FOOD HOLIDAY: Brownies At Brunch Month

We don’t know who thought up the holiday, Brownies At Brunch Month, but we’re thankful for the alternative to traditional breakfast pastries. Today and throughout the month of August, you can serve brownies at brunch along with: A discussion of the different types of brownies—fudgy versus cakey, moist versus rich and more. The history of…
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PRODUCT: Caribbean Rum Cake

A black rum cake is dense with ground raisins, prunes and cherries. Photo by Katharine Pollak | THE NIBBLE. There are some mediocre rum cakes out there, but we’ve been having a pretty good run tasting delicious brands. The most recent are from Caribbean Cake Connoisseurs, owners of the enviable URL Rumcake.com. They make both…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Hot Fudge Cupcake Icing

This week we visited the website of Saint Cupcake, a cupcake bakery in Portland, Oregon. In addition to buttercream and cream cheese frostings, the busy bakers came up with a third concept: icing cupcakes by dipping them in chocolate sauce (a.k.a. hot fudge). We like that idea—especially since our Top Pick Of The Week is…
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RECIPE: Dirt Cake With Gummy Worms

Oops: National Gummy Worm Day, which was yesterday, flew by before we had a chance to post this recipe. The dessert, “Dirt In A Box,” was created by Ruby Foo’s restaurant in Times Square, New York City. It’s a no-cook “dirt pudding” or trifle, decorated with Gummy Worms. You can make the recipe more elaborate,…
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RECIPE: Black Forest Cupcakes

Make these Black Forest Cupcakes as a special treat. Photo from Chocolate Bliss, courtesy Celestial Arts Publishing. Love chocolate? Love cherries? How about cupcakes? You can meld all three with this delicious recipe for Black Forest Cupcakes. While they can be made year-round with canned or frozen cherries, take advantage of the fresh ones that…
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