RECIPES: Ladurée Macaroons

No one tells us they’re going to Paris anymore, because they know we’ll beg them to bring back two boxes of macaroons from Ladurée, the international temple of macaroon holiness. The great success of Ladurée’s macarons is threefold: The tenderness of the meringue. The quality of the fillings. The vivid flavors and colors. So, if…
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RECIPES: Pairing Hors d’Oeuvres With Gourmet Tortilla Chips & Cocktails

For a twist on the campfire classic, try these Cinnamon S’Mores. Good tortilla chips are always welcome at a party. But there is so much more to tortilla chips than salsa, guacamole and Margaritas. To celebrate their four new tortilla chip flavors, Food Should Taste Good, a company that specializes in gourmet flavored corn chips,…
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TOP PICK OF THE WEEK: Hannah Banana Bread

Some listen to Tim McGraw sing “Comfort Me.” Others dig in to a batch of Hannah Banana Bread. We fall into the latter group of comfort seekers. Lacking the time to bake our own banana bread, we have happily discovered Hannah Banana’s. While this banana bread loaf has a five- to seven-day shelf life, we…
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PRODUCT: A Favorite Cookie Becomes A Cake

Baking Dad a cake for Father’s Day? How about a super-sized cake version of one of his favorite cookies? What’s new in the world of adorable bakeware, you ask? We’d like to introduce you to Williams–Sonoma’s Sandwich Cookie Cake Pan—too cute to pass up, no matter how cluttered your bakeware cabinet. The set includes two…
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