TIP OF THE DAY: Be A Smart Cookie

Did you know that different types of cookie sheets produce different baking results? Your recipes will turn out better with the right cookie sheet. • Shiny aluminum or stainless steel cookie sheets result in delicate, evenly browned cookies. • Nonstick cookie sheets make cookies easy to remove, but the dark finish may cause the cookies…
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PRODUCT: Island Treasures Rum Cake

We taste a lot of rum cake. Some of it does not pass the taste test of a picky palate. Some lines taste artificially flavored—or don’t taste like very much at all. Island Treasures Gourmet rum cake—rum-infused pound cakes in Banana, Chocolate, Cinnamon Pecan Streusel Coconut, Lemon, Raspberry, Vanilla (Original)—is the latest we’ve tasted, and…
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GOURMET GIVEAWAY: Pamela’s Products

Even if you don’t have a gluten allergy, you can still savor Pamela’s Products, this week’s Gourmet Giveaway sponsor and a NIBBLE Top Pick Of The Week. Pamela’s is a virtual bakery of gluten-free products. There are ready-to-eat cookies and cheesecakes, plus mixes to make bread, cornbread, brownies and pancakes (we love the cornbread and…
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PRODUCT: Whoopie Pie Pan

Have fun making whoopie pies at home. Photo courtesy SurLaTable.com. If you’re enamored of whoopie pies—or inspired by our current Top Pick Of The Week, the whoopie pies from WannaHavaCookie—Wilton has just made your life easier. The baking specialist has created a whoopie pie pan that makes it easy to get perfect cake “sandwich” halves.…
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RECIPE: The Easiest Strawberry Shortcake

May 21st is National Strawberries And Cream Day. Take advantage of the beautiful strawberries in season to make these easy yet elegant individual strawberry shortcakes in silver cupcake wrappers. People will think you worked for hours on this recipe. But all you do is buy the strawberries and pound cake, whip the cream and assemble.…
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