Category: Valentine’s Day

TIP OF THE DAY: Stenciled Cheese For Holidays (St. Patrick’s Day, Valentine’s Day, Christmas…)

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Add a little luck of the Irish to cheese and other foods, by creating a shamrock garnish made of herbs. You can apply the same technique to other themes: Mother’s Day and Valentine’s Day hearts, stars for Christmas, Independence Day and New Year’s, pumpkins for Halloween, and so forth. You also can use edible glitter,…
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Chocolate Cherry Cupcakes, Chocolate Cherry Cordials Recipe & Cherry Liqueur

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George Washington never chopped down a cherry tree, but you can still celebrate his birthday (either on Presidents Day or his actual birthday, February 22nd) with something cherry. National Chocolate Cherry Day is January 3rd and below you’ll find: > Chocolate cherry cupcakes recipe. > Chocolate cherry cordials > The difference between chocolate-covered cherries and…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Types Of Meringue, Plus Red Wine Meringue Cookies

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All meringue begins the same: with egg whites beaten with some form of sugar. But from there, pastry chefs evolved different preparation techniques to produce different results. You may think of meringue as cookies, or dessert cups that hold fruit or mousse, like vacherins or pavlovas*. It can also be made into a cake layer…
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