Category: Cookies-Cake-Pastry

PRODUCT: Walkers’s Scottie Dog Shortbread & Mini Scottie Dogs

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Recently Walkers Shortbread unveiled the newest addition to their beloved Scottie Dog collection: Mini Scottie Dog Shortbread cookies. The pure-butter Mini Scottie “puppies” are made from 100% natural ingredients. They’re a treat for kids and adults. The Mini Scottie Dogs are available for purchase online at USWalkersShortbread.com and at select specialty retailers nationwide. For extra…
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FOOD FUN: Leprechaun Gingerbread Men

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Leprechaun gingerbread men. Photo courtesy Grandma’s Molasses and Brown Eyed Baker.   Alas, leprechauns don’t deliver treats on St. Patrick’s Day (they could take a tip from the Easter Bunny). You’ll have to bake your own leprechaun gingerbread men. Make your own gingerbread cookie recipe or use this one from Brown Eyed Baker for Grandma’s…
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FOOD HOLIDAY: A Caramel Popcorn Pie For National Pi Day

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Caramel custard popcorn pie with a caramel corn topping. Who can resist? Photo © Hannah Kaminsky | Bittersweet Blog.   March 14 is National Pi Day: 3.14 (get it?). And this is a very special National Pie Day: It’s 3.14. (actually, 3.14159265359, so next year will be the full-on Pi Day, 3.14.15). The next “double…
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RECIPE: Irish Cream Liqueur Cheesecake

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Bit-of-Irish Cheesecake with Irish cream whiskey. Photo courtesy Kraft.   We love cheesecake, we love cream liqueur. So how could we pass up this “Bit Of Irish” cheesecake, with Irish cream whiskey and a pecan crust to boot! It serves 16 in “sensible” slices. RECIPE: Irish Cream Liqueur Cheesecake Ingredients 1-1/2 cups finely chopped pecans…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Marzipan Cupcake Decorations

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Just in time for St. Pat’s. Photo © Sprinkles Cupcakes.   Marzipan as a cake decoration goes back hundreds of years. It was so popular as a confection, it was used for centuries in Europe to cover wedding cakes, or to create the decorations that topped conventional frostings. But times change, and there’s less marzipan…
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