PRODUCT: Yummy Cookies From New Yawk

New Yawk Baking Co. was founded by the husband and wife team of Stephanie and Christopher DeMark, who named their company after their accents—they’re New Yawkers and proud of it! (They were born and raised in the Long Island suburbs and currently live in Queens.) Both food service professionals (Christopher is a pastry chef and…
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FATHER’S DAY GIFT: Irresistible Cheesecake Pops

Cheesecake Pops are irresistible and fun. Photo courtesy Le Chateaux.   There’s still time to send Dad a delicious and memorable Father’s Day gift: Cheesecake Pops from chef David Burke. Order them today for overnight delivery. From the moment Burke created these pops, some eight years ago, we were in love with them: a favorite…
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TIP OF THE DAY: How To Ice A Cake

Frosting a cake seems easy enough, but anyone who’s tried knows just how difficult it is to create a clean and smooth surface. Pastry chef and cake artist Marina Sousa of JustCake.com creates exquisite party cakes (check out the portfolio on the website). She shares this trick of the trade: simple steps to a seamlessly…
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RECIPE: Caramel S’mores (S’mores With Creamy Caramel Sauce)

When we think of the good old scouting days, making S’mores in the woods by toasting marshmallows on a peeled branch over a crackling campfire, we think: Why didn’t Mom let us make S’mores in the backyard on the grill, sparing us the poison ivy and mosquito bites? The answer, most likely, is that she…
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PRODUCT: Sushi Donuts, Cricket Donuts

Sushi donuts? Sounds delish. Photo courtesy Psycho Donuts.   Psycho Donuts, in San Jose, California, is, well, a bit psycho. It’s not the sushi-shaped donuts, a bento box with Pocky chopsticks called Psycho Psushi. We love the idea. But the cricket donuts (yep, with whole dried crickets) are a bit psycho for us. We come…
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