TIP OF THE DAY: Easy Valentine Cake Decoration

Decorated by you, with jumbo white morsels and cinnamon candies. Photo courtesy GoodEggs.com.   Want to bake a cake for someone special but don’t have the chops to decorate it? Just get chocolate chips and other candy decorations in contrasting colors and sizes, and press them into the frosting of your own homemade or a…
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RECIPE: Red Velvet Donuts ~ Baked, Not Fried

For all your Valentine—the recipe makes two dozen donuts (photo © Farmgirl Gourmet).   This recipe is courtesy of Farmgirl Gourmet, one of our favorite blogs. Author Heather Scholten, the author, is a recipe developer, food blogger and photographer. She writes: “I love whipping up deliciousness in my 100 year old kitchen. My emphasis is…
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RECIPE: Chocolate Caramel Turtle Brownies

In this month’s issue of Ladies’ Home Journal, one reader shares how her “Man-Catcher Brownies” have captured the hearts of more than a few admirers. This caramel, chocolate and nut-filled dessert is reportedly so good, it’s prompted at least two proposals. Feminists that we are, we’re calling this brownie by its historic name: Chocolate Turtle…
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Biscuit Pot Pie: When Pot Pie Isn’t Always A Pie

Pot pie (also spelled potpie) is a favorite American comfort food. But the name is misappropriated. Originally, “pot pie” referred to a crustless mixture of meat pie ingredients and noodles, stewed in a pot on the stove top. Over time, the term became used to designate a meat pie with conventional crusts, baked in the…
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VALENTINE GIFT: Chubby Wubby Cookies

Raspberry Chubby Wubby cookies. Photo courtesy Cake Chicago.   Gifted cake maker Mary Winslow of Cake Chicago also turns out “Damn Good Cookies” and “Ugly Truffles.” Everything is primo quality and delicious. Mary calls her chocolates and cookies “laid back luxury sweets.” The wedding cakes are anything but laid back: both classic and modern designs.…
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