TIP OF THE DAY THANKSGIVING: Mini Tartlets Instead Of Pies

No one is hungry at the end of Thanksgiving dinner, but everyone wants that piece of pumpkin pie or pecan pie—or both. Here’s a solution: Instead of a pie, serve mini tartlets. One mini tartlet can satisfy, for a fraction of the tummy space and calories of a piece of pie or full-size tart. While…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Wedding Cake & Matching Cupcakes

We’ve been to quite a few weddings and other events where cupcakes have replaced a traditional tiered cake. We love cupcakes, but miss seeing a cake. Yummy Cupcakes of greater Los Angeles (Brentwood, Burbank and Santa Monica) provides the solution by making cupcakes with a matching layer cake. You don’t have to save this tip…
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RECIPE: Pumpkin Cranberry Bread

Carrot cake and carrot bread seem to be on the menu year-round; but fall means pumpkin bread. This recipe incorporates that other favorite fall ingredient, cranberries. Thanks to Cheryl Indelicato, proprietor of HandCraft Wines in California, for sharing this recipe: PUMPKIN CRANBERRY BREAD RECIPE Ingredients For One Loaf 1 cup solid-pack pumpkin 1 cup sugar…
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PRODUCT: Yoga Cookie Cutters

For yoga fans, cookie cutters that can transform many foods—including this piece of cornbread—into yoga poses. Photo courtesy YummyYogi.com.   Our fast-paced society is stressful. Work pressures, managing family and household and inescapable digital demands don’t leave us with much quiet time. Some 15.8 million Americans—6.9% of the adult population—practice yoga to de-stress. Yoga quiets…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Make An Easy Cookie Sundae

You may have had a sundae with a side of cookies but in this simple concept, the cookie become the sundae. A cousin of the ice cream sandwich, a cookie sundae is a lot easier to make. Try it tonight! COOKIE SUNDAE RECIPE Ingredients Per Serving 2 cookies, ideally a chewy style that can be…
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