PRODUCT: The Most Fun Cupcakes

The picnic food we want most: a Cupcake Picnic Pack from YummyCupcakes.com. Be still our foolish heart: One of our favorite cupcake bakeries, Yummy Cupcakes in Santa Monica, California, has developed the cutest trio of cupcakes ever: the Cupcake Picnic Pack. The corn on the cob cupcake is the company’s delicious buttered popcorn cupcake, cleverly…
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PRODUCT: Fruit Bread In Red, White & Blue

Banana bread is one of our favorite comfort foods. It belongs in a category called fruit bread, which includes blueberry bread, zucchini bread and other dense, cake-like products baked in loaf pans. The density enables fruit bread to be used as sandwich bread—mascarpone, cream cheese or nutted cream cheese is an excellent partner (serve fingers…
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JULY 4th: Red, White & Blue Cupcakes

Make red velvet cupcakes like these fromMagnolia Bakery (photo © Magnolia Bakery).   One special dessert for July 4th is red, white and blue cupcakes. These cupcakes from New York City’s Magnolia Bakery combine red velvet cake, white frosting and a blueberry garnish. You can also create a tray of cupcakes, lined up in red,…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Grilled Banana S’mores

[1] It’s easy to turn ripe bananas into banana s’mores (photo © Aldi) [2] Mini chocolate chips (photo © King Arthur Flour).   For a cookout, our favorite dessert is a watermelon carved into a basket, filled with fresh fruit salad. But that takes time and good carving skills. So here’s another way to wow…
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GOURMET GIVEAWAY: Sara Lee Frozen Desserts & Smucker’s Dessert Toppings

The winner takes the cake, cheesecake or any four Sara Lee desserts. Photo courtesy Sara Lee. This week’s prizes are all about that sweet treat you try to save room for at the end of a meal: dessert! (And who are we kidding: We always have room for dessert, but we don’t always wait until…
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