on Karch 4th this…
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Chopsticks Recycled Into Something You Can Use, Not Landfill

National Chopsticks Day was February 6th, and we headed out for a sushi dinner. But as we removed the chopsticks from their paper wrapper, we paused to wonder how many pairs of chopsticks are thrown out every day, after just one meal, and how many trees are felled in their production. So we looked it…
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Marry Me Cookies Recipe (a.k.a. I Want To Marry You Cookies)

[1] The Marry Me recipe, below (photos #1 and #2 © Nancy Mock | Taste Of Home). [2] Marry Me cookie dough. [3] The original I Want To Marry You cookie by Melissa Stadler. You can press an extra chunk of chocolate into the top of the cookies when they come out of the oven…
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