TIP OF THE DAY: Fancy Dessert, Simple Ingredients

[1] Ready to dig in? A creative brownie presentation from Good Food On Montford in Charlotte, North Carolina (photo © Good Food On Montford).   With Father’s Day at hand and future days of desserts, here’s how to turn everyday ingredients into something fun yet fancy. The idea comes from Good Food On Montford, a…
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FOOD FUN: Chocolate Hamburger Recipe

[1] A chocolate hamburger, made with pandoro. [2] Pandoro is ubiquitous during the holiday season, but you can find it year-round. If you can’t, substitute pound cake in this recipe. [3] There are numerous other uses for pandoro (all photos courtesy Bauli).   May is National Hamburger Month, and Chef Luca Manfè’s Chocolate Pandoro Burger…
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What’s A Cobbler, National Cherry Cobbler Day & A Cherry Cobbler Recipe

[1] Why is it called a cobbler? The top looks like cobblestones! This cobbler is made in a Le Creuset gratin dish, available at Williams-Sonoma (photo © Williams Sonoma). [2] You can bake individual cobblers (photo © USA Cherries). [3] The recipe for this cherry cobbler is below (photo and recipe © Taste Of Home).…
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RECIPE: Jumbo Chocolate Chip Skillet Cookie

[1] That’s one big cookie! Here’s the recipe from A Cozy Kitchen.   Hey Cookie Monster, and the cookie monsters within us: May 15th is National Chocolate Chip Cookie Day. We’re going for this jumbo chocolate chip cookie, from A Cozy Kitchen. It’s baked in a 12-inch skillet. That makes it a family-size chocolate chip…
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RECIPE: Guajillo Chile Zucchini Bread For National Zucchini Bread Day

[1] This zucchini bread is made with guajillo chiles and walnuts (photo and recipe courtesy Melissa’s The Great Pepper Cookbook). [2] Guajillo chiles are the dried form of the mirasol chile (photo courtesy iGourmet). [3] Like chile peppers? The Great Pepper Cookbook adds them to favorite recipes that are typically prepared without added heat (photo…
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