PRODUCT: Ready To Eat Cookie Dough

Get a spoon and dig in! Photo courtesy GoDairyFree.org.   As many people who bake Toll House cookies know, the raw dough is as delicious as the baked cookies. Some people, wanting to eat the raw dough but not wanting to mix it, buy rolls of ready-to-bake chocolate chip cookie dough for that purpose. This…
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BOOK: The Macaroon Bible

A gift for cookie lovers, gluten free observers and Passover hosts. Photo courtesy Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.   Before there were macarons, French meringue cookie sandwiches, there were macaroons. The soft, gluten-free coconut cookies are a delight year-round, but especially appreciated by Passover observers. Made of shredded coconut, sweetened condensed milk and egg whites—without the flour…
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RECIPE: Modern Black Forest Cake

National Black Forest Cake Day is March 28th, but we’re far from cherry season in the U.S. While you may still be able to find some fresh cherries, shipped from some far-away orchard overseas, consider this modern approach to Black Forest Cake by one of our favorite bloggers, Vicky of Stasty.com. It includes a garnish…
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PRODUCT: Gluten-Free Walkers Shortbread

Our favorite Walkers Shortbread is chock-full of chocolate chips. Photo by Julia Tomases | THE NIBBLE.   Good news for gluten-free followers: Scotland’s Walkers Shortbread, beloved by many, now has GF options. And they’re delicious: the same pure buttery shortbread flavor, freed of gluten: Gluten Free Pure Butter Shortbread, the classic Gluten Free Chocolate Chip…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Chocolate Chip Mint Cupcakes

St. Patrick’s Day cupcakes. Photo courtesy Zulka.   Family-owned Zulka manufacturers premium-quality sugars/ They’re dedicated to producing more natural sugar through responsible, environmentally friendly cane production. The sugars are minimally processed, which helps to preserve the fresh flavor of the sugar cane and more of the nutrition that is stripped away when cane is processed.…
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