TIP OF THE DAY: Use Grandma’s Tea Cups

Buy some cookies, get out the tea cups. Photo by Elvira Kalviste | THE NIBBLE.   If you’ve inherited a set of delicate tea cups or demitasse cups, don’t leave them in the back of the closet. They’re meant to be used and admired. The cups are long out of fashion, but you can bring…
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HALLOWEEN: Bat Cookies

You need a bat cookie cutter to make these cute cookies, but they’re worth it. If you can’t find one locally, buy a bat cookie cutter online and make bat cookies an annual tradition. The recipe is courtesy California Raisins, whose delicious raisins are used in the cookies. There are many more recipes on the…
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RECIPE: Hazelnut Praline Cake

“Hazelnuts make the best desserts,” says one of our favorite food bloggers, Vicky of Stasty.com. I feel like a lot of desserts are almond based, and poor old hazelnuts never get a look in. Hazelnuts are more complex and work well in both sweet and savoury dishes. “This is a different kind of cake than…
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FOOD FUN: Make This Oreo Layer Cake Or Ice Cream Cake Recipe

If you eat the filling from an Oreo separately from the cookie, will you do the same with this cake? Meant to emulate a giant Oreo cookie, you can make this recipe from Kraft as is, with a creamy filling, or turn it into an ice cream cake with Oreo ice cream. You can make…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Miniature Peanut Butter Cups

Add flavor and flair to your favorite baked goods and desserts with miniature peanut butter cups. These peanut butter nuggets are great for baking or garnishing. They’re not traditional peanut butter cups, in that there’s no chocolate enrobing the PB. What they are is peanut butter chips shaped like miniature peanut butter cups. They’re a…
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