TIP OF THE DAY: Use White Chocolate Instead Of Candy Melts

Many people use candy melts, a.k.a. candy coating, to make their confections. While they’re easy to use and come in many colors, frankly, candy melts don’t taste anywhere near as good as real chocolate.   WHAT ARE CANDY MELTS? Candy melts are made to emulate white chocolate, which is then tinted. But they replace the…
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PRODUCT: Danny Macaroons For Passover & All Year ‘Round

Before there were macarons, the popular French meringue cookie sandwiches, there were macaroons. The chewy, gluten-free* coconut cookies are a delight year-round, but especially appreciated by Passover observers. Made of shredded coconut, sweetened condensed milk, and egg whites—without the flour or leavening that are verboten during this holiday—they happily replace other baked sweets. Dan Cohen…
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RECIPE: A Classic Key Lime Pie For Pie Day, 3.14

Today, 3/14*, has been named Pi Day: 3.14. As you learned in high school geometry, the Greek symbol is used in mathematics to represent the ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter, a constant which begins with 3.14159.     THE HISTORY OF PI DAY Pi Day was founded by physicist Larry…
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RECIPE: Chocolate-Peanut Butter Layer Cake (Buckeye Chocolate Cake)

[1] A tempting chocolate peanut butter layer cake. The recipe is below; photo courtesy King Arthur Flour. [2] You can bake it in a loaf pan or a conventional round layer (photo courtesy King Arthur Flour). [3] Buckeye candy: chocolate and peanut butter, shown here on a stick. It’s equally delicious without the stick (photo…
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RECIPE: Pistachio-Chocolate Muffins For St. Patrick’s Day

[1] The chocolate remains hidden until you dig into the muffin (photo courtesy Agnese Italian Recipes. [2] You can buy pistachio flour or grind your own from pistachio nuts. See the technique below (photo courtesy Gourmet Food World). [3] For more festiveness, look for green foil muffin/cupcake liners (photo courtesy Fox Run).   February 26th…
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